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The thing is, if a manager has a couple of challenges in hand, he's obviously going to want to use them to get a goal ruled out. I can see it happening regularly, where a minor infraction is reviewed in the hope of getting a goal chalked off - meaning our goal celebrations are "on hold" while we...

Fine in theory. Except if video technology is there, then referee's will be under ENORMOUS pressure to use it for pretty much any incident that is laced with even a hint of controversy. Players will be all over him, and the 4th official will be being badgered by the manager to look at it again...

Sure, and on the whole I'm siding with you on this. My (side)point is that this is a classic example of why video replays are not the simple cure for perceived refereeing injustices that so many people seem to think they are. You two are at polar opposites over this incident. That could (and...

This ongoing debate between The Fish and hans kraay fan club over the Shelvey / Lansbury incident shows EXACTLY why bringing in video replays for decisions on fouls during a game would be an absolute can of worms, that would cause more problems than it solves. The "right" decision is not always...