The Scottish Professional Football League has no plans to introduce goal-line technology, saying that the cost is prohibitive.<\/p>\n
Officials failed to spot a goal for Oli Shaw in Wednesday’s Edinburgh derby.<\/p>\n
Shaw’s Hibs boss Neil Lennon said the incident “makes a mockery of the game”, while former referee Charlie Richmond believes the technology should be used for televised games in Scotland.<\/p>\n
“Goal-line technology remains unaffordable,” said a league spokesman.<\/p>\n
“It would cost millions to install at all Scottish Premiership grounds.”<\/p>\n
Television replays showed the ball was several inches over the line after Hibs striker Shaw’s close-range effort struck the underside of the crossbar at Tynecastle.<\/p>\n
The match ended 0-0, with Lennon telling BBC Scotland: “We should have come away from here with three points – it’s clearly a goal.”<\/p>\n
The SPFL spokesman added: “Goal-line technology has been a proven aid to referee decision-making where it has been installed around the world and is a very good example of technology enhancing the game.<\/p>\n
“In common with most other leagues outside the most wealthy in Europe however, goal-line technology remains unaffordable for the SPFL.”<\/p>\n
The English Premier League uses a goal-line technology system, while the top leagues in Italy, France and Germany use similar review methods to help match officials.<\/p>\n
‘We’re not asking for additional cost’<\/p>\n
Former referee Richmond says he can understand why officials did not see Shaw’s effort cross the line.<\/p>\n
The 49-year-old argues the costs of using a video assistant referee would be manageable for matches already televised.<\/p>\n
“The only way that goal could have been awarded was by the use of an additional assistant referee on the goalline or television evidence,” Richmond told BBC Scotland.<\/p>\n
“Looking at the clip, the assistant referee is probably about a yard, a yard-and-a-half up into the field of play and I wouldn’t be expecting the assistant referee to be looking straight across the goalline at that. I’d expect him to be off at an angle.<\/p>\n
“And there are two things here – does the Hearts number 30 obstruct his view? Also, I think the goalpost obstructs his view because of the angle he is at. And therefore he cannot clearly see the ball over the line.<\/p>\n
“There’s a massive game, Hearts versus Hibs covered live by a national broadcaster, television evidence there. Why do we not bring in another official to sit in the stand or sit in a lorry outside and look at the evidence that is there?<\/p>\n
“And we have also got another game coming up on Saturday [Celtic v Rangers] where it’s going to be broadcast live again, so we’re not asking to put additional cost into it – we’re actually using the evidence that is there for us.”<\/p>\n
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