Football Daily | Ref Cams: behold the era of football’s electronic all-seeing eye

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!When Football Daily were a lad and everything about football was much better, top-flight referees were able to go about their business unencumbered by nothing more hi-tech and new-fangled than a wrist-watch, a coin, a whistle, red and yellow cards, and a stubby little pencil they could’ve half-inched from the betting shop. Fast forward several decades and while the standard of officiating remains much the same, advances in the fields of both technology and vanishing foam dictate that Premier League refs are now forced to include spray cans, headsets and now body cameras on the list of items to be ticked off their pre-match checklists before they can lead teams out on to the pitch.As an Atlético member of 13 years standing, can I throw a few more comments into the mix of La Liga’s anti-fan policies (yesterday’s Football Daily)? Want to book flights and accommodation to Spain to catch a game? Oh wait, you won’t know the date or even the time the nominal Sunday game will be played until a fortnight beforehand: Saturday, Sunday or even Friday or Monday (unless Barça or Real Madrid, natch). Fancy a midweek game then? Always Tuesday or Wednesday? Oh sorry, Barça have the Copa del Rey coming up so let’s switch other fixtures around to suit TV. Let’s go for Thursday with minimum notice. To hell with fans who’ve spent hundreds on flights, hotels and match tickets. And while we’re at it, let’s kick off at 9.30pm. Bitter? Moi?” – Rob Ford.Big Website worlds collide! Yesterday’s Football Daily had an excellent photo of Vice-era Tubbs wearing a stunning teal/turquoise suit. And the kit review linked to this Wolves away kit” – Mike Wilner. Continue reading...

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