(From the BBC)
The MP for Durham, Gerry Steinberg, has tabled a Commons motion backing the use of video replays in football.
Steinberg's action has arisen after Sunderland had a controversial last-minute goal awarded against them in the play-off defeat by Crystal Palace.
The motion called for: "...playback facilities so that incorrect decisions can be rectified." It continued: "...thereby preventing one man running and determining a match based on incorrect decisions."
Fantastic reaction!
This is what happens when football becomes a business rather than a sport, and when people basically stake their livelihoods on winning or losing football matches.
It reminds me of the Italian whiners after the World Cup in 2002, who were convinces that there was a conspiracy against them. Some people seem to forget that the inconsistency and human fallability of the referee is part of the game. Not a perfect part, but a part none the less.
And, by the way, what on earth is a politician doing getting involved???