Is it time for goal-line technology following Lampard's non-goal?

Yes, why not; it should be seriously tried at least; though I would have thought that what to do about the game itself was a more relevant question. Germany has shown the way I think - incidently I'm no fan of football in any sense, but when the English team representing the nation makes such a pigs ear of things, anyone is entitled to an opinion - they ran rings around the evidently clapped out Premier League confection; we could do with something similar that does not have to rely on commercial football players to compete in world events.

Why can we not have young teams outside of commercial priorities ultimately targeted for world events; surely world cups could be run more often to make it worthwhile - just a thought.

I always understood it that one should play to the whistle - which can still be the case even if new technology is brought in. All you need is the 4th/5th official watching the video who can call the play back via microphone/earpiece (which they all seem to have anyway!) should the ball have crossed the line/ a player given offside, etc. NFRS.

trouble with that thought is that greed is the spur and the commercial priorities of both players and clubs would deny it

England played their hearts out in the second half, but with the change to attacking formation which they adopted after not being on equal terms, left the defence weak and susceptible to the counter attacks that left the result not in accordance with the game played. Unfortunately there seems to be an complete absence of SPORTSMANSHIP left in sport! The German goalkeeper clearly knew the ball crossed the line by a yard, yet kept stum!! Players outmanoeuvered fall over to win a foul, all sorts pof tricks they hope will go un-noticed. Introduce paper based shirts that will clearly tear if pulled! 50 years ago the game was for men, now it seems they are all wimps. One touch and they fall over!.

absolutely agree re sportsmanship, bushwacker. That's what makes it a disgusting sport. Really dont think I can be bothered with it anymore. And who are we trying to kid - if it'd been the other way our keeper would have tried to get away with it just the same.

Cant agree with you on them playing their hearts out though. England were just woeful and outclassed by a much better team on the day who altogether had much more spirit and ideas.

Use technology in football? Of course one should, only a blinkered fool would take a contrary stance. Even Blatter has now been forced to admit that something needs to be done after digging his heels in for years.

Cricket resisted the use of technology for years but when it was introduced the result was no real interruption to the game and a feeling that the result was fairer to all concerned. The same arguments that were used prior to the introduction of technology into cricket are now being trotted out regarding football and once again, those arguments are wrong. I say use anything that enables rulings to be made quickly and fairly.

On the subject of fairly, the diving and skiving in football are scandalous. Take a few lessons from rugby and Americal football:

1) American football uses something like 6 on-field officials to control play. Our football uses 3 and clearly they cannot do an adequate job. We need more.

2) The yellow card in football is ineffective. Rugby has a better approach; the yellow-card results in 10 minutes in the sin-bin. The team that is a player or two down will quickly suffer the consequences and adjust their play.

3) Players that cheat and get away with it on the field should be subject to post-match censure. For example, a dive in the penalty box when there is no contact should earn a 1 game ban. If the dive earned a penalty then the ban should be 3 games. Such a system would have prevented Thierry Henry from playing in the world cup (France only lasted 3 games).

Whilst one admires the skill that the top footballers exhibit, there are fewer amongst them that would earn respect as people, I suspect.

Yes Smithy, if F1 motor racing can manage to exchange information with drivers moving at 200 mph, surely it can work with the more pedestrian movement in football and certainly more more officials would be beneficial, all linked by telecomms.

What is Citywire's remit? serious financial discussion and information or this brainless cr*p?

We need Sir Bobby Charlton and Sir Trevor Brooking to "ave a word" with Platini and Blatter. On the team and Capello - scrap the lot and play the young kids.

A yard over the line and disallowed is not a little bit of controversy!

Its a no brainer of course. Yes, goal line technology definitely.

1. Lampards goal being disallowed is a worldwide media sensation. Front page, back page, middle pages, 24hr news, twitter and youtube.

2. Lampards goal allowed via goaline technology. Couple of replays, end of story.

Football is the number one sport and the games that use technology, to make decisions, are not.

It really is that simple.

There is a much bigger issue than any raised in this article.

If cheating is allowed to decide the outcome of a game, when that cheating is obvious to millions; and, worse still, it is widely defended, then the message that goes ou around the word and is learned in the drawing rooms in England and the slums in Buenos Aires and everywhere else, is that if you can get away with it, why not do it. Cheating is OK if it serves your own or your friends' interests, so long as you get away with it.

Technology would not have delayed the course of the Uruguay game long in the case of the Hand of God Mk II incident. A penalty goal could and should have been awarded immediately.

And the German goalkeeper should have admitted that the Lampard goal crossed the line. It's supposed to be a sport after all: what happened to sportsmanship.

Come on all IFAs: it is a matter of integrity. Remenber what that is?