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The main thing is the amount of time it takes to get a call right. If there is technology available to make certain calls immediately, then I'm all for it.

Unfortunately with video review, it can take several minutes to look over which completely disrupts the pace of the game and any momentum one team may have had.

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Yes, and specifically in the case of Premier League it seemed to cause problems with needing extra stoppage time. There was a recent match experimenting with video replay, and one side's manager complained that more extra minutes should have been added because of the video review, but wasn't (presumably because of TV advertising scheduled).

Yeah, that I definitely get. It's the people who legitimately believe that blown calls now and then are a benefit to the game.

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