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Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish frustrated by goal-line technology ruling
Scot believes key incidents need addressing...
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7 Mar 2010 21:11:00
By Jamie Dunn
Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish has been left disappointed by the International Football Association's decision to pass up on the opportunity to adopt the use of goal-line technology.
The Blues were involved in a controversial decision on Saturday as they saw a goal disallowed during their 2-0 defeat to Portsmouth in the FA Cup quarter-final.
With Birmingham chasing the game, Liam Ridgewell's close-range header was ruled out, though replays showed the ball had crossed Portsmouth goalkeeper David James' goal-line, leaving McLeish wanting for more intervention.
"It is frustrating. They're [the IFA] doing their officials a disservice," McLeish said, according to BBC Sport.
"I know you can't stop every part of the game but certainly for key decisions in a major competition like the FA Cup, your chances of getting to semi-finals and finals are few and far between for a little club like us."
Despite their cup exit, Birmingham have exceeded expectations this season as they sit ninth in the Premier League having reached the 40-point mark that almost certainly secures their top-flight survival.
The Blues were involved in a controversial decision on Saturday as they saw a goal disallowed during their 2-0 defeat to Portsmouth in the FA Cup quarter-final.
With Birmingham chasing the game, Liam Ridgewell's close-range header was ruled out, though replays showed the ball had crossed Portsmouth goalkeeper David James' goal-line, leaving McLeish wanting for more intervention.
"It is frustrating. They're [the IFA] doing their officials a disservice," McLeish said, according to BBC Sport.
"I know you can't stop every part of the game but certainly for key decisions in a major competition like the FA Cup, your chances of getting to semi-finals and finals are few and far between for a little club like us."
Despite their cup exit, Birmingham have exceeded expectations this season as they sit ninth in the Premier League having reached the 40-point mark that almost certainly secures their top-flight survival.
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