It seems that the world's football governing body has once again decided that modern day technology has no place in the world's most followed sport.

Saturday 6th March will be a date that FIFA could live to regret. And the day will surely come when the football world is once again thrown into controversy over some decision that unfairly impacts upon the result of an important match. We have seen it happen before, and when the opportunity arises to try and make sure that referees are able to make the most informed decisions, it seems that FIFA make the wrong decision. Have they got some other agenda to everyone else?!

Everything has it's time. I concede that if goal line technology had existed in 1966, Germany would have most likely lifted the World Cup trophy at Wembley. But the fact is, it didn't. We now live in a different time. An era where within a matter of seconds, a referee can indicate to an assistant that he needs help. And for no other reason than wanting to get it right.

Yes, the referee holding up the game for a minute or two may disrupt the flow of a match, but no more than when a player pretends to be injured and unable to leave the pitch. What are we supposed to understand from FIFA's latest decision? Are we supposed to believe that football will only be exciting if controversy exists? If a referee disallows a goal because the replay shows that a player handled the ball twice and patted it to a teammate to score, would we just sit there in silence, or would we still be emotive about it all?

Video technology is used in most sports nowadays. And it has been put to use successfully. Surely if such technology had been proven to be a failure, we would have already seen it withdrawn from sports such as rugby, cricket, tennis, and american football. But I can only assume that it is still used in these sports because it has been well accepted by all involved.

Fundamentally, what positives can be gained by denying football the opportunity to evolve into a modern-day sport? And what massively frustrating event will have to take place (again) for FIFA to come to the realisation that video technology does have a place in football, and that they were wrong previously?

It seems that everyone who plays a part in the day-to-day matches - the referees, the players, the fans - wanted to see steps taken to ensure that referees are given the best opportunity to make the right decisions. Everyone except those who somehow govern our game.

What's your take?