Quote: Wheres My Shirt "That wouldn't help in the slightest. For one the ball doesn't follow a perfect, straight, horizontal path as it is passed. Secondly the cameras would still be unable to distinguish where the ball is relative to these lines, and thirdly (and most importantly), the ball can travel forward relative to the pitch.'"
Trust me, with the technology Sky have, they can rule on forward passes. Forward passes are basic geometry and it can easily be calculated. They can take the effect of camera angles into account and work it out. They probably haven't looked at it yet, but its definitely possible. It would be very easy for example to have a line perpendicular to the touch lines following the ball carrier, when he passes they can see which side of the line it's on. Easy for someone with Sky's technology to do.
The thing is though that it shouldn't be needed. If we had any competent officials they would see them. Are the touch judges there today honestly saying they didn't see that forward pass for Wigan's first in the second half? It's horrendous, leaving the hands at a 45 degree angle towards the try line. It was similar to the one they scored against Saints bar the fact a Leeds hand got to it. But the officials couldn't see that?