Up In The Gantry

Is video technology good for football? Next season it will be introduced in the Bundesliga and here in England the FA is set to trial it from the Third Round of the FA Cup. Is it better to get the big decisions right using this technology or will it slow down the game and perhaps reduce the impact of what fans love to call "the dodgy ref"? And following the sacking of Claudio Ranieri just nine months after leading Leicester City to the Premier League title we ask is there any room for sentiment in football today? Should Ranieri have stayed or is sentiment always trumped by the owners' need to retain Premier League status. Regular panellists Brighton and Hove Albion fan Russ Bravo and Andy Searles, Ipswich Town supporter and chaplain of Orlando City in the MLS share their thoughts and are joined by former Premier League referee Bob Hamer who is now a Match Observer for the Football League and FA, assessing the performances of the match day officials. Adrian Barnard hosts the discussion.