A controversial moment on Saturday could have been cleared up quickly with modern technology and Gillingham’s head coach is keen to see it introduced.
Goal-line technology has been around for a decade at the top of English football but isn’t used in the lower leagues. It could have quickly determined whether Macauley Bonne’s 15th minute header against Bradford had crossed the line or not.
More: Head coach admits standards slipped Head coach Stephen Clemence admitted he was still unsure himself whether the ball had fully crossed the line after watching a replay of the incident, which happened with the game still goalless.
It was a big call and the officials waved play on after Bradford keeper Harry Lewis got a hand to the ball. The visitors cleared their lines and would go onto take the lead themselves later in the half and eventually win the match 2-0.