Sir, – The damage to credibility resulting from the incorrect conclusion of the Hawk-Eye system for verifying scores in the recent minor All-Ireland hurling semi-final is only exacerbated by the information in your report (Sports, August 20th) to the effect that the system will automatically disallow a score if the ball hits the post.
I have news for the developers: balls that hit the upright very often go on to produce a score. If the equipment is allowed to operate on this basis, even if correctly configured for whatever code is relevant, it is only a matter of time before there is another debacle like the one we witnessed on Sunday.
Given the recent event, until Hawk Eye is established to be foolproof the only possible way for it to be operated is to allow a designated human to make the decision as to whether there was a hit or a miss after consulting the graphic that we can all see on screen. If, even then, it is not able to provide a conclusive result when a ball hits the post, it should be abandoned altogether. – Yours, etc,
SEAMUS McKENNA,
Farrenboley Park,
Windy Arbour, Dublin 14.
Sir, – Hawk-Eye should have gone to SpecSavers – oops! – Yours, etc,
JACK MORRISSEY,
Acorn Road,
Dublin 16.
A chara, – Can Hawk-Eye appeal its suspension to the Central Hearings Committee? – Is mise,
LOMAN O LOINGSIGH,
Kiltipper Road, Dublin 24.