Exeter City chairman Julian Tagg on introducing goal line technology

Goal-line technology will be used for Exeter City's play-off fixture against Lincoln for the first time ever.

It has previously been in place for the Championship, League One and League Two finals but not the semi-finals. The EFL committed to introduce the new technology at the semi-final stage following its successful use in previous play-off finals staged at Wembley Stadium.   

The evolving technology will assist referees and their assistants in making crucial decisions where there is doubt as to whether or not the ball has crossed the line. 

Exeter City chairman Julian Tagg fully supports it: "I think it's an excellent idea," he said. "We saw it in action the other day and it made a major impact on the Premier League match where the ball went over the line. 

"I think it's fair and that's how it should be. There is an awful lot of emotion and money riding of these promotions and relegations and pretty much every game which leads to it. 

"Hopefully, if we score at Wembley then we won't have to worry about it. However, I'm glad it's there so if there is any doubt, we know for certain."

Mr Tagg would like to see it used in the lower leagues on a regular basis, when it becomes affordable: "For the Premiership clubs to install the technology is very easy, but for the clubs lower down the league it's not so much. But the more it's used and the more its proved to be successful, then I think more and more clubs should be using it, why not.

The Grecians have reached the play-off semi-finals for the second successive year. Speaking about the 2017/18 season, Mr Tagg added: "We have done exceptional well again this year. We keep on making little small steps forwards and the club is going forward on a whole. We finished in a higher place than we did last year but unfortunately missed the automatics, but we are going in the right direction."