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@JonoMarshall
As long as the goal refs don't have the ability to stop the game then you should be fine. We already have problems with one ref knowing when the appropriate time to blow their whistle is! (I can imagine games where the goal ref stops the game, the ref doesn't realise, one team score and everyone has a big argument for example.)
Any ref should already rely on his two goal refs to help work out a situation that the main ref didn't get a good angle on... I used to talk to the goal refs before big games (Euros 2011) and state that they would be the second set of eyes if needed so they had to pay attention to the game and try to ignore the crowd/players opinions as much as possible.
So many times I see refs talk to the players after stopping the game which is laughable: call what you see and if in doubt talk to your goal refs, no-one else's opinion matters one bit. Goal ref arm gestures are fine, but the ref should still have the final call on everything to avoid confusion.