Offside

[Pudgie]

Fit the fuck is the rule now?

 

The free kick can be taken from where the offside player touches the ball.

 

What the fuck does that mean? Referee's discretion? When the offended team decide? Linesman's decision?

 

Surely it could lead to awhoora timewasting if it's when the player touches the ball. Be intentionally offside, defender lumps it up to the corner, and only make a break for the ball once there's pressure.

[boboisared]

Fit the fuck is the rule now?

 

The free kick can be taken from where the offside player touches the ball.

 

What the fuck does that mean? Referee's discretion? When the offended team decide? Linesman's decision?

 

Surely it could lead to awhoora timewasting if it's when the player touches the ball. Be intentionally offside, defender lumps it up to the corner, and only make a break for the ball once there's pressure.

I'm guessing it just means the team can take a quick free kick if they like? No real advantage to the defending team anyway.

[Chewie37]

Offside will be gone in a few years

[rumpus]

^ it would make things far more entertaining if it happened.

[Chewie37]

^ it would make things far more entertaining if it happened.

There would be a season of very high scoring games until folk got used to it, would also prolong a few careers for some players who wouldn't have to run as much

[donsdaft]

It used to be just my Mother who didn't understand the offside law.

Now I reckon it's 75% of the fans and, I strongly suspect, a higher percentage of the players.

 

Personally I would just put it back to the way it was before they started fuckin about with it.

 

When the ball is played forward, if you are in an offside position then you are offsides.

[The Boofon]

It used to be just my Mother who didn't understand the offside law.

Now I reckon it's 75% of the fans and, I strongly suspect, a higher percentage of the players.

 

Personally I would just put it back to the way it was before they started fuckin about with it.

 

When the ball is played forward, if you are in an offside position then you are offsides.

That is the rule.

 

Daft cunt.

[donsdaft]

No it's not

It should be though.

[Chewie37]

They've added too much nuances to the rule, you can be in an offside position but you aren't offside if you aren't interfering with play or affecting the goalkeepers view. All pish, just get rid of it altogether

[donsdaft]

If you're on the pitch then you are interfering with play.

[Poodler]

If you're on the pitch then you are interfering with play.

Gary Mcdonald.

[Bluto10]

If you're Celtic you're interfering with kids

[360]

If you're Celtic you're interfering with kids

 

Boom. +1 bud.

[Chewie37]

Yes, love it when a thread descends into slagging off Celtic

[donsdaft]

Gary Mcdonald.

I'll rephrase that.

 

If you're on the pitch, you SHOULD be interfering with play.

[beer gut]

I'll rephrase that.

 

If you're on the pitch, you SHOULD be interfering with play.

 

Shite.

 

I used to hate it when play would stop because a player miles away from the action was offside when the ball was played forward. Its sensible that you are only offside if you are affecting that particular passage of play i.e if you are close to the keeper or make an attempt for the ball. Keep the game flowing.

[donsdaft]

Nae Shite

 

The modern rule seems more suited to pundits with their endless playbacks than to the actual game.

It must be getting more and more impossible to referree

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edit: Apart from, obviously, in Scotland where the rule would be, red shirt = offside, green or blue shirt =play on.

[beer gut]

Nae Shite

 

The modern rule seems more suited to pundits with their endless playbacks than to the actual game.

It must be getting more and more impossible to referree

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edit: Apart from, obviously, in Scotland where the rule would be, red shirt = offside, green or blue shirt =play on.

So if Aberdeen score a screamer but someone is offside at the corner flag you'd want that goal chopped off? Aye right.

[donsdaft]

The didnae happen very often and even then was generally overlooked.