Loughborough Ram Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 It used to be a standing joke that women couldn't understand the offside rule. I now believe that there are only a handful of people in the world that could actually explain it, so that it makes sense to the rest of us. It seems like it's been complicated to such a degree that referees can pretty much make a decision up on the spot, and nobody can dispute it. I used to run the line for my son's team and I genuinely wonder how on earth, that would be possible under todays various complications of the law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 It should just be "what would be most amusing for the referee's assistant flag to do" Return to linesmen the power to delete goals on a whim or allow an offside goal just for the lulz. It's no fun when a var studio does that a hundred miles away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaltRam Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 They've utterly broken football with VAR and stupid off-side rule changes. Rashford was interfering with play. Offside. Flag should go up immediately th eball gets near him, ref blows up, free kick to City, Crack on. Made a mockery of the sport that call today. There's one every week. Zag zig, Tamworthram, Rammy03 and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 29 minutes ago, Loughborough Ram said: It seems like it's been complicated to such a degree that referees can pretty much make a decision up on the spot, and nobody can dispute it. Yep. You have to ask why it's become more complicated. Take some of the rules away and go back to basics, with the aim of why the game needs 'offside' in mind. Rev and Rammy03 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Greenwood Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 18 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said: Yep. You have to ask why it's become more complicated. Take some of the rules away and go back to basics, with the aim of why the game needs 'offside' in mind. Introduced to stop “goal hanging”. Would fundamentally change the way the game is played if you got rid of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 17 minutes ago, Reggie Greenwood said: Introduced to stop “goal hanging”. Would fundamentally change the way the game is played if you got rid of it. Doesn't have to be got rid of, just simplified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleEatonRam Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Offside should be offside. No 'not interfering with play' nonesense. I've always wondered why a forward can be deemed not intefering with play but a defender cannot, i.e. if a defender is across the opposite side of the pitch and would not be able to get across in time to make a challenge, then he should be deemed not interfering with play and therefore it's offside? All the current rule does is add another layer of subjectivity to offside decisions. Grimbeard, RadioactiveWaste, Tamworthram and 4 others 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 (edited) Beats me! ?♂️ EDIT: There's a vid on Sky Sports comparing the allowed goal for utd, and Liverpool not even allowed to get as far as shooting, despite nobody touching the ball. Can't embed video or even add a link! ? Edited January 15, 2023 by Mucker1884 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 10 hours ago, LittleEatonRam said: Offside should be offside. No 'not interfering with play' nonesense. I've always wondered why a forward can be deemed not intefering with play but a defender cannot, i.e. if a defender is across the opposite side of the pitch and would not be able to get across in time to make a challenge, then he should be deemed not interfering with play and therefore it's offside? All the current rule does is add another layer of subjectivity to offside decisions. I like that. Not something I'd considered before, but a very good point. "If a player is not interfering with play, then they shouldn't be on the pitch" to paraphrase one former esteemed Quarndon resident. LittleEatonRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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