Offside or not

[Rushian]

The Sinclair/Richards one was an absolute joke.

 

why? Richards was ahead of Sinclair in an offside position and knocked it over the line. Couldn't be clearer.

[stressederic]

why? Richards was ahead of Sinclair in an offside position and knocked it over the line. Couldn't be clearer.

 

Thats what I meant...

[Bootle Buck]

The rules have to be changed. Every week there is at least one controversial call. We got a poor one against Shearer a few months ago.

The linesman don't have a clue.

[Maldini]

There's nothing wrong with the rule, it's the application of the rule that's the problem.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

what about Kluivert's at Anfield last season? He was in an offside pos'n when the ball was played. He was central & it was played wide to Bowyer, so the flag stayed down. Both tore forward, Bowyer crossed to (a now onside) Kluivert, who was still a few yards ahead of the defence because of his starting pos'n, who tapped it in.

[stressederic]

what about Kluivert's at Anfield last season? He was in an offside pos'n when the ball was played. He was central & it was played wide to Bowyer, so the flag stayed down. Both tore forward, Bowyer crossed to (a now onside) Kluivert, who was still a few yards ahead of the defence because of his starting pos'n, who tapped it in.

 

That was infuriating.

 

Fortunately Titus Bramble decided to do the decent thing.

[John am Rhein]

There's nothing wrong with the rule, it's the application of the rule that's the problem.

 

True.

 

A player in an offside position is only penalised if, at the moment the ball touches or is played by one of his team, he is, in the opinion of the referee, involved in active play by:

interfering with play or

interfering with an opponent or

gaining an advantage by being in that position.

 

The bit in bold seems to be ignored all to often, though.

 

IMO, it needs a bit of clarification: i.e. do they mean an immediate advantage or an advantage generally? And does the advantage have to be gained by the individual player himself or by that player's team?

 

I think it SHOULD say: an advantage generally and an advantage to the player's team