Offside

[wimp]

Who Agrees with me that the offside rule should go back to the old system!too many people dont understand the two phase rule where you can be in an offside position, but a goal can stand,yet in the second phase you can be offside even if you are not offside when you score going back to the fact you were offside in the first phase....still with me!!
The old rule, simple! if you are ahead of the last defender including the keeper when the ball is passed you are offside! The new rule, well not so new now, was meant to make the game simpler,quicker and easier to understand!! I think not , quite the reverse!I dont have a problem with the system,but it makes it very difficult to referee and open to a lot of different interpretation:What do you think?

[sir.prize]

Can you repeat the question please?

[DJHawkes]

the people who need to understand it do, them that don't understand it generally don't come across it in their walk of life.

[mccfluff]

yes absolutely

[ummmm]

Agree with Fluffster.

[Nibble]

And the answer is ????

[wimp]

Sorry! put in two same questions! computer going a bit gaga. Didn't relise first question went through!!!

[FredPuli43]

But that wasn't the old rule was it ? The rule is in two parts, and always was. In summary, a) Is the player in a position where there are not at least two defenders between him and the opponents' goal line? If yes, he is in an offside position, "offside". b) is he influencing or seeking to influence the play at the time when the ball was last struck forwards by a team mate ? If yes, an offence of 'offside' is committed. All subject to his not being in his own half, not receiving the ball from a throw in etc

All this talk about first phase and second phase is meant to make clear how those principles are applied. That it confuses everybody is by the by.