"behind the ball" is the same as "behind the player when he kicks it"

obviously as offside comes in when the ball is struck. If you are level OR behind your opponent when he passes to you, you are onside.

Its always been the case and would be pretty stupid if not! Basically, if you were clean through and the defence was standing on the halway line, the player would otherwise have no alternative but to take the ball on himself! But obviously thats not the case...

Posted By: Wayne Biggins on September 27th 2010 at 20:09:16

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That Liverpool goal (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Sep 27, 11:57:21
- Why wasn't Kuyt offside? (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Sep 27, 14:40:10
  - one vid worth 10,000 words (Other Football) - Lucky Pierre, Sep 27, 15:34:07
    - First time I've seen it. Can't see what they are complaining at. He receives the (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Sep 27, 15:54:27
      - becasue they say he didn't take the fk, but was merely in pre-fk mode (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 27, 17:13:22
  - he was behind the man who passed the ball (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Sep 27, 15:02:22
  - He was behind the ball. (n/m) (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Sep 27, 14:41:33
    - Kuyt behind the ball you mean? That makes him onside? (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Sep 27, 16:15:00
      - "behind the ball" is the same as "behind the player when he kicks it" (Other Football) - Wayne Biggins, Sep 27, 20:09:16
      - dunno. Long time, anyway. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 27, 16:22:40
        
        "when the ball is played forward" is the official wording is it not? (n/m) (Other Football) - megson, Sep 27, 16:37:03
        
        No. Well according to wiki, anyway (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 27, 16:47:31
        
        yup, wiki right (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 27, 16:51:12
        
        For ever. See famous Cruijff pelanty (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Sep 27, 16:27:48
- I saw nothing wrong with that goal. (n/m) (Other Football) - shoddy, Sep 27, 13:04:51
  - nor did i, apart from the fact it was for the scousers. (n/m) (Other Football) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 27, 13:17:07
    - ha, quite. (n/m) (Other Football) - shoddy, Sep 27, 13:20:04
- Because it was a clear and fair goal. (n/m) (Other Football) - tim berry, Sep 27, 13:03:09
  - Anyway, it's a bit rich for Sunderland to complain at this one. (Other Football) - tim berry, Sep 27, 13:12:03
- have you seen the goal? (n/m) (Other Football) - samcd84, Sep 27, 12:09:06
- coz no one was offside. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Sep 27, 11:57:55

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