It wasn’t - even by the strictest interpretation...

The defender’s shoulder - the part of the body nearest to his goal line which he could legitimately touch the ball with - was level with Waghorn’s right foot - which was the part of the body nearest to the opposition’s goal line.

Posted By: Dog on January 16th 2019 at 20:31:02

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Really? VAR? (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 16, 20:26:26
- Indeed. VARcical. (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, Jan 16, 20:27:48
- that is atrocious (Other Football) - Charles21, Jan 16, 20:27:18
  - It was offside! (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Jan 16, 20:27:54
    - No it wasn’t (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 16, 20:36:08
      - How can you say that? (Other Football) - norway, Jan 16, 20:40:04
        
        Because you can't be certain it was (Other Football) - mr carra, Jan 16, 20:47:00
        
        Indication people need to go to specsavers (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jan 16, 20:51:45
        
        Yep, I now concede that point... because the graphic line was in the wrong place. (Other Football) - norway, Jan 16, 20:50:45
        
        Uncertain, i.e not clear and or obvious then? (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Jan 16, 20:46:44
        
        Now agree. (Other Football) - norway, Jan 16, 20:51:34
        
        I still think he was probably offside though. (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Jan 16, 20:53:07
        
        I think he probably was too (Other Football) - mr carra, Jan 16, 21:06:22
        
        Yebbut that would turn offside in to a criteria-based judgement (like fouls) rather than (Other Football) - norway, Jan 16, 21:12:13
        
        Fair point, though I'm not sure technology is up to proving such small margins (Other Football) - mr carra, Jan 16, 21:15:43
        
        Agree. (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Jan 16, 21:26:02
    - Was it though? (Other Football) - mr carra, Jan 16, 20:32:42
    - It wasn’t - even by the strictest interpretation... (Other Football) - Dog, Jan 16, 20:31:02
      - Nobody, surely, can want goals disallowed for that (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Jan 16, 20:33:07
        
        Certainly not. (n/m) (Other Football) - Dog, Jan 16, 20:35:25
    - Meh (Other Football) - Charles21, Jan 16, 20:30:17
      - *Murphy (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Jan 16, 20:30:28

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