In a word, yes

When it’s as marginal and debatable as it was today it seems ridiculous not to give the goal - what advantage would Pukki get for his shoulder or whatever being centimetres at best ahead of the defender? None at all - makes no difference to whether or not he would have scored that and is no advantage over the defence. Without VAR that would be given at all levels of football, or at least 99 out of a hundred times.

When calls are this tight, allow the ref to look at replays to see whether the evidence is clear enough to overturn - if not the goal stands. The technology is not bulletproof when it comes to accuracy as it depends on camera angles, frames of recordings etc and thus can’t 100% say whether it is definitively offside at the moment the pass was released. When decisions are this close the technology isn’t trustworthy - hence introducing a margin of error and/or ref’s call element would make sense

Posted By: Sellbydave on December 28th 2019 at 21:32:16

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Off side rule states apart from Hands or arms so why are (NCFC) - eddie, Dec 28, 21:11:26
- TV viewers love a controversy (NCFC) - Ben, Dec 28, 21:21:14
- They look at the point which can be scored with (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 28, 21:15:22
  - Oh SCC come on man. Nonsense. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Dec 28, 21:16:05
    - It’s a fact (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 28, 21:19:13
      - Oh I don't know. Just seems so impossibly close, should be 30 minute delay for it to be.. (NCFC) - DrDublin, Dec 28, 21:22:07
        
        Yeah I said below I don’t think anyone would protest (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 28, 21:35:47
        
        In a word, yes (NCFC) - Sellbydave, Dec 28, 21:32:16
        
        They should really have tested it all a lot longer and come up with better.. (NCFC) - DrDublin, Dec 28, 21:38:28
        
        In principal using television officials is fine (NCFC) - Sellbydave, Dec 28, 22:02:49
        
        Should be like cricket is (NCFC) - eddie, Dec 28, 21:27:14
        
        Yep eddie, soft signal from the ref/officials stands. Nobody complained at the time. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Dec 28, 21:29:09
  - Scored with legally (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 28, 21:15:37
    - Going on that, according to their own evidence, it's level with the defenders knee! (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Dec 28, 21:18:03
      - Well Hawkeye said otherwise (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 28, 21:21:20
        
        Looks like his head is further forward than his knee (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 28, 21:23:50
- It makes me wonder if it's simply a case of they cocked it up but won't/can't admit it. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Dec 28, 21:14:10
  - All the other leagues calculate it the same way (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 28, 21:17:28
  - I'm sure this is the answer (n/m) (NCFC) - eddie, Dec 28, 21:16:28

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