I think Declan's suggestion below is one of the best i've heard.

Take the point of the defender closest to the goal. Draw a line at that point and then extend it to 30cm wide to allow for the margin of error (perhaps 15cm either side of the mid point?) and then if any scoring part of the striker is beyond that then it suggests there is reasonably clear evidence the player is offside.

Allows for a suitable margin of error and should be easy to plot and show on a screen in the ground.

Posted By: Jim on January 8th 2020 at 10:37:03

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My solution for VAR and offside (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 09:48:04
- I'd love to hear the conversations whilst they are deciding the outcome (n/m) (NCFC) - BSE Canary, Jan 8, 12:03:12
- Simplest to just apply 'clear and obvious' to offside decisions (NCFC) - CWC, Jan 8, 11:24:57
- scrap offside (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Jan 8, 11:03:49
- I think Declan's suggestion below is one of the best i've heard. (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 8, 10:37:03
  - ^^^ no CWC is right ^^^^ (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 8, 11:45:14
  - Definitely (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 8, 10:48:42
- won't you still have the problems (NCFC) - paulg, Jan 8, 10:17:53
- The whole of the ball has to be over the line. Why not the whole of the body past... (NCFC) - APB, Jan 8, 09:57:57
  - Dead heat is onside (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 8, 10:22:19
    - Hasn't been one though (NCFC) - duke of york, Jan 8, 10:28:26
      - Yes - make them 20-30cm thick if thats the margin of error (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 8, 10:37:47
      - Although people will then just go mental when a very marginal ONside goal (NCFC) - duke of york, Jan 8, 10:31:01
        
        Well, they shouldn't be flagging anything marginal off (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 8, 10:33:32
        
        Yeah, think they only let it carry on if someone is in on goal (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Jan 8, 10:34:56
        
        Although in the Palace game the linesman were definitely flagging for offsides so (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 8, 10:38:34
        
        Not quite sure why he flagged (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 8, 10:43:37
        
        In real time it did look miles offside though (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 8, 10:47:27
        
        Last season that would've been offside (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 8, 11:02:30
        
        It was also offside if you used the next frame (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 8, 10:50:02
  - Wouldn’t that lead tot he same issue, but with a different point of reference? (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 8, 10:12:46
  - Also cf. cricket and “umpire’s call”. (NCFC) - APB, Jan 8, 10:06:33
    - This, I think (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 8, 10:31:24
      - Yeah, everyone just shrugged their shoulders and said (NCFC) - duke of york, Jan 8, 10:32:51
        
        quite (NCFC) - paulg, Jan 8, 10:43:03
    - Vmt. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 8, 10:14:57
  - Missing ? there. I don’t like that. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jan 8, 09:58:24
- Just review offside via tv replay at side of pitch (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 8, 09:52:52

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