problem is where do you draw the line?

If you work from the base position that it's not an offence to be in an offside position, how can you tell whether player A being in an offside position is affecting a decision made by player B?

You can't. So the rule would be unworkable => default to it being an offence to be in an offside position full stop.

(which is one solution to it all)

Posted By: CWC on March 14th 2022 at 12:18:59

Message Thread

Having watched the highlights, the offside law is a joke. (NCFC) - canary_wharf, Mar 14, 11:37:30
- surely a striker next to a defender is interfering even if he doesn't touch the ball (n/m) (NCFC) - Farkeball, Mar 14, 14:18:55
- Lots of issues with offside (NCFC) - Jester, Mar 14, 12:37:00
- Sometimes I think the powers that be don't want us in the Premier League. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Mar 14, 12:02:50
  - It feels like it but it's probably more about which teams will generate highest (NCFC) - Maillot Jaune, Mar 14, 12:20:57
    - Totally this - it's all about subscriber numbers, and we're small beer. (n/m) (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Mar 14, 12:47:14
    - every other multibillion industry is fixed so why not football? (n/m) (NCFC) - Garboldisham, Mar 14, 12:44:45
  - Because Delia refuses to join their party of foreign billionaire investors (n/m) (NCFC) - NorskyNormann, Mar 14, 12:12:05
- No Bamford and Kabak would’ve let the ball carry on to Krul, easy peasy (n/m) (NCFC) - NorskyNormann, Mar 14, 11:59:28
- I've noticed in 2 or 3 of our recent games linesmen have given offsides against us without (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 14, 11:49:45
  - Yep. We get flagged they don’t (n/m) (NCFC) - NorskyNormann, Mar 14, 11:59:48
    - Yes, so we don't even then get the benefit of VAR because the decision can't be changed (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 14, 12:24:17
- Looked tighter than a yard for me (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 14, 11:40:33
  - Insane rule that needs changing (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 14, 11:59:19
    - problem is where do you draw the line? (NCFC) - CWC, Mar 14, 12:18:59
      - If the ball is played towards that player, they are offside (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Mar 14, 12:45:18
      - I suppose it would just be a different subjective decision (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 14, 12:23:13
        
        I personally think if any player is offside in the build up to a goal and that player then (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 14, 12:26:47
        
        Yep these resetting phases need to fuck off (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 14, 12:33:03
      - I think you could subjectively judge it (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 14, 12:23:10
        
        I think that if you're offside (NCFC) - paulg, Mar 14, 14:11:56
    - Yep just said the same thing (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 14, 12:01:58
    - VMT (n/m) (NCFC) - NorskyNormann, Mar 14, 12:00:09
  - I still think its offside under the current rules as bamford for me is attempting to play (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 14, 11:51:16
    - For me, he challenged for the ball by running after it (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Mar 14, 12:08:00
      - He definitely didn’t try to not interfere (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 14, 12:19:56
        
        Correct (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Mar 14, 12:22:54
      - Or if not that, he attempts to play the ball (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Mar 14, 12:09:20
    - I think with this wording they can get away with it (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 14, 12:00:12
      - What about this wording though (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 14, 12:19:32
        
        Yep they should get rid of the clearly (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 14, 12:26:16
        
        One thing is for sure, if we score that goal they find a way to cancel it out (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 14, 12:28:07
      - He impacted Kabak’s decision to even attempt to play the ball in the first place though (n/m) (NCFC) - NorskyNormann, Mar 14, 12:00:57
        
        Yes but not his ability to play it (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 14, 12:04:04
        
        Yes but his run "impacted on an opponant" which is another means of interfering (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 14, 12:23:10
    - Yeah I agree with this. So our CBs are meant to judge which strikers are onside (NCFC) - Only1Doherty, Mar 14, 11:56:43
- Looked tighter (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 14, 11:38:44

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