Yeah, also...

"This book of Advice to Referees is specifically intended to give USSF referees, assistant referees and fourth officials
a reliable compilation of those internation and national guidelines remaining in force, as modified or updated.
It is not a replacement for the Laws of the Game, nor is it a 'how to' book on refereeing: It is an official statement
of Federation interpretations of the Laws."

So Keith Hackett et al are offering there own interpretation as well, and it's disingenuous of them to claim that it's in the laws, which it patently isn't.

In fact the only sane interpretation is that it should have been given offside.

Posted By: yarmyyarmy, Jun 10, 13:56:36