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The Footie Thread

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I thought he looked offside there as soon as they stopped it, looked like his head was in front of the defenders. The way they drew the lines though made it look like they're judged him offside by his hair only. :LOL:

His own fault for not having a short back and sides then ?
 
Gillespie at that time was not the easiest of people by all accounts. I don't think many were backing him, he was a bit of a problem (understatement). Not defending any violence of course.
Yeh, there are some legendary stories, the club banning him from all bookies in the city centre. Keegan flying his dad over to calm him down, turning out his dad was a bigger drunk and gambler etc.

In his book he says he was throwing stuff around so Shearer told him to get out side, he knew Shearer was going to bray him so tried to land first punch and missed. Then Shearer decked him. This was all after 8 hours on the lash in dublin. He’s meant to be great on the speaking tours.
 
Cavani, well it's not as if your international team mate of 10 years didnt go through an absolute s###storm for using the same term (rightfully so) and it being plastered all over the international press, wasn't it? Hardly a light bulb moment from, Edison.;)
 
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Cavani, well it's not as if your international team mate of 10 years didnt go through an absolute s###storm for using the same term (rightfully so) and it being plastered all over the international press, wasn't it? Hardly a light bulb moment from, Edison.;)
Let’s hope the club aren’t having T-shirt’s printed to back him ??
 
I don't think that's perfect, but it would be an improvement on what we have now - because it brings back the possibility of actually being level with the defence and being onside. And it's nice of Holland to test it out for us really. :D
Glad to see your coming round to my way of thi king ? if your level your level. Clear space between attacker and defender required.
 
Glad to see your coming round to my way of thi king ? if your level your level. Clear space between attacker and defender required.
I've always said that's my biggest problem with it. A forward needs to know that if he's level with the defender then he's onside, but at the moment it's impossible. Because if you're level there will always be a little toe or a knee a fraction past the defender's so they're being given offside. That's what we need to get away from.
 
I've always said that's my biggest problem with it. A forward needs to know that if he's level with the defender then he's onside, but at the moment it's impossible. Because if you're level there will always be a little toe or a knee a fraction past the defender's so they're being given offside. That's what we need to get away from.

I think the problem for me is that in its present format it is rammel. No one likes it. It is so wrong. So with that in mind something has to change. The “any part between an attacker and defender is level” for me seems the logical step.
 
Carragher and Neville had a massive debate about VAR (again) last night on Monday Night Football. I was kind of more with Neville saying he was still for VAR, but the rule changes have made it a joke, as well as the protocol for using it - the actual VAR itself isn't the problem. This top of the arm rubbish has ruined the handball rule AND the offsides because they're judging people offside by their upper arm. Every rule change they've made has made things worse.
 
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