Slime
Tour Winner
By the letter of this particularly stupid rule ................................ it's a goal.
The end, hopefully.
By the letter of this particularly stupid rule ................................ it's a goal.
The end, hopefully.
No, it's a goal via one interpretation, it's not a goal by another. It isn't black and white, it's more red or blue ?
Swango1980
Well-known member
Great post. The image perfectly shows the goalkeepers eye direction, and indeed there is absolutely zero doubt he is focused on Rashford, and not the other Utd player with his right foot in a position ready to kick the ball.
You should be a barrister, if you aren't one already
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
That’s called Ball Watching isn’t it ?
you still need to know where your man is especially if your stepping out ( slowing down ) to catch him offside.
Absolutely we are.
But we keep reading repeated comment regarding why the referee made the wrong decision. He didn’t. The application of the offside law (which I say again is an utter ass) was correct.
I think if it’s CLEAR that a defender was distracted, then that should amount to offside. I’m not sure in yesterday’s circumstances that is was even clear. Phil has even gone as far as posting an image depicting Edison’s back, and then made the huge leap of faith to say that the goalkeeper was focused on Rashford.
If that’s the best evidence we can come up with then, even in the event that the offside law was changed to include a defender being distracted by a player in an offside position, the goal would probably still have been allowed.
Swango1980
Well-known member
Great dive my Longstaff. Thought I should mention it, because if it was Bruno, Salah, Kane or DeBruyne, people would be all over it
nickjdavis
Head Pro
Brilliant!!!
Ref moves the ball back for a free kick from where Trippier wants to take it from. Marks it with his foam. Ref turns his back and Tripps picks up the blob of foam and moves it forward!!!!
Ref moves the ball back for a free kick from where Trippier wants to take it from. Marks it with his foam. Ref turns his back and Tripps picks up the blob of foam and moves it forward!!!!
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Since when was stopping a free kick being taken quickly downgraded from being a yellow card? seems to be happening more and more lately with no consequence
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
My take on it
if he had left it where it was he would have more room.
shocking dive longstaff. But two hands in the back of the neck isn’t a foul but a drop ball, refs having a mare.
let’s hope there is no offside goals.
yes but that’s why he hit the wall.
if he had left it where it was he would have more room.
shocking dive longstaff. But two hands in the back of the neck isn’t a foul but a drop ball, refs having a mare.
let’s hope there is no offside goals.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
So are 7 and 8 year contracts to spread out the amortisation of the transfer fee the latest way to get round FFP?
I am never going to use the word offside again. It’s too contentious. But I say that as a renowned goal hanger in the playground as a youth ?
nickjdavis
Head Pro
Very similar to the Leicester game last week.
Newcastle are in need of a cutting edge.
If Guimares is injured he needs to come off...we have a League Cup semi-final in a few weeks....must take priority over the league.
Newcastle are in need of a cutting edge.
If Guimares is injured he needs to come off...we have a League Cup semi-final in a few weeks....must take priority over the league.
It's okay, you can bring Wood off the bench to break the deadlock ??
Until you realise you have signed a plank that you can't get rid of and are stuck with them for even longer. How much deadwood would teams be stuck with if they really start to go that route?
Really? Given how open the race is for Champion’s League qualification, and Newcastle’s current position in that race, would you really rather win the League Cup than qualify for the CL?
I kind of get the need for silverware after a long barren period, but the long term benefits of CL qualification, not least in attracting world class players, must outweigh the satisfaction of winning a League Cup.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
nickjdavis
Head Pro
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you…………Phil Jones.
Reemul
Head Pro
It must have been a distraction, you have a centre forward running through the middle, the line is looking for offside and you are telling me the GK and defenders aren't aware of him and it is not a distraction, I am sure if it was for Cities 2nd goal UTD would have been in uproar.
As a neutral I would expect that to be ruled offside for both team, being there and running in between the defenders and leading the attack he must cause some form of distraction. We have so over complicated the offsisde rule it is a joke
Seems to be the way.dont worry about the future, all about the here and now
Presumably Chelsea are going to have to sell some players shortly. The way they gave spent, are spending, they surely need to balance the ffp books.
