Match Day Thread General matchday thread.

[Tobes]

He was offside when the pass was played towards him, though. Absolutely miles offside, in fact.

That doesn’t matter though, as the ball never got to him. Had it just bounced off Mings and gone to him, it’s offside, but Mings controlled it on his chest and then moved the ball with his foot. He just got caught on the ball in possession the original pass doesn’t come into it.

 

[Schlem Boogerman]

Bit nervous for tonight’s game, Pogba playing too deep. Could slip up here.

I ****in hope not.

 

[Tel (they/them)]

I ****in hope not.

You’re doomed either way big man, just enjoy the festival of ****ups as best you can.

 

[Libby]

No, I understand that part. The rules are clear that being in an offside position is not the same as being offside.

They should sack off the interfering with play nonsense. If you're in the opponents half then you're interfering with play.

 

[Archers Road]

But he's surely interfering with play by being in the position to do so in the first place?

That’s a different argument really. But I don’t think he was anyway, he was nowhere near the ball and he wasn’t unsighting the keeper.

 

[Tel (they/them)]

Martial is so cold he looks like he’s gonna cry

 

[Libby]

The important thing is that VAR has removed the doubt from decision making and meant we're only dicussing the football nowadays.

 

[remembercolinlee]

TBH it's Villa so **** em.

They financially cheated their way to promotion and John Terry is their coach.

They deserve every **** decision that comes their way

 

[Fox Mulder]

the edge of a cliff?

I don't think he'd even realise

 

[Ivan Dobsky]

Just to clarify how silly this is if they're going to maintain this interpretation, anyone who even slightly deflects a cross now plays everyone onside.
Is that what the rule is supposed to be, cos I'm pretty ****ing sure it's never been used like that?

Intent. Regardless of how good they control it (or not). Did they intend to play the ball? Another example - City v Liverpool in CL QF 2nd leg at the Emptyhad: crucial turning point when a cross comes in and a City player is offside (forget whom), and Karius flaps it against Milner, and it then goes to the offside player who taps it in. Mayhem ensues when the goal is disallowed, with City saying Milner attempted to play it. He did, in a reflex sort of way, off his thigh, and had there been VAR that season it probably would have stood.

So actually, it's quite a good rule.

 

[Archers Road]

The flag doesn't go up now until the end of the phase, regardless of whether the linesman believes there's been an offside.

Yeah, true. And what a load of bollocks that is tbh.

The game’s ****ed

 

[Fox Mulder]

TBH it's Villa so **** em.

They financially cheated their way to promotion and John Terry is their coach.

They deserve every **** decision that comes their way

I agree

 

[Tel (they/them)]

Ful Force

 

[PleaseNotPoll]

Intent. Regardless of how good they control it (or not). Did they intend to play the ball? Another example - City v Liverpool in CL QF 2nd leg at the Emptyhad: crucial turning point when a cross comes in and a City player is offside (forget whom), and Karius flaps it against Milner, and it then goes to the offside player who taps it in. Mayhem ensues when the goal is disallowed, with City saying Milner attempted to play it. He did, in a reflex sort of way, off his thigh, and had there been VAR that season it probably would have stood.

So actually, it's quite a good rule.

So any defender that gets any touch on a cross plays everyone onside, then?

 

[Blueman]

TBH it's Villa so **** em.

They financially cheated their way to promotion and John Terry is their coach.

They deserve every **** decision that comes their way

What's JT ever done to you?

 

[Libby]

Dean Smith said he asked the 4th officials if they got juggling balls for Christmas

 

[Big Ern]

What's JT ever done to you?

He didn;t do anything to him, it was his wife

 

[Fox Mulder]

Well that's ****ed it.

They've much improved and have a better goal difference than Newcastle so they won't concede many that's for sure

 

[Blueman]

He didn;t do anything to him, it was his wife

 

[Ivan Dobsky]

So any defender that gets any touch on a cross plays everyone onside, then?

If they intend to play it, yes. I think it stinks too = as said, if the defender lets it go and the opposition score he'd be crucified for letting it go and not playing to the whistle. Garbage rule.