The Off Side Rule

[Merv]

Much though I accept that decisions have to be made by referees 'on the fly' i.e. they don't have the benefit of slow motion replay, video evidence from at least 6 different angles and the 'wisdom' of Alan Hanson, I do think the Off Side rule is now due for revision. Watching Match of the Day, as well as my local team, it seems that the job of interpreting the rule is simply too difficult for linesmen to get right. Time after time the flag goes up when the ball is received and not when it is played.

 

Any rule that can't be enforced needs a radical re-think. As things stand it is frustrating at best and unfair at worst.

[TACKLE1000]

YOU ARE RIGHT THIS TIME MERV.

[bilco]

But Merv without short-sighted linesman to swear at about offsides it only leaves us blind refferees bad decisions to rant and rave at