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Exactly what I said at the time.

No one, including Mellor 3 Ward 4 is disputing that. We all know that you can only be offside in your opponent's half of the pitch. The point of contention is where the resulting free-kick is taken from. Like many on here, I was also screaming that Chelsea taking the free-kick in our half was...

The free-kick is taken from where the offence takes place. The offence took place when Murray headed the ball, which was well inside our half, having come from an offside position. As such, the position of the taking of the free-kick was perfectly correct. (Credit to my learned friend...