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And there's the answer to my question. When Ince goes past the last defender, and takes his next touch, Barnes must be in active play since he would be interfering (ahem) with an opponent. Barnes would therefore be offside. In which case, Acker, I can't see anything wrong with your initial...

Hmmm. I dunno. Maybe? Or - booked for "unsportsman-like behaviour" maybe?

Well, that's what I'd have thought too. Clearly, if Ince shoots before he's passed Barnes, Barnes is offside. But since he dribbles past Barnes then Barnes isn't, is he? So why don't teams do exactly this; at least sometimes? There must be circumstances where positioning a player right in...

Hmmm. For the vast majority of situations, this is an excellent description, covering throw-ins, goal kicks, being in the oppo's half, being in front of the ball, etc. I have a question as I genuinely don't know whether this would be offside or not. Barnes goes and stands directly in front of...