It was tried for a season in the Conference a few years back. It led to total confusion for players and officials. As a linesman, not only was I trying to focus on what was going on but also had to keep reminding myself that there was no offside because it was a free kick! The players were...
Bill Nicholson, Bill Shankly and others all made the comment along the lines of " if a player's not interfering with play he shouldn't be on the pitch"! No wonder some of ours never get offside!