It's when the ball is played, not when he receives it.But he is not offside I he receives it in his own half is he ? I thought that was what Buzzer meant.
It's when the ball is played, not when he receives it.But he is not offside I he receives it in his own half is he ? I thought that was what Buzzer meant.
But surely he only becomes active when he actually receives the ball.
If the ball is played to a player who is standing in an offside position, who then collects the ball in an onside position, he's still offside. Can't believe this is even being debated.
Not true. Of course players are in a position to be interfering with play before they actually receive a ball.
If the ball is played to a player who is standing in an offside position, who then collects the ball in an onside position, he's still offside. Can't believe this is even being debated.
You've convinced me. I can see it now. The minute he plays the ball he has gained an advantage from being in an offside position. Don't play it and he stays onside....irrespective of where the half way line is.
There's some dispute amongst the people I discussed this with after the game. In the first half, Lingard (I think) was the last man and just in the Reading half as the ball was played but collected it well inside the Brighton half but was given offside. Is this correct? Some people said yes, others said no. I went with 'no'.
(Won't mention some of the other offside decisions given by the lino on the West Stand line that were clearly wrong - no debates there.)
This all day long. Honestly, this is really basic basic stuff.
It would be nice for once to have a footie debate on this forum without some arsehat getting all high and mighty.
The fact that he collected it in his own half is the reason for this debate. If the offside rule still applies in that instance then fair enough but this particular scenario is such a rare occurrence that it's anything but basic.
If he touched the ball in an offside position in our half then he is on side if he has collected in in theirs it's offside.
This all day long. Honestly, this is really basic basic stuff.
There's some dispute amongst the people I discussed this with after the game. In the first half, Lingard (I think) was the last man and just in the Reading half as the ball was played but collected it well inside the Brighton half but was given offside. Is this correct? Some people said yes, others said no. I went with 'no'.
(Won't mention some of the other offside decisions given by the lino on the West Stand line that were clearly wrong - no debates there.)
Were you trying to explain it to women ?
He can't be in an offside position in our half. He was offside when the ball was kicked (the only time that matters), it's irrelevant where he collects it after that (according to the laws of the game). The 'active' or 'interfering' question is a bit more subjective.