Linesmen

[blue John]

Having a chat at work and I said I can remember when the linesman ran the full line not just one half.
now I can not find it anywhere so come on help me out or was I dreaming and this did not happen

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

In pro footy the linesmen only did one half, cos the ref was meant to run a 'diagonal' and would cover the other half. They only cover one half so they have a better chance of flagging an offside. If they had gone down to the other corner and the ball gets booted into the other half they'd be stranded!

 

[blue John]

This is what was said Dave but if this did happen it was a long time ago I would only have been a kid so you would be talking the 60s

 

[richardtheref]

Spoke with one of my colleagues who qualified in 1960. Said they have never ran the full length of the pitch.

However, i have mentioned Jamie the rag i work with before. He came out with a classic again yesterday. Bear in mind he is in his mid 30s and says he has always been a football fan. After Slur Alex comments about the assistant ref not giving a penalty at the weekend he said could the other assistant not have given it as he might have had a better view. When i said that he would be at the other end of the pitch he said that he thought the assistants always patrolled the full length of the pitch. DOH

 

[blue John]

thanks mate love the rag story
back to mine must be my age :-)