Offside rule changed after Silva's goal against Villa

[paddyblue]

was this offside too then? The rule change is a joke. That’s not the first time they’ve changed rules cos if the uproar after we benefited from the long-standing rule.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

It’s not football or the law’s fault that players coaches pundits and fans are too lazy and thick to learn the laws of the game.

I can’t believe the power of low IQ has managed to create so much furore over a City incident that’s its ended up with the laws being changed.

And not a solid change across the sport, a change for just the Premier League referees interpretation. Ridiculous!

There was nowt wrong with this law as it was. The law’s been clear for years. Ruud van Horseface at the Swamp used to gain an advantage from this law all the time, but nobody ever said a dicky bird about it at the time. One, because it was the Rags but also, two, because there was nowt wrong with it.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

The reaction to this is fueled by lfc doing shite right now.

 

[kun]

Villa fans pointing to this. Even though THIS decision is wrong (or at least would be under FA's offside rules).

 

[@BluePhil8]

I wonder which ‘high ranking’ official is talking to the Mail about this, couldn’t possibly be a United or Liverpool exec could it? As predictable as shit falling out of a pig’s arse.

 

[squirtyflower]

Sets a dangerous precedent though that the governing body will take no time to think about it and change rules part-way through the season at the request of a few idiots.

Seriously, insanity.

Not to worry, they already change the rules during a game to suit their agenda, doing during a season was already set last year.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Would you look at that, they changed the offside rule for little old us after the outrage we caused.

Its like how they be brought VAR into the Champions league the round after we got a penalty that shouldn't have been awarded.
The one where Sterling kicked the ground and tripped himself up.

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

I look forward to the "It's not OK to scream at a forward who is about to take a shot" rule change, and the "when the ball goes over the side-line (but we miss it) and a goal is scored, we are allowed to go back (after watching video replays) and disallow the goal, you know, like with penalties after the final whistle" rule change.

Hopefully "diving like a prick after backing into a defender, as long as you scream like a child" is still allowed, otherwise the game is ruined. ;)

 

[Sky Blue Thinking]

Wait for the clamour for Bernardo's goal to be chalked off.
Which journalist or manager will push for this first ?
City's 2nd goal will be conveniently forgotten and brave little old Villa will have been robbed of the well-deserved point.
The incessant diving and cheating is the big issue not Rodri's offside goal in my opinion.
Why not have a 2nd VAR official to look solely at the cheating with a retrospective yellow card e.g. Donny the Beek on Sunday. It will continue if the serial offenders carry on NOT getting punished.
When amatuer and junior football starts again, no doubt many more scallies and kids will dive as there is no current deterrent...

There were enough murmurings that the pen shouldnt have been given. According to McPointy the header was off target so should be ok to handball in the box without a pen being given.

 

[give it to gordon]

Villa fans pointing to this. Even though THIS decision is wrong (or at least would be under FA's offside rules).

So the Italian ref got it wrong villa fans should be pleased our refs are better than Italian refs lol