Ref Watch

Ourselves, Arsenal and Newcastle have all had dodgy calls against them for the last few weeks, meanwhile the rags have climbed up the tables with casemero escaping at least 3 red cards and some iffy decision helping their climb into the title fight.

Coincidence I am sure
 
simon23 said:
I agree its ambiguous and why i have said that the rule is wrong ...but the rule seems to suggest physical ability not decision making....

both defenders could have still chose to slide in...(not sure why they didnt try and bring him down as they wouldnt have been sent off as there was cover there)...even if they had been sent off we only had a bit of time left and we could have hung on
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While I'm not convinced, if I entertain this interpretation of the law (not suggesting I know more about this than you do), if you take that to its logical conclusion then the things attackers in offside positions could get away with are endless. Dummying in offside positions would now become legal because that is purely a mental/decision-making thing, you could have attackers running back and forth behind the lines constantly and as long as they don't touch the ball it's fine. You could pass to people in offside positions to shield the ball as long as they don't touch the ball or a defender. If a defender has to go round somebody in an offside position slowing him down then that's also just a decision they've made.

If that really is how this law works then it is totally absurd to the point of farce
 
mcfcphil said:
You haven’t answered the question.

How can the defender make a challenge from behind without fouling rashford?
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by getting his leg around him and playing the ball first

The law states however you cant challenge from behind as it believes you cant make a challenge from behind without fouling the player (another law that is wrong)
 
New tactic for Spurs:

Stick Haaland on Lloris for 90minutes put him in front of the keeper.

Get De Bruyne, Mahrez etc... to take shots from distance tell Haaland to dummy every shot, as long as he doesn't touch it he's fine, apparently this is now legal.



Offside was brought in to prevent goal-hanging but there now seems to be a giant loop-hole.
 
Zapcity said:
Never really been someone who has bought too much into the 'Agenda' theory, as it comes over as sour grapes to an extent.
However, after today I am dubious to say the least. The 'product' that is the Premier League certainly seemed to have an influence on that 'goal'. As the other Premier League/SKY poster boys are a little way off the pace perhaps this lot could be given a little 'assistance'!, as they are (as you point our) up there at the moment. No way was that goal ever not being allowed!
True, we weren't great, and we have lost to the Rags several times over the years(often deservedly so) both when we were shit and when we've been a great side in recent times.
Sure, we'll move on, City fans (especially us FOCs) have had loads of disappointments over the years, but today was one of those that seemed to leave a really bad taste in the mouth. It will be interesting to see how other 'controversial' decisions go in certain games for the rest of the season!!
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100% with you on this one. Pass me my foil hat, I'm now officially part of The Agenda™.
 
simon23 said:
by getting his leg around him and playing the ball first

The law states however you cant challenge from behind as it believes you cant make a challenge from behind without fouling the player (another law that is wrong)
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If the law states you can’t challenge from behind without fouling the player then Akanji couldn’t get to the ball due to the presence of Rashford.

Thanks for clearing that up, we can all now agree it was offside.
 
simon23 said:
Sorry but I disagree

By the laws of the game (which are questionably wrong imho) its a goal.....its the rules that need rewriting....any player in Rashfords position in my mind is interfering with play...but the rules suggest he has to physically try to play the ball, or impede a defender from getting it..which he doesnt do
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Actually that is not what the rule says. You've injected this physical element to suit your own ridiculous argument.
 
We have to take it and move on but.... how can it be that a player is not interfering with play when he is, at one time less than 6 inches from the ball and is in possession of the ball but without touching it for 15m+? i hope this will be one of those decisions that will be used to change the rule in the future
 
mcfcphil said:
If the law states you can’t challenge from behind without fouling the player then Akanji couldn’t get to the ball due to the presence of Rashford.

Thanks for clearing that up, we can all now agree it was offside.
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No because he could still do it...he isnt physcailly impeded from putting in a challenge...

how many times have you seen a player commit a deliberate foul with little orno attempt to play the ball...Ferna was a master of the challenge that never actually happened and looking innocent about it.
 
simon23 said:
Sorry but I disagree

By the laws of the game (which are questionably wrong imho) its a goal.....its the rules that need rewriting....any player in Rashfords position in my mind is interfering with play...but the rules suggest he has to physically try to play the ball, or impede a defender from getting it..which he doesnt do
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Can you post the paragraph from the LOTG that says you have to physically play or try to play the ball for it to be deemed offside?
 
simon23 said:
Sorry but I disagree

By the laws of the game (which are questionably wrong imho) its a goal.....its the rules that need rewriting....any player in Rashfords position in my mind is interfering with play...but the rules suggest he has to physically try to play the ball, or impede a defender from getting it..which he doesnt do
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Can’t you just disappear and wind up another forum
 
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