Al might give me into trouble, but thought would start a new thread for tomorrows game. So who's in or out and whats your predictions for this one. Must admit, i'm actually quite excited about it now that its semi-final eve.

 

In/out ~ In + 3

Fuuryboots ~ North Stand

Pre-Match ~ nowhere open so likely the horn will be as good as it gets

After-Match ~ Cheeky pint and up the road

Prediction ~ I will go for a close encounter and we will sneak it 2-1. Hayes and Maddison the scorers.

 

My understanding too but get this;

 

Ball gets played behind the defence and the defence don't track back. Two forwards go haring through, having sprung the offside trap. There's only the keeper to beat. The ball gets squared from one to the other who taps in. If the pass is forward or back, does that make any diff? What if the recipient is ahead of the passer? Does the fact that they ran behind the defence legally mean they both can't be offside for the whole duration of the move?

 

As long as the second forward (the one that scores) is not ahead of his teammate when it's squared, then the ball can go in any direction it likes. To extend this: If he is ahead of the player, and the ball is played backwards (behind him) and he tracks back and hits it in, he is still offside.

As long as the second forward (the one that scores) is not ahead of his teammate when it's squared, then the ball can go in any direction it likes. To extend this: If he is ahead of the player, and the ball is played backwards (behind him) and he tracks back and hits it in, he is still offside.

 

But the rule is that there must be two opposition players between the forward and the goal line.

 

Now you're introducing a new angle, the relative positioning of two forwards when there is only one opposition ahead of them, the goalkeeper?

 

Edit: my instinct says you're right. I just can't imagine how the rule is worded.

 

Fuck me I thought it was only women who didn't understand offside. I need to examine myself in the shower. My testosterone may have gone on vacation.

The first sentence of therule used to read " when the ball is played forward"

 

Of course that was when the offside rule was sensible, they may well have changed it to something no one understands.

Yeah I didn't realise they had changed it, anyone know when that happened?

Yeah I didn't realise they had changed it, anyone know when that happened?

 

I don't think they did. I think it was just in our collective imaginations. I don't think there's ever been a reference to playing the ball forward. It certainly doesn't exist on the internet.

Standing room only on train from Edinburgh. Full of Dons fans.

 

Ace min.