except he isn't

he states that a player has to touch the ball to be offside which is just plain not true. Lots of offsides are rightly given where this does not happen.

Posted By: mr carra on March 19th 2013 at 13:23:16

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Durham Vs McNally starts here... (NCFC) - loz, Mar 19, 12:56:58
- Was fully expecting to scroll to the bottom and see (NCFC) - RootunTootunHootun, Mar 19, 13:33:38
- Durham is a grade A Cock, but he's right in this case. (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Mar 19, 13:15:05
  - except he isn't (NCFC) - mr carra, Mar 19, 13:23:16
    - Which is simply one debatable point. What he's saying is CEO's shouldn't be (NCFC) - megson, Mar 19, 16:54:10
    - and he makes excuses for the Rose decision which was as poor as it gets. (n/m) (NCFC) - samcd84, Mar 19, 13:27:24
  - He's at the same time running a campaign against Palace saying they get too many penalties (NCFC) - samcd84, Mar 19, 13:18:14
    - Palace seem to have been getting too many penalties all my bl**dy life! (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Mar 19, 13:20:18
      - andy johnson will take up a fair chunk! (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 19, 13:29:21
- looks like he agrees with my post yesterday (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 19, 13:02:01
  - You can?t sink much lower in life than find yourself in agreement over an Adrian Durham (NCFC) - Brandonio, Mar 19, 14:00:21
    - lucky i wasn't agreeing then! (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 19, 14:08:22
  - or if the attacker's presence forces the defender to do something he wouldn't otherwise (NCFC) - mr carra, Mar 19, 13:19:23
    - very much this. (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Mar 19, 13:58:31
    - fair point bassong defo thought he was under pressure (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 19, 13:28:27
      - everything else, including the attacker and his team mates, are behind him (NCFC) - mr carra, Mar 19, 13:37:45
      - Bassong is a good defender but little things like that are why he'll never play for (NCFC) - lurd, Mar 19, 13:34:14
        
        spot on (n/m) (NCFC) - samcd84, Mar 19, 13:37:53
  - Why do we see hundreds of offsides given when no attacking player touches the ball then? (NCFC) - Dog, Mar 19, 13:05:55
    - if they chase it down with the intent to touch it they do (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 19, 13:09:34
      - Or making a run towards the defenders back who is actually playing the ball? (n/m) (NCFC) - RootunTootunHootun, Mar 19, 13:35:34
        
        yeah there was an initial run before bassong played it (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 19, 13:44:58
      - Like Fletcher did then? (n/m) (NCFC) - Dog, Mar 19, 13:33:09
        
        he made a move away from bassong and the ball (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 19, 13:41:00
        
        Bassong didn?t know that and wouldn?t play for the ball otherwise (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Mar 19, 13:59:15
        
        agreed (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 19, 14:11:26
  - What was your post yesterday? (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Mar 19, 13:03:25
    - ... (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 19, 13:04:47
- Oh I'm so angry. If only there was a premium rate number to call and vent on. (NCFC) - mr chimp, Mar 19, 13:00:33
  - It's a newspaper column not his radio show.. (NCFC) - loz, Mar 19, 13:01:36
    - Unless you're Durham you don't need to apologise. (NCFC) - mr chimp, Mar 19, 13:04:13

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