Exactly - same issue just a different point of reference

It’s not the rule that’s painful, it’s how VAR is being used

Posted By: SimonOTBC on February 19th 2020 at 09:06:20

Message Thread

New offside rule? (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 08:29:45
- How about removing offside, would have more goals (n/m) (Other Football) - Kar1, Feb 19, 10:31:13
  - I quite like the idea of slightly bigger goals (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Feb 19, 11:16:45
    - Tettey's shot might have gone in (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Feb 19, 11:38:45
  - And make the goals bigger (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 10:35:54
    - I once saw one of Edward VIII’s suits in the Burlington Arcade, it was minuscule (n/m) (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Feb 19, 11:13:45
      - Yeah, the suits of armour from out of the Middle Ages are really small too. (n/m) (Other Football) - Huge Small, Feb 19, 11:18:09
- I think tennis players should use fish.... (Other Football) - yellowman, Feb 19, 09:51:17
  - I have 2 bream in the fridge (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 09:53:13
- Daylight rule is not an improvement, just a different set of controversies (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Feb 19, 09:41:41
  - Although would favour the attacker rather than defender (n/m) (Other Football) - CWC, Feb 19, 10:05:16
    - And end the art of defenders playing for offside (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 10:22:36
    - Having hands favours the goalkeeper over outfield players shall we chop those off? (Other Football) - Tombs, Feb 19, 10:14:22
      - This isn’t about VAR, it’s about a proposed rule change which would be a fundamental (Other Football) - Old Git, Feb 19, 10:30:53
    - 👍🏻 (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Feb 19, 10:13:49
- Hmm. I preferred the suggestion that you just make the lines 10-20cm wide and (Other Football) - Jim, Feb 19, 09:20:12
  - So daylight could be good (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 09:27:21
    - I think daylight would be better than the current situation because (Other Football) - Jim, Feb 19, 09:57:36
      - But you cant (shouldnt) have one rule that works for VAR (Other Football) - CWC, Feb 19, 11:23:19
        
        Well I guess the rule stays the same but they are applying a margin of error for (Other Football) - Jim, Feb 19, 12:51:35
  - make it so for it to be offside (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 19, 09:25:02
    - Daylight between defender’s nose and attacker’s back of their head (n/m) (Other Football) - essexcanaryOTBC, Feb 19, 09:27:19
- Excellent news if approved (Other Football) - Charles21, Feb 19, 09:12:28
  - What’s wrong with the current offside law? (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 09:15:18
    - Goals being disallowed for no justified reason (Other Football) - Charles21, Feb 19, 09:17:38
      - So instead we should have refs decide (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 09:23:38
        
        We should accept that the tech isn’t sufficiently accurate to make very marginal calls (Other Football) - Old Git, Feb 19, 09:41:06
        
        Which is essentially what the 10cm line proposal would do. (n/m) (Other Football) - Jim, Feb 19, 10:01:21
        
        The wolves player was over 10cm offside (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 10:05:25
        
        Which is far better than awarding goals for this (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 09:42:16
        
        I agree with you about the daylight rule, crazy idea (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Feb 19, 09:45:25
        
        No, we should have daylight, as wenger says (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Feb 19, 09:38:30
        
        So goals like this (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 09:42:50
        
        Yes, prefer that to goals disallowed (Other Football) - Charles21, Feb 19, 10:10:13
        
        Or ask both players, the attacker and defender and hope they’re honest. (n/m) (Other Football) - essexcanaryOTBC, Feb 19, 09:25:15
- they really need to define the exact part of the body that is offside (Other Football) - Kar1, Feb 19, 09:09:48
  - This isn’t anything to do with VAR is it? (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 09:12:40
    - Its an issue with the laws that has been highlighted by VAR really isn;t it (Other Football) - Jim, Feb 19, 09:21:50
      - I don’t see how it’s related (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 09:29:48
        
        Although the quotes from Wenger indicate it is (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 09:38:02
        
        Course its related to use of VAR because its the use of VAR in combination with the (Other Football) - Jim, Feb 19, 10:00:48
        
        I just fail to see how this change would make (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 10:03:28
        
        the game better with VAR (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 10:04:22
  - Make them all wear sensors. Like hawk eye (n/m) (Other Football) - essexcanaryOTBC, Feb 19, 09:11:28
    - perfect (n/m) (Other Football) - Kar1, Feb 19, 09:12:13
- That’s daft - you just move to a different contentious issue (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Feb 19, 09:00:15
  - ⏫ this (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Feb 19, 09:42:52
- This is flawed. What about night games. Will never be any daylight (n/m) (Other Football) - essexcanaryOTBC, Feb 19, 08:57:07
- Thats good (Other Football) - Ghost Ship Belly, Feb 19, 08:53:20
  - What do you think they’ll use to measure it? (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 09:00:47
    - yes i know (Other Football) - Ghost Ship Belly, Feb 19, 11:04:14
      - They won’t be irrelevant no - you penis (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 17:24:09
        
        You really are (Other Football) - Ghost Ship Belly, Feb 20, 13:23:00
    - Exactly - same issue just a different point of reference (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Feb 19, 09:06:20
      - They should bring this in and stop showing lines (Other Football) - Charles21, Feb 19, 09:16:01
        
        Almost all could be onside here (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 09:25:32
- relax, it's just footy (Other Football) - Tombs, Feb 19, 08:46:30
  - yes finding it funny was just that (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 08:54:16
    - have you really watched every single game in the prem? (Other Football) - Tombs, Feb 19, 08:58:41
      - Go for a walk ffs (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 09:04:48
        
        your really are so incredibly far up your own arse (Other Football) - Tombs, Feb 19, 09:11:57
- chaos galore gaurenteed if VAR is involved (Other Football) - grays, Feb 19, 08:36:15
  - enjoying VAR get nearly everything right (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 08:43:04
    - VAR is just an opinion (Other Football) - grays, Feb 19, 09:06:43
      - There are still subjective calls of course (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 09:09:40
        
        here is a fact (Other Football) - grays, Feb 19, 09:14:43
        
        Clear offsides, dives and handballs aren’t (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 09:19:49
        
        “Clear” (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Feb 19, 09:44:11
        
        Which is what everyone wanted VAR for (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 09:48:40
    - Be no different? Just a different line (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Feb 19, 08:44:03
      - Well it would be very different (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 09:06:08
- That top picture of the VAR screen is Carrow Rd (n/m) (Other Football) - Trent_Canary, Feb 19, 08:33:52

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