Oh mighty King of Tonga, I agree with you and I did say I didn't blame the ref who was 'only following orders'. Okay, he was following the latest interpretation of those who must be obeyed on on deciding what is and what is not offside with VAR. Whether it was Lineker and friends who helped get the new interpretation I don't know but something needs to be done to sort this out. I'm not against VAR, a contaire, but there's been some mighty silly decisions made. Forget who it was but I remember a player with his back to the one kicking the ball, arm by his side but the ball hit it and wham, a foul. On offside what happened to being in an offside potion but not interfering with play? guy
On 10 Nov 2020 at 17:06, Kevin Lewis (UK SBS) wrote: I'm actually pro VAR, but just can't believe what a pigs ear the officials make of applying it. Firstly they don't have to use the lines. They are not used in Rugby replays to determine forward passes. If they must use the lines then Offside is offside, whether by a foot or a yard (Or a few millimetres). The forward already gets the advantage that he can be level (if that is even possible anymore). The idea that a player's arm can put them offside is patently ridiculous. But it is not VAR's fault. Part of the fault is with Lineker and his chums who moaned about handballs being given when the ball hit the arm. The unintended consequence of reducing the handball to the T Shirt line as they call it was that a goal can now be scored with that part of the arm which therefore now qualifies for offside. Surely the arm should ignored for offside decisions. It will be interesting to see what happens when a player uses the INSIDE of the upper arm to deliberately control the ball, or actually knock it into the net. My bet is they will change the interpretation again. Bamford and Leeds were very unlucky to be the first to be caught by this, but the law was correctly interpreted as it stands. KOT UK Shared Business Services Ltd. Registered in England and Wales as a limited company. Company number 6330639. Registered Office: Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, Wiltshire SN2 1FF. This email and any attachments are intended for the named addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately and do not disclose, distribute, or retain this email or any part of it. While we have taken every reasonable precaution to minimise risk of this e-mail or any attachments containing viruses, the recipient should carry out its own virus checks before opening the attachments. The Company does not accept any liability for any losses or damages which the recipient may sustain due to presence of any viruses. Any opinions expressed in this email (including attachments) are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the company's opinions. We will not accept responsibility for any commitments made by our employees outside the scope of our business. The Company reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communications through their networks for the purposes of preventing and detecting crime. _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ Dorigo's Right Buttock... -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ Dorigo's Right Buttock...
