I thought the points were that firstly it was a marginal decision but as you said TV replays suggested Viduka was inches offside, and the crucial second point that given his position in relation to the players - not being in line and also his view of Viduka being obstructed - that he could not actually have known for sure if Viduka was offside.
He guessed. Also, the time between the cross and the deflection going in meant he had to raise his flag after the ball was in the net. He may have thought Viduka was offside and interfering (I believe that was a requirement back then) when the ball was crossed, but Brown got there before Viduka and therefore, in my totally biased opinion, giving a marginal guess in that situation was wrong. But as you said, technically correct - he just wouldn't have known it. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 15 August 2006 16:07 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [LU] HORSFIELD CHARGED BY FA I have to say I agree with that offside decision - as I recall, the Leeds player crossed the ball aiming for a Leeds player who was clearly offside near the goal. Brown slid to try and stop the ball reaching said offside player and in doing so diverted the ball into his own net. As the offside rule stood at that time, it was the right decision. It was very annoying, and I was going mad in the stadium, but it was right. DW _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist oh alright then :-)
