fking joke when an attacking player can stand on his own in front of the keeper and not be ruled as interfering
since when is standing to the side of someone, standing in front of them????????????????????????????????????????????? what about the second goal? arent players allowed two goes at the ball either?????????????????????
He was just to the side of the trajectory of the ball but definitely in the keeper's eyeline. Stupid, stupid rule.
do you have any brain cells, we are talking about the first nowt to do with what the ****ing score is
yes, you obviouslydont, because if it hadnt been allowed to wouldnt have been 1-2 would it you wooden top!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it did, but on this occasion that wasn't my point , Rooney was stood right in front of the keeper in the line of the ball
seriously are you for real, I was pointing out the farcical rule not asking for a rant from a closet Man U fan
Ah right, I'm not watching so wasn't sure of the circumstances or context. It looks like the Man U fans have taken over this thread so I'll sit back and watch the fun unfold.
Eaxactly as a goalkeeper, anyone in the box especially that close has a bearing on your positioning and the goalkeeper therefore needs to take into consideration that player may be involved in the play, hence that player has to be offisde.
For me offside should apply to anyone in the penalty area. That would be a simple & effective rule that could be simply applied. Only exceptions should be a man down injured.
Err, no it wasn’t because he didn’t touch the ball, that is the current rule. Should the rule be changed? I believe so – I’d change it so that it’s offside if in the 6 yard box regardless of whether the ball is touched.
Eastander is right - see explanation from Graham Poll ( sorry its in the mail online) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...lained-Alan-Hansen-Mick-McCarthy-rest-us.html As Rooney was to the side and didnt touch the ball he is not active. Had the keeper saved it though and Rooney had kicked in the rebound he would have been offside Not sure that the balance is right but you dont want goals disallowing for players in an "offside" position on the opposite side of the pitch so I can see why the rule is applied the way it is as it should make it less open to different interpretation. Rooney didnt move and attempt to play the ball so as he didnt block the keepers view either the goal should stand