Tbf they already do that at lots of set pieces. You usually get one of the forwards standing three or four yards offside. Not seen it yet though from open play so you could be onto a winner.
It's not actually. You extend the lines already in the image, the goal line and the six yard line, beyond the boundaries of the image to the point at which they meet called the vanishing point. You then draw a line from the ball to this point. The BBC's line does indeed meet the other lines at this point. I know cos I did it. Much to my displeasure I must admit, but it's accurate.
Doesn't look offside on that still, but (a) Is that the split-second at which the ball was played to Abraham and (b) Is the artificial line drawn on the photo completely parallel to the line of the penalty area?
Absolute ballox, the rule is stupid, Tammy was offside throughout the move but maybe, just maybe he was level when the ball was played to him (debatable but would have probably got away with it with VAR). When the ball went out to the right he was clearly offside and seeking to gain an advantage and clearly interfering with play. I would like to know who defines a "phase of play" and what drugs they are taking when they do it.
I never said it made sense - just that's what the rule stated, so it's not absolute ballox. I'll leave you all to it on this thread now.
Yes it would have been. Our Piero software (the package they use during analysis to highlight players, draw arrows, triangles, lines or whatever) calibrates the whole pitch from various camera positions well before the match coverage starts. It's incredibly accurate and the guy operating it is one of the best in the business.
My opinion is that at the point the ball is played to him he's onside by about a yard as the BBC image illustrates which is accurate. The BBC used a different method than I did to plot that line but we both returned exactly the same results. Crucially, I set out to find inaccuracies in their image but could only confirm how accurate it was. Which was disappointing. However I believe he was offside initially when the ball was played through and the rules I've read confirm this. I'd be interested to read the rule that states he wasn't offside if anyone can point me in that direction.
I thought he was offside seeking an advantage when the ball was played through to James. I als thought that the comments from Shearer in particular were patronising in the extreme. A selling club? Not in the last 3 windows. But then to cap it all, the Barnsley players were putting themselves in the shop window! Arrogant, condescending & crass
He was but I doubt he knows too much about how we play now, probable thought we'd perform more like Bristol city did against the Blunts.