On This Day.

[bocadillo]

Sticks was miles offside as well. Quality.

Unusual to have both the gods and the linesman on our side at the same time.

 

[bocadillo]

Both legs were away from home that year.

We've been tied up in Nottingham for the past few days and I bored Mrs Boc with that story as we walked past the City Ground on the anniversary of the game on Thursday.

 

[bocadillo]

Me and my mate had to hide in someones back garden after being chased through some residential area afterwards.

They didn't take defeat very well.

I finished up walking back to the car in a bin bag for a disguise. The Pompey fans did think they had good reason for their discontent. After all they had earned 17 more points than us during the season (or was it 7?) and should not have had to face the indignity of the playoffs.

Ha!

 

[Blue Maniac]

After all they had earned 17 more points than us during the season (or was it 7?)

12.

 

[Joe_Fox]

Sticks was miles offside as well. Quality.

Was he? Looked ok to me.

 

[Miles Away]

Was he? Looked ok to me.

Keeper was beyond him.

 

[bocadillo]

Keeper was beyond him.

Linesman wasn't clear on the detail of the offside rule either.

 

[Blaarev]

Linesman wasn't clear on the detail of the offside rule either.

He didn’t touch the ball though. When was the rule of interfering with play introduced?

 

[pork pie fox]

He didn’t touch the ball though. When was the rule of interfering with play introduced?

 

[Blaarev]

Which part?

 

[pork pie fox]

Which part?

Ormondroyd touching the ball. It's pretty clear he does and the commentator even says that, too. Unless I'm misinterpreting what you're saying, which is entirely possible.

 

[Blaarev]

Looks like it’s the defender to me. But I’ve only watched it on my phone so I might be wrong obviously

 

[pork pie fox]

Looks like it’s the defender to me. But I’ve only watched it on my phone so I might be wrong obviously

Yeah it's definitely Sticks. It's not exactly HD, though, so I get why it might not be the clearest on a phone

 

[Joe_Fox]

Hang on a minute, if the keeper is in front of the ball and there is a defender on the line, if an attacking player who is between the keeper and the last defender score it's offside?

 

[Blaarev]

Hang on a minute, if the keeper is in front of the ball and there is a defender on the line, if an attacking player who is between the keeper and the last defender score it's offside?

Yes. Unless there are two defenders on the line

 

[Jeff]

Hang on a minute, if the keeper is in front of the ball and there is a defender on the line, if an attacking player who is between the keeper and the last defender score it's offside?

To be onside you have to have two opposing players between you and the goal.
Surely everyone knows that?

 

[pork pie fox]

Hang on a minute, if the keeper is in front of the ball and there is a defender on the line, if an attacking player who is between the keeper and the last defender score it's offside?

The fact that one of them is a goalkeeper is irrelevant. If there are fewer than two opposition players, between the attacker and the goal line, they are in an offside position (not to be confused with being offside). The fact that there is normally a goalkeeper in one of those positions means that people tend to concentrate on the last defender. There could be two defenders (but no goalkeeper) between the attacker and the goal line and the player would therefore be onside, for instance.

 

[SwedeFox]

Looks like it’s the defender to me. But I’ve only watched it on my phone so I might be wrong obviously

We played in yellow

 

[SJN-Fox]

Meanwhile on this day last year the groundsmen truly excelled themselves.

 

[bocadillo]

To be onside you have to Have two opposing players between you and the goal.
Surely everyone knows that?

The linesman didn't.