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| 1. Author: DunfyDave Date: Sun 5th Jul 2026. 14:24 Is it time for a change to the Offside Rule? With the introduction of VAR into the footballing world and the measurement for Offside sometimes splitting the width of a hair at the precise moment the ball is struck. In some cases you can clearly see that the attacking players upper torso leaning forward in attack mode whilst his feet are firmly behind the Offside split line of the defensive player and this prompted my question, "Is this fair"? Align that with the controversy surrounding the disallowed Iranian goal against Egypt - Should the goalkeepers positioning be relevant? Can this somehow be simplified to protect the sanctity of the game? To get away from the marginal calls with examples of, "part of your big toe one millimetre offside" to be replaced with an "entire foot"? Additionally, it could be left to each team to appeal for VAR and in similarity to tennis be restricted to a specific number of appeals per game which can be restored if succesfull. It will no doubtedly be a sensitive subject but worthy of debate and discussion 🙏 DunfyDave Reply |
| 2. Author: purekozma Date: Sun 5th Jul 2026. 14:38 I had similar thoughts on the precise offsides, for me the game should always lean towards forwards and goals as that is the main entertainment factor and seems overly harsh on the really close decisions beyond human eye and those that are not exploiting the offside rule. Controversial subject off course. Post Edited (Sun 05 Jul 14:44) Reply |
| 3. Author: Dave_1885 Date: Sun 5th Jul 2026. 15:46 Offside is a factual decision though, it’s not subject to interpretation - you’re either offside or onside. Doesn’t matter if it’s a yard a toenail. Whats needed is technology to advance to a stage where decisions are made within a few seconds and not minutes, which I think at the top level they are getting much closer to. Can only think of 2/3 times at the World Cup where its taken extremely long to determined and one of those was the “snicko” moment. Reply |
| 4. Author: BlackLight Date: Sun 5th Jul 2026. 15:47 Just switch the emphasis. If any part of the attacker is in line with the defender then they are onside. Reply |
| 5. Author: USMac Date: Sun 5th Jul 2026. 15:48 Why are we worrying about parts of the body that can play the ball being offside? The analysis really should be limited to the feet. Reply |
| 6. Author: 1985Par Date: Sun 5th Jul 2026. 15:48 Arsene Wenger is, I believe, trying to change the ruling so the the whole body must be offside. There will be as many tight calls no doubt but having a goal chalked off for being a bawhair offside feels harsh, a body and a bawhair much less so. It is no longer enough for a striker to look along the line to ensure he is level. “ level “ no longer exists as VAR will detect if the player is a millimetre either side of the line. Post Edited (Sun 05 Jul 15:53) Reply |
| 7. Author: AdamAntsParsStripe Date: Sun 5th Jul 2026. 16:16 Davie Dodds would have had a nightmare with VAR technology Zwei Pints Bier und ein Päckchen Chips bitte  Reply |
| 8. Author: JnrB Date: Sun 5th Jul 2026. 17:49 Doesn’t matter what they do there will always be a cut off point. There’s no problem with the current offside law. Reply |
| 9. Author: Livingston Par Date: Sun 5th Jul 2026. 17:54 Would Davie Dodds have broken the camera? Post Edited (Sun 05 Jul 17:54) Reply |
| 10. Author: Leamington_sPAR Date: Sun 5th Jul 2026. 18:09 I don’t see the logic of using any part of the body when its your feet that moves the body forward. Front of the forward foot should be the only criteria used for adjudication. Make the damn criteria simple, let’s not complicate it. Reply |
| 11. Author: pars4life1 Date: Sun 5th Jul 2026. 19:34 A lot of people seem to forget that the very existence of the offside rule is to make the game more attacking, letting attackers get away with being a full body width or ahead with their body(say so they can header the ball in) will only encourage defenders to sit ever deeper to try cover off the advantage the proposed law changes. Is that what those proposing the law change want? Doubt it Reply |
| 12. Author: DunfyDave Date: Sun 5th Jul 2026. 19:37 BlackLight, Sun 5 Jul 15:47 ^^^ This Dave1885 does have a point, the facts remain that any part (hair folicle or not) that is offside is factually offside as per rules but with the introduction of VAR it has become a tad controversial. How accurate is the pin-pointing of when the ball is struck versus the attacker making his move. I do like Blacklights input into shifting emphasis and perhaps measuring either the feet only OR any part of the attacker in-line with the defender = Not Offside DunfyDave Reply |
| 13. Author: Parsdaft21346327964 Date: Mon 6th Jul 2026. 09:55 To be fair tho no matter how you change the law unless you just scrap offsides completely which would be the worst decision you have to draw a line somewhere so no matter what there will be minuscule decisions always made like even the daylight option when does daylight start well that would be 0.00…..1mm after the player so that would always need checked there not an answer that will ever answer it all that will happen is new technology will come in to make it more accurate and quicker Reply |
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