Recent content by OffTheWall79

Actually kicks or attempts to kick is a direct free kick offence. It is the nature of the kick/attempted kick (careless, reckless or excessive force) that determines the sanction.

Was Red no.9 active? No, not IMHO! Unless he actually touches the ball then he is not interfering with play "In the context of Law 11 – Offside, the following definitions apply: “interfering with play” means playing or touching the ball passed or touched by a team-mate" However, that being...

I'd have to disagree. Last season I think you could quite easily have given that as offside but with the new wording in the LOTG that's not offside for this season. 1) Suarez doesn't interfere with play as he doesn't touch the ball 2) I don't think that he challenged the goalkeeper for the...

I think it's quite possibly the clearest DOGSO you will ever see. 7 yards out, about to shoot. Nailed on red

Fair enough I thought he was implying that he was offside just because the ball was played forward, as in the OP it says "LAMBERT is about 2 strides ahead of Rodriguez"

Just to add, it doesn't matter whether the ball goes forward, sideways or backwards. It's whether the player is closer to the goal than both the second rearmost defender AND the ball. In this case he is obviously closer to the goal than the second rearmost defender but not the ball so he is...

Yes, as shown in the picture above. Clearly onside = goal

The way this is described sounds like Offside to me. The blue players are offside when the free kick is taken and they receive the ball via a deflection so that comes under gaining an advantage as I wouldn't imagine that the wall deliberately played the ball to the Blues by blocking it If they...

Thanks Ryan! Good luck with yours hope you get it

Just received my letter confirming promotion to Level 4 subject to the fitness test :)

Providing the goalkeeper has deliberately committed this offence to prevent the striker from gaining possession of the ball (which is what I assumed from the OP) would you not caution for the "act of unsporting behaviour". That is what I was insinuating, not cautioning for the handball as...

IDFK and YC for USB for me as well A goalkeeper can't be guilty of any type misconduct with relation to handling the ball within his own penalty area so therefore he can't be sent off for DOGSO (similarly that he can't be sent off he deliberately stops the ball going into his own goal if it...

I was going to open that can of worms as well :) For me it's not a DOGSO, Ramsey does not have the ball under control, for me the Welsh keeper would have got there well before Ramsey. Agree with you that it should have been a second yellow

Decided to finally take the plunge and join as a member after reading the posts for several weeks :)