SM
The avuncular one
editted because it was long and waffle for the most part. Incident - you're the referee.
A ball is played through for an attacker in an offside position to run onto, he knows he has gone early and immediately puts his hands in the air, turns his back and walks away from the direction of the ball. This happens right in front of the AR on that side and he raises the flag straight away (far too quickly for a ball played into space down a wing) and despite my shouts that the attacker is not interfering with play and me looking right at him, decides to leave the flag up. In my head the question is, I could now blow and give the offside despite it being hugely clear that there is no offside offence (I have just shouted loudly that there isn't), or I can allow play to go on. I could have blown straight away when the flag went up of course, but it was obvious the attacker had no intention of trying to play the ball. A switched on team mate of the attacker notices the lack of whistle and runs in to challenge the defender. Ball goes out of play for a throw in to the defensive team.
Thoughts on this?
A ball is played through for an attacker in an offside position to run onto, he knows he has gone early and immediately puts his hands in the air, turns his back and walks away from the direction of the ball. This happens right in front of the AR on that side and he raises the flag straight away (far too quickly for a ball played into space down a wing) and despite my shouts that the attacker is not interfering with play and me looking right at him, decides to leave the flag up. In my head the question is, I could now blow and give the offside despite it being hugely clear that there is no offside offence (I have just shouted loudly that there isn't), or I can allow play to go on. I could have blown straight away when the flag went up of course, but it was obvious the attacker had no intention of trying to play the ball. A switched on team mate of the attacker notices the lack of whistle and runs in to challenge the defender. Ball goes out of play for a throw in to the defensive team.
Thoughts on this?
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