Right now before I start the story, I know Law 11 states you can't be offside from a goal kick but:
Assistant referee today on a game, blue number nine on every goal kick from his team is stood miles offside. None have been going to him until one in the second half where again he's stood at least 3 metres offside at the point the keeper kicks it. It hangs in the air and then he comes running in and heads the ball off to his buddy running through who messes it up and goes for a throw.
So when he heads the ball I've raised my flag and immediately though oh hang on law 11 etc, as I said the ball went out for a throw anyway and the ref played on as nothing came of it. Now I know what the law states and I can totally understand if it's an opponents goal kick but I can't seem to shift it out my head that he was off as its his side that have kicked it through. Its exactly the same as the keeper passing to a defender off the goal kick and him lumping it up to him. It's gonna bug me and I know that by the laws I'm wrong but seems mental to me.
Assistant referee today on a game, blue number nine on every goal kick from his team is stood miles offside. None have been going to him until one in the second half where again he's stood at least 3 metres offside at the point the keeper kicks it. It hangs in the air and then he comes running in and heads the ball off to his buddy running through who messes it up and goes for a throw.
So when he heads the ball I've raised my flag and immediately though oh hang on law 11 etc, as I said the ball went out for a throw anyway and the ref played on as nothing came of it. Now I know what the law states and I can totally understand if it's an opponents goal kick but I can't seem to shift it out my head that he was off as its his side that have kicked it through. Its exactly the same as the keeper passing to a defender off the goal kick and him lumping it up to him. It's gonna bug me and I know that by the laws I'm wrong but seems mental to me.