New offside rule?

[Caucaunibuca]

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/headlinenews?id=321210&cc=5739

I would be suprised if this was passed, would certainly lead to a lot more goals being scored.

 

[finchbee]

if you were a Spurs fan you would say if that was the case the lino would have seen the goal !!

 

[Boston Bee]

That is probably the single dumbest idea I've ever heard! Wouldn't you just line your back four along the edge of the penalty area and have your strikers up at their box. So then you would have a 75x75 yard box to play 5-a-side match between exhausted midfielders.

Honestly, the FIFA/EUFA sometimes just makes your head spin they're so dumb.

 

[-superbees2k3-]

Crap idea

 

[finchbee]

You would probably have teams change formation and have a 2-2-4-2 or something and man mark at the back

 

[AlexBee]

What a load of rubbish

 

[Beesnut]

Load of crap,means that you'll just end up being bombarded with players around the area,though Deon Burton would love it,as you would hoof it up,he would hold it,wait a minute for every one to catch up and then lay off...Still a crap idea though

 

[Mince Pie]

Rubbish, you've just got to put up with bad decisions if you want to keep the game the way it is. These new proposals would make the game appealing to Americans only.

 

[ianallon]

A crap idea indeed. Would turn Peter Crouch into a £50,000,000 player overnight!

 

[Boston Bee]

hate it

Rubbish, you've just got to put up with bad decisions if you want to keep the game the way it is. These new proposals would make the game appealing to Americans only.

 

[Brain-dead Bee]

I think the FA trialled a system (Watney Cup or some similar pre-season thing in the 70s) with a line drawn across the pitch 30-35 yds from each goal, where you could only be offside beyond that line. I can't remember details of any of the matches (probably only saw highlights of 1-2) but it can't have been successful enough to get it brought in permanently.

The idea of replacing red cards for cynical fouls outside the box with a penalty and yellow card might be worth trying out.