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Who knows what difference it would have made but surely there was a big suspicion of offside for Brentford’s first and third goals. 

They looked questionable at the time and whilst the Sky highlights aren’t conclusive they certainly would have been VAR’d if it was used in the Championship. 

Particularly if the first one had been ruled out it could have led to a very different game. 
 

 

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10 hours ago, Ken Abbott said:

Who knows what difference it would have made but surely there was a big suspicion of offside for Brentford’s first and third goals. 

They looked questionable at the time and whilst the Sky highlights aren’t conclusive they certainly would have been VAR’d if it was used in the Championship. 

Particularly if the first one had been ruled out it could have led to a very different game. 
 

 

This sounds like a post match Johnson interview. 

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10 hours ago, Ken Abbott said:

Who knows what difference it would have made but surely there was a big suspicion of offside for Brentford’s first and third goals. 

They looked questionable at the time and whilst the Sky highlights aren’t conclusive they certainly would have been VAR’d if it was used in the Championship. 

Particularly if the first one had been ruled out it could have led to a very different game. 
 

 

Forst one wasnt offside as came off hunt foot.

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If he was offside it’s when the ball was kicked, as soon as he goes to chase it he should be flaggged. From my seat he looked 3/4 yards off. Problem was the Lino was further behind play than the test of our defence.

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3 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

I remember one very late flag, can't remember which end it was but clearly offside yet took a very long time to reach the correct decision.

That was second half down their left - it was Watkins.

And that’s what annoys me about the current offside rule,  i.e. the linesman only flags when the player touches the ball. For the first Brentford goal, if Watkins is offside but the linesman doesn’t flag straightaway, does Hunt go for it assuming that he might be onside, and risk touching it, which now plays him onside, (what appears to have happened) or leave it, which if the forward then isn’t flagged potentially has a clear run ahead and everyone blames the defender for not going for it.

It’s a pretty impossible conundrum for defenders, and to make that decision in a split second relies on instinct rather than rational thought. If however the linesman flags straight away as soon as he/she sees the player is offside, whether or not the forward is going for the ball, everyone knows where they stand.

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2 minutes ago, 1960maaan said:

If he was offside it’s when the ball was kicked, as soon as he goes to chase it he should be flaggged. From my seat he looked 3/4 yards off. Problem was the Lino was further behind play than the test of our defence.

I’ve no idea whether he was offside or not, but the offside (if it was) would be at the point Raya booted it, not when Hunt did.  This whole thing of linesman waiting (if that’s what happened) is wrong.  At some point someone is gonna get injured because they carried on, e.g. get flattened by a keeper, just as the lino then decides to flag.

2 minutes ago, Dr Balls said:

That was second half down their left - it was Watkins.

And that’s what annoys me about the current offside rule,  i.e. the linesman only flags when the player touches the ball. For the first Brentford goal, if Watkins is offside but the linesman doesn’t flag straightaway, does Hunt go for it assuming that he might be onside, and risk touching it, which now plays him onside, (what appears to have happened) or leave it, which if the forward then isn’t flagged potentially has a clear run ahead and everyone blames the defender for not going for it.

It’s a pretty impossible conundrum for defenders, and to make that decision in a split second relies on instinct rather than rational thought. If however the linesman flags straight away as soon as he/she sees the player is offside, whether or not the forward is going for the ball, everyone knows where they stand.

Ah, you beat me to it.

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The only thing VAR would show in forensic detail was if Hunt and Williams had made their tackles and if Smith and Kalas weren't ambling around like spectators then the goal wouldn't have occured.

The 3rd: they scored from the second passage of play after the scorer was in an offside position and after we'd played the ball.

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25 minutes ago, Lez said:

Forst one wasnt offside as came off hunt foot.

Not sure thats how it would work. If he was offside when initial ball was played and hunt went for it and touched it. Thats still offside regardless of hunt touching it? Or have i got that completely wrong?

 

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7 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

... but the offside (if it was) would be at the point Raya booted it, not when Hunt did.  This whole thing of linesman waiting (if that’s what happened) is wrong.

Wrong on both counts.

A player only commits an offence when they are actively involved in play, being in an offside position is not of itself an offence.

The officials indicate an offence has occured at the point of the offence occuring.

You may not like it but that's what Law 11 says.

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11 hours ago, Ken Abbott said:

Who knows what difference it would have made but surely there was a big suspicion of offside for Brentford’s first and third goals. 

They looked questionable at the time and whilst the Sky highlights aren’t conclusive they certainly would have been VAR’d if it was used in the Championship. 

Particularly if the first one had been ruled out it could have led to a very different game. 
 

 

No chance the first was offside. The third I need to see back but honestly if it was offside don’t think it would’ve made much of a difference 

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13 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

the offside (if it was) would be at the point Raya booted it,

That’s what I said ?

Lino was yards behind play a lot of the start of the game, got abuse after the goal, them made a point of staring across the line of the last player. Problem then was, he had no idea when the ball had been kicked. Gave a couple of poor offsides in our favour too. 
The flag should go up as soon as the offside player moves towards the ball. Part of the problem may be VAR. they are told not to flag , so I wonder if this is muddying the water.

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I've just re-run the highlights on Quest. The first is a long ball over the top from the keeper and the camera doesn't show the players when the ball is played.

It does look like Hunt stretched out a leg and may have touched it though. The real problem here has been evident for a number of weeks now, we just don't seam to be able to deal with long punt over the top. It doesn't help when Hunt falls on his ass trying to defend.

For the third, Watkins and their 31 were both well onside although again to can't see where Benrahma was when the ball was played, when he does appear in shot at the bottom of the screen he does look to be just onside.

While were on 'what ifs' their second is interesting - we could have seen a penalty and a red for Bentley if they hadn't scored.

 

Anyway, time to move on - embarrassed by the score and Johnson' Red though. 

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25 minutes ago, BTRFTG said:

Wrong on both counts.

A player only commits an offence when they are actively involved in play, being in an offside position is not of itself an offence.

The officials indicate an offence has occured at the point of the offence occuring.

You may not like it but that's what Law 11 says.

Yes, I didn’t word it correct, I was trying to convey that had he received it without Hunt’s intervention, it would’ve been his position when Raya kicked it.  

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45 minutes ago, Dr Balls said:

That was second half down their left - it was Watkins.

And that’s what annoys me about the current offside rule,  i.e. the linesman only flags when the player touches the ball. For the first Brentford goal, if Watkins is offside but the linesman doesn’t flag straightaway, does Hunt go for it assuming that he might be onside, and risk touching it, which now plays him onside, (what appears to have happened) or leave it, which if the forward then isn’t flagged potentially has a clear run ahead and everyone blames the defender for not going for it.

It’s a pretty impossible conundrum for defenders, and to make that decision in a split second relies on instinct rather than rational thought. If however the linesman flags straight away as soon as he/she sees the player is offside, whether or not the forward is going for the ball, everyone knows where they stand.

i agree the current rule is ridiculous

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32 minutes ago, East End Old Boy said:

Brentford attacking the Atyeo.

There was an incident not long into the second half where the ball was played forward the linesman flagged for offside then put his flag down and the move continued with Brentford getting a corner from it.

The guy was clearly offside but it was a misplaced pass from one of our players that played the forward in.

I was stood in the disabled area chatting to some people I know and a steward I always say hello to as the move happened right infront of me. 

I did have to laugh though one of the guys to my left shouted to the linesman that he was having a shocker, to which the linesman turned around and told him to "F**k off"

I took this picture at the same time 

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2 minutes ago, city1983 said:

i agree the current rule is ridiculous

The old clear daylight between the attacker and defender was a lot simpler and as Brian Clough once said,if a player isn’t interfering with play what’s he doing on the pitch(or something like that)

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2 minutes ago, Lez said:

It doesnt matter. The player is technically only interfering once it comes off Hunts boot.

Whatever mate....not sure about your take on it tbh....I thought it was when the ball was played....as did many around me. We were shit and beaten by the better side so its irrelvant now. 

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Maybe we're not so good with the offside rule, ever changing though it is.

I make that 3 goals we've conceded where there have been claims of offside. Assombalonga's one vs Middlesbrough caused a lot of debate on here and now these two.

The two at WBA were certainly offside so no blame can be attached.

On the flipside, how many goals did Weimann have disallowed for offside last season?? At least two were out and out errors, one wasn't seen or stuck on highlights (Derby away I believe) and think a couple were- think it was at least 5 though.

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12 hours ago, Ken Abbott said:

Who knows what difference it would have made but surely there was a big suspicion of offside for Brentford’s first and third goals. 

They looked questionable at the time and whilst the Sky highlights aren’t conclusive they certainly would have been VAR’d if it was used in the Championship. 

Particularly if the first one had been ruled out it could have led to a very different game. 
 

 

The third goal was absolutely fine, the first is not possible to see because when the keeper kicks the ball the Brentford striker isn’t in the picture. 

Re offside goals, I thought Eliasson‘s goal at Charlton was offside when Brownhill played it through to him , I’m surprised no one asked about that one on here at the time! 

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1 hour ago, GTFABM said:

Not sure thats how it would work. If he was offside when initial ball was played and hunt went for it and touched it. Thats still offside regardless of hunt touching it? Or have i got that completely wrong?

 

Your correct, as soon as an attacking player makes a run towards the ball, he becomes ‘active’. 

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2 hours ago, Davefevs said:

I’ve no idea whether he was offside or not, but the offside (if it was) would be at the point Raya booted it, not when Hunt did.  This whole thing of linesman waiting (if that’s what happened) is wrong.  At some point someone is gonna get injured because they carried on, e.g. get flattened by a keeper, just as the lino then decides to flag.

The fa golden boy pulled his hamstring yest going for ball whilst offside im sure they will change this now its happened to him :laugh:

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1 hour ago, Davefevs said:

Yes, I didn’t word it correct, I was trying to convey that had he received it without Hunt’s intervention, it would’ve been his position when Raya kicked it.  

Indeed, had Hunt not touched it it's likely he would have been given offside at the spot where he touched the ball, not where he was standing when the ball was punted forward. 

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