27 Feb 2017 10:00:57
I'm sick of hearing all of the moaning about that disallowed goal. Cedric played a pass in the direction of a player who was 3 or 4 yards offside. The linesman would have had his eyes on a player who was so blatantly offside and probably assumed that the cross was aimed at him. If that was the case then he was within his rights to consider Bertrand to be interfering with play. The offside rule should be returned to it's former state where there was no need for a linesman to have to consider the nuances of the law within a split second.
27 Feb 2017 10:47:19
Right, so if the rules were different the linesman would have been correct. But they aren't, so he wasn't.
He got it wrong, it's not controversial.
27 Feb 2017 10:59:07
Stephens should have been sent of but .
Things even out eventually. We have been on the wrong side of some calls for a while this season. Maybe it is our turn.
27 Feb 2017 11:13:45
Romeu could have walked too for the forearm/ elbow.
27 Feb 2017 12:18:47
RWWD,
I wasn't claiming that it wasn't the wrong decision I was just suggesting that it wasn't the "disgusting" decision that Matt Le Tissier and many others thought it was. There is a perfectly valid argument to suggest that Bertrand was interfering with play if you were the linesman and thought that Cedric's cross was aimed at Bertrand. Perhaps people should direct some of their fury at Bertrand's brainless decision to wander 3 or 4 yards offside. I think the vast majority of linesmen would have put their flag up in similar circumstances. Offside should be a matter of fact and not one of interpretation.
27 Feb 2017 12:35:05
He wasn't interfering with play though and linesmen have time to think about their decision. He didn't have to flag straight away.
27 Feb 2017 12:44:14
The goal should have been allowed, the linesman was wrong we got lucky. Stephens tackle was only a yellow.
Yet we scored and ground out a result. Lots happen in a game of football and its all part of it. We had some shocking decisions go against us as well.
Nothing to moan about.
27 Feb 2017 12:26:34
I think it was a fair goal - best way to judge it is to think how you would be feel if it was a Utd goal.
I do agree that the rules on offside need simplifying.
Should be if anyone is offside it's offside.
27 Feb 2017 17:39:44
What's the valid argument to suggest he was interfering? I'd genuinely like to hear it. He didn't touch the ball, he wasn't in goalie's eye-line and no defender left another man to mark him.
27 Feb 2017 18:38:14
Who gives a toss? We won that's all that matters. Don't care what any media numpties say personally. Some you win some you lose.
27 Feb 2017 21:12:43
I agree with Roger. My son and I were watching it and when the ball was first played, we both shouted "offside". So a linesman has got to make a decision whether the ball was actually played to Bertrand or Gabbiadini in a split second. It is very ambiguous.
I honestly think the ball was actually played towards Bertrand but it was Gabbiadin's alertness that got him there.
But of course, if that useless player we call a centre back had not been sleeping as he had for most of the game, then he should have easily cleared it and this discussion will not be happening.