Question for a referee

[Neil]

Yesterday at Eastbourne Boroughs game a player shoots at goal and his teammate is standing in an offside position (not in anyway in the keepers view)
The keeper blocks the shot and it rolls away a few yards to the side . The player who was in an offside position at the original shot runs to the ball but the keeper knocks the ball onto the foward and it goes in the goal.
Question is if a keeper touches the ball twice does it mean the foward is not now offside??

 

[BensGrandad]

Is it not now in the rules that a player cannot be played onside by an opponent playing the ball or is it just a deflection.

 

[Washie]

If the 'keeper has control of the ball, then it is not offside

 

[Washie]

Is it not now in the rules that a player cannot be played onside by an opponent playing the ball or is it just a deflection.

If it's a deflection, it's still offside.

 

[SWINDON SEAGULL]

As soon as the player, who was standing in the offside position, goes towards the ball he becomes "active" and is deemed to be offside. You cannot be played onside by a deflection

 

[Ali_rrr]

I was at the game yesterday, and he wasn't offside, but still, on that theory, yes he's offside. That that referee bloody inconsistent!

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

they used to have 'You Are The Ref' in Roy of The Rovers, not as god as Viz's 'You Are The Clown' though

 

[Djmiles]

Offside IMO. Stops you shooting from 80 yards and having 6 of your players goal hang just incase the keeper parries it, surely?

I know in this situation the original striker hits it, but the keeper wouldn't need to scramble the ball away if the offside player wasn't in that position in the first place.

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

Yesterday at Eastbourne Boroughs game a player shoots at goal and his teammate is standing in an offside position (not in anyway in the keepers view)
The keeper blocks the shot and it rolls away a few yards to the side . The player who was in an offside position at the original shot runs to the ball but the keeper knocks the ball onto the foward and it goes in the goal.
Question is if a keeper touches the ball twice does it mean the foward is not now offside??

He is Offside. 100%.

 

[Acker79]

The law:

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The definition

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I believe that last definition is your answer.

 

[SeagullSongs]

Without reading the laws above, I would say that if the keeper merely parries a shot and it goes to the striker who was in an offside position when the original shot was taken, then he is offside.
But if the keeper has control of the ball then drops it at the striker's feet then he cannot in any way be offside.

 

[Acker79]

Without reading the laws above, I would say that if the keeper merely parries a shot and it goes to the striker who was in an offside position when the original shot was taken, then he is offside.
But if the keeper has control of the ball then drops it at the striker's feet then he cannot in any way be offside.

But if he drops it, did he really have it under control?

 

[perseus]

Rules is Rules

High brow: I am inclined to agree with Brian Clough. If the player on the pitch is not interfering with play, what is he doing on the pitch ?

 

[stripeyshark]

High brow: I am inclined to agree with Brian Clough. If the player on the pitch is not interfering with play, what is he doing on the pitch ?

This.

 

[Meade's Ball]

High brow: I am inclined to agree with Brian Clough. If the player on the pitch is not interfering with play, what is he doing on the pitch ?

Waiting to be belted in the guts by his drunken-schnozzled manager, if he was in Clough's team and didn't put in an appearance that game.