I totally agree. The offside rule has become ridiculous. To be offside, a player has to be interfering with play. If VAR has to get out a ruler to find whether a player is one toenail offside, then clearly he or she is no more or less able to interfere with play than if that toenail were to be 1cm further away or closer to goal.
I've seen decisions go for and against my team (Tottenham, since you ask) and whether in the opponents' favour (this week against Southampton) or in our favour (Champions League quarter final against City) they've been equally stupid.
(PS: I remember being at Loftus Road to watch Rodney Marsh. Those were the days)
I totally agree. The offside rule has become ridiculous. To be offside, a player has to be interfering with play. If VAR has to get out a ruler to find whether a player is one toenail offside, then clearly he or she is no more or less able to interfere with play than if that toenail were to be 1cm further away or closer to goal.
I've seen decisions go for and against my team (Tottenham, since you ask) and whether in the opponents' favour (this week against Southampton) or in our favour (Champions League quarter final against City) they've been equally stupid.
(PS: I remember being at Loftus Road to watch Rodney Marsh. Those were the days)