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I hear that the German police will arrest any fans dressed as Adolf Hitler during the world cup for ‘racial abuse’. Who would such a fan be abusing? The Germans? The Jews?Originally Posted by Pyrmont
It’ll be worth dusting off the old costume to find out
COME ON ENGLAND!
PS. When are they going to sort out the off-side rule?
A couple more illustrations,
Last edited by try; 03-11-2007 at 08:43 PM.
Thanks Try
That’s what this place should really be about.
Fenric – you are stray towards contentious territory with the Adolf Hitler stuff. The past is exactly that and best left there. Today’s generation should not suffer because of what their grandfathers did. Please leave the costume at home this summer
You really cross the line and enter the minefield when it comes to what constitutes offside.
To be clear:
In order to break the rule: The player must be in an "offside position" at the moment the ball is "played" by a teammate. To be in an "offside position", a player must be on the opponent's half of the field & closer to the opponent's goal line than both the ball & the second-last defender. A player is not in an offside position if he is on his own half of the field (i.e. the half his goalkeeper is on), or even with the second-to-last defender or the last 2 defenders. (The goalkeeper is usually the last defender, or one of the last two, but he might not be; the rules just refer to the last 2 defenders & don't mention the goalkeeper). This is often difficult to call. (For example, if a player is even with the Second Last Defender & thereby in an "onside position" but runs past the Second Last Defender a split second after his teammate makes a through pass. In this example, the player is not offside because he was in an onside position at the moment the ball was played.)
However…..
In October 2003 FIFA circulated new recommendations to football's national associations with on how referees should handle offside decisions.
Assistant referee's (why they don’t still call ‘em linesmen I don’t know!) now have to wait until the end of a move before signaling a passive player off-side. The new guidlines mean that offside will not be signalled for uninvolved players who do not directly block the vision or restrict the movement of an opponent and who do not touch the ball. This is not a rule change but an attempt to define more precisely what is meant by 'interfering with play.' The new guidline states "that offside for interfering with play means - playing or touching a ball passed or touched by a team mate." And that offside for interfering with play means,"preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball, for example, by clearly obstructing the goalkeeper's line of vision or movements" or "making a gesture or movement while standing in the path of the ball to deceive or distract an opponent." A player will be deemed to have gained an advantage from an offside position if he "plays a ball that rebounds off a post or the crossbar having been in an offside position" or "plays a ball that rebounds off an opponent having been in an offside position". FIFA hoped that these new guidelines will improve the game by allowing more attacking play.
So – its clear as mud and I cannot see what your problem is!
Now, where I really have a problem is with that game they call football in the United States. Why the hell do they call it 'football' when most of the time the ball is handled!
he helps her workout
Try, very nice! You seem to be taking more time with your line quality. It really shows.
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When will we see some color from you, eh?
Thanks for the compliment Knave, but I don't do colour, just black ink.
Alright, I respect your artistic choice. Would you mind if a fan colored one of your pieces? Hmmm?
good i like it
My first pic post, hope it works...
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