Offside rule explained

[Sweder]

With this years world cup coming up fast it might be an idea to engage those women in your life who will be trying to distract us men from the wonderful game.

"The offside rule explained for girls"

You're in a shoe shop, second in the queue for the till. Behind the shop assistant on the till is a pair of shoes which you have seen and which you must have.

The female shopper in front of you has seen them also and is eyeing them with desire.

Both of you have forgotten your purses.

It would be totally rude to push in front of the first woman if you had no money to pay for the shoes.

The shop assistant remains at the till waiting.

Your friend is trying on another pair of shoes at the back of the shop and sees your dilemma.

She prepares to throw her purse to you.

If she does so, you can catch the purse, then walk round the other shopper and buy the shoes.

At a pinch she could throw the purse ahead of the other shopper and, *whilst it is in flight* you could nip around the other shopper, catch the purse and buy the shoes.

Always remembering that until the purse had *actually been thrown* it would be plain wrong to be forward of the other shopper.

[Seafront Plodder]

Although having said all that.............

You cannot be offside from a throw in. :p

[Sweder]

Don't confuse them, SP . . .

[bitter & twisted]. . . besides, it depends on who you're playing.
If, for example, there's a danger your team might score against Chelski from a throw-in there's every chance the lino's flag will go up . . . [/bitter & twisted]

[Seafront Plodder]

As a ManYoo fan I think you're skating on very thin ice when discussind dodgy ref decisions.

[Sweder]

Never mind all that . . . this is simply heart-warming . . .

http://www.fcchelsea.com/html/good_lad.html