No offside rule.

[Longlostjack]

What would the game look like? I‘d like to see some games arranged at the top level to see how tactics would change. Thoughts?

 

[JustJack]

It would be a mess.

Teams would launch the ball from one goalkeeper to the other.

 

[Pentyrchjack]

It would be a mess.

Teams would launch the ball from one goalkeeper to the other.

Like the scum do

 

[sainthelens]

We could have got 100 million for Bafetembi Gomis.

 

[J_B]

There would be no midfield. Defenders and goal hangers in both areas.

 

[K23]

That would probably be too fundamental a change and could change the way the game is played too much. A better idea IMO which has been mooted many times over the years, would be to extend the 18 yard lines out to the touchlines and only have offsides between the 18 yard and goal lines. This would tend to spread the play out as defences wouldn't push up so far but wouldn't change how the game is played apart from favouring attacking which is not necessarily a bad thing from the entertainment point of view.

 

[killayjack74]

We still pass it 500 times sideways and backwards in midfield tho

 

[JustJack]

That would probably be too fundamental a change and could change the way the game is played too much. A better idea IMO which has been mooted many times over the years, would be to extend the 18 yard lines out to the touchlines and only have offsides between the 18 yard and goal lines. This would tend to spread the play out as defences wouldn't push up so far but wouldn't change how the game is played apart from favouring attacking which is not necessarily a bad thing from the entertainment point of view.

I agree but I would place it at halfway between the box and center line, so around 35 yards out?

 

[monmouth]

That would probably be too fundamental a change and could change the way the game is played too much. A better idea IMO which has been mooted many times over the years, would be to extend the 18 yard lines out to the touchlines and only have offsides between the 18 yard and goal lines. This would tend to spread the play out as defences wouldn't push up so far but wouldn't change how the game is played apart from favouring attacking which is not necessarily a bad thing from the entertainment point of view.

That was tried and rejected years ago wasn't it. Better in my view to reinforce the offside law to be if you ar offside in the zone you mention, then you are offside. No 'interfering with play' bollocks. But...offside defined as your feet being beyond the last defender.