Saints 3-1 Palace - Match Thread

[Matthew Le God]

6 hours ago, Whitey Grandad said:

It’s not worth arguing over but theoretical it’s possible for an offside player to block the movement of an opposition player even though the ball is long way away.

If he blocks the movement of an opponent then the the offence is obstruction, not him being offside.

[Whitey Grandad]

2 hours ago, Matthew Le God said:

If he blocks the movement of an opponent then the the offence is obstruction, not him being offside.

Obstruction isn’t a specific offence any more but if you’re in an offside position when you do it it will be given as offside. The threshold for an offside obstruction is lower than that for a foul in normal play.