Wanderers v Liverpool

[boltonboris]

I would add that just recently all I notice is how much our opposition is rolling around.

Then you watch a non-Bolton game and realise it's not that they are rolling around, it's that WE aren't.

I'm all for footballing honesty, but at times, we're getting mugged because we aren't willing to try and cheat like every other c*nt in the league.

As for the offside, the whistle should have gone when the cross went in. The linesman had no idea it wasn't intended for Cole in the first place, so the whistle should go immediately. Cole is offside when the ball comes in, dragging our defender towards him, he's intefering with play and then scores from the original advantage. It's offside.

It's not though. It should be offside, coz if he ain't interfering with play what is he on the pitch for? However he doesn't attack the cross, nor is he preventing anyone from seeing the ball etc. Then the ball comes off Elmander. Whether or not Elmander was fouled is a different question, but Cole wasn't offside.

Pru. You're a sensible lad.. Do you genuinely believe the linesman looked across and thought, 'Oooh, that came off the Bolton player last.. Not offside"

Did he feck, he had no idea! He should have flagged, but didn't

[Prufrock]

I would add that just recently all I notice is how much our opposition is rolling around.

Then you watch a non-Bolton game and realise it's not that they are rolling around, it's that WE aren't.

I'm all for footballing honesty, but at times, we're getting mugged because we aren't willing to try and cheat like every other c*nt in the league.

As for the offside, the whistle should have gone when the cross went in. The linesman had no idea it wasn't intended for Cole in the first place, so the whistle should go immediately. Cole is offside when the ball comes in, dragging our defender towards him, he's intefering with play and then scores from the original advantage. It's offside.

It's not though. It should be offside, coz if he ain't interfering with play what is he on the pitch for? However he doesn't attack the cross, nor is he preventing anyone from seeing the ball etc. Then the ball comes off Elmander. Whether or not Elmander was fouled is a different question, but Cole wasn't offside.

Pru. You're a sensible lad.. Do you genuinely believe the linesman looked across and thought, 'Oooh, that came off the Bolton player last.. Not offside"

Did he feck, he had no idea! He should have flagged, but didn't

Earlier on I put I thought he got it right more through luck than judgement. I *reckon* the linesman just f*cked up and didn't see it, doesn't mean it wasn't the right call. The key part is the interpretation says a player is offside if it 'deflects' off an opponent. I think that means from a shot or whatever, whereas I'd say Elmander 'played' the ball. I still haven't seen a replay whilst watching if Elmander is fouled though.

[boltonboris]

He was no more fouled than any other penalty box tussle

[Prufrock]

Then I reckon he got it right. Utterly by fluke you understand, but still right.