...sorry hate football,no footy in my house allowed.

Good explanation onetoo  

I thank you

Still won't make me want to watch it though

Though I  do admit my late brother,who died over three years ago was a fan.So it was on then.

what a pathetic rule, for a load of pathetic egotistical players

Oh c'mon. It's a bit of a laugh

Right... it's a little bit clearer now ta

Ahem - I do already understand the offside rule, thanks. Unlike the group of male rugby fans who once sat behind me at a match, who also couldn't understand why it wasn't half time after 40 minutes..

That's a good way to describe it....I'm like deman, I grew up with 3 brothers so I was taught the rule as a child.

I quite like a lot of sports, so I got my dad to explain it to me when I was still at primary school.

I'm going to astonish you here Pam.... I do understand it!  But I am married to an Arsenal fan

Your explanation would have been a lot less painful to learn though!

I understand it and have done since I was a little girl  

Me too...what I don't understand is getting over excited about shoes!

Rude?

Sod that...if the b*tch wants MY shoes, she's going to have to fight me for them....


And as for "the offside rule"...it's just a bit of nonsense to make a simple and rather silly children's game look complicated enough to justify adults playing it...*runs away*

I think that is brilliant onetoo, but as you know from the footy thread, I understand the offside rule!!

Sometimes think that is why my husband loves me so much (apart from my charm and good nature of course ), his ex didn't like football and used to moan about it constantly, me on the other hand loves football and am counting down the days to the World Cup

*Whispers, I even have a countdown widget on my computer screen with exactly how long it is before the World Cup starts!!*

Ok, but what happens if there is another friend (looking a bit bored) who is waiting for you to the left of the lady in front, but slighty forward of her, and the purse bounces off the head of the sales assistant and rebounds onto said friend?

First time I've entered a footie thread lol.   I just can't find footie interesting, don't understand all the rules and although Onetoo you've found a way of explaining the offside rule for us women  ahem women like me   it still goes over my head lol  What I do find funny - if I'm in the room when hubby's watching it  - is some of the things footballers or the pundits on tv say after the match. At the weekend after some match hubby was watching someone said "he kicked it with his right hand foot"  I've heard soooo many silly/funny comments over the years that it makes me think footballers brains are in their boots, that's if they have any brains  

It's hard to explain the feeling...my husband's come close to it though 

(That's exactly how I feel about tennis)
The offside rule however is a lot more complex than portrayed here. Let us imagine a game between say Manchester United and the 'Boro.
Rule 83b........If Christian Ronaldo receives the ball in an offside position but scores, the goal stands. However if he misses and falls over it's a penalty.
Hope this helps.

Joe