Salaam
After the comments made by sky sports presenters about the female lineswoman its best to ask the question:
DO WOMEN UNDERSTAND THE FOOTBALL OFF-SIDE RULE?
(Do men:-)?? )
Does it matter?
Are men really sexist when it comes to women and football?
wasalaam
"Believing their microphones were off," LOL ouch!
I didn't even know female assistants existed!
Yes it was sexist!
"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi
no.
I only understood it properly a few months ago and I'm a bloke!
If your player is ahead of the ball and ahead of your opponent's last defender/closer to the goal, then they are offside. But it only counts as an offence/free kick if they handle the ball.
Is that about right?
“Before death takes away what you are given, give away whatever there is to give.”
Mawlana Jalal ud Din Rumi
yep
"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi
No, they changed it a few years ago. That was the old offside rule.
The old rule:
When you pass the ball, no member of your team should be past the last defender. (before that it was even equal distant I think...)
New rule:
When you pass the ball, no relevant/in play player should be past the last defender.
The difference is that if you are passing to your left and there is a player offside to your right, it is no longer a foul unless the player is considered a part of the move. That player can simply wait for the defenders to get past him and then make his move again.
EIther way, for people who don't watch football it is irrelevant - even to those who don't play professionally as most people dont really care about it too much.
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
Yep no one cares about it, anyway.
The pundits were still sexist though - obviously the assistant ref's gna know the rule!
"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi
this is madness, so what he made a sexist comment does he deserve the death penalty no. Does he deserve to lose his job i don't think he does. Football is primarily a male arena, women who enter that arena can do so, but need to grow a tough skin. It's like with corporate business although their are female bosses, by in large in lucrative corporations the men are at the very top of the ladder, yet women still enter this line of work, and they put up with the sexism.
Unfortunately women will have to battle through the sexism if they wish to be successful. I mean what male boss is going to want to employ a woman in largely male orientated job if she is known for making complaints against the company for sexism? She won't even get through the front door.
Offside rule who cares, i think i know it. But my brother has told me a lot of men don't know it either so gender isn't the issue.
“O my people! Truly, this life of the world is nothing but a (quick passing) enjoyment, and verily, the hereafter that is the home that will remain forever.” [Ghafir : 39]
She didn't ask for them to be fired did she?
"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi
Well it was just a bit of banter, and some people took it very seriously, well theres two great pundits gone from skysports, skysports will not be the same without Andy Gray!....
Rocky
Why do you take football so seriously?
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
Really? Surely truly religious people are less sexist? Unless you count chivalry as sexist; in that case I feel very sorry for you! LOL! ;P
“Before death takes away what you are given, give away whatever there is to give.”
Mawlana Jalal ud Din Rumi
hehe, i learnt the offside rule in a cartoon. Captain Tsubasa.
Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?
I always thought it was when players went too far to the 'side' and so were considered 'off' the pitch cos they were outside the white lines
#Before you look at the thorns of the rose , look at it's beauty. Before you complain about the heat of the sun , enjoy it's light. Before you complain about the blackness of the night, think of it's peace and quiet... #
hahahhahahahahahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa :badgrin:
now that was funny
very generalised comments....
its like saying all women drivers are rubbish:-)
the 'religious' ppl you refer to who are more sexist are the religious zealots, the religious fanatics..... like the taliban.
its these kind of ppl who think women should stay at home, cant work, must wear niqab, shouldnt get an education, only good for making food and producing kids...
these ppl havent understood Islam at all I'm afraid
:oops:
#Before you look at the thorns of the rose , look at it's beauty. Before you complain about the heat of the sun , enjoy it's light. Before you complain about the blackness of the night, think of it's peace and quiet... #
@ 'Ed - that is just cruel. Just because you;re a football efficianado does not mean that everyone else.
Its like laughing at you for not knowing the shape/structure of benzene - you haven't done chemistry and are not expected to know.
(or am I acting too sensibly? Someone recently said that I have never been under the age of 25... I might get there one day though.)
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
Haha it's cool, I knew it was silly, that's why I put it up
I've had it explained to me, it's just too boring to concentrate on.
#Before you look at the thorns of the rose , look at it's beauty. Before you complain about the heat of the sun , enjoy it's light. Before you complain about the blackness of the night, think of it's peace and quiet... #
Some feminists aren't hardcore like "liberal feminists". If you want to hear hardcore feminists views listen to lesbian feminists! o.O
"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi
It was sexist and I'm a girl and I love football (partly cos my little brother made me watch it for some many years).
I don't know the off-side rule and nor do I care.
Someone did once explain it to me but I forgot. And I didn't bother reading the above posts properly.
Hey! What did I do?
“Before death takes away what you are given, give away whatever there is to give.”
Mawlana Jalal ud Din Rumi