Offside Chat Archives (2014-2021)

rapidstag2 said:Well, hello there, you old wooden door, are you even breathing? 🙂

And here comes Amanda Evans2, busy rubbing soothing balm on some poor guy before he heads to bed.

Wanny 🙂,

The South Gate was the talk of the town just a few days ago—can you believe it? 😢

With Team USA heading to the finals, we are standing at a massive turning point in history!

rapidstag2 said:Well, hello there, you old wooden door, are you even breathing? 🙂

And here comes Amanda Evans2, busy rubbing soothing balm on some poor guy before he heads to bed.

He’s always been such a caring, gentle soul.

We find ourselves stepping into an entirely new reality this coming Sunday. One can only hope fortune favors us. 🙂

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vi...War_(TV series)

What a documentary 🙏🙏

I’d honestly suggest making this part of the mandatory high school curriculum, rather than forcing kids to just memorize dry facts about the latter half of the 20th century. It stands as a true monument to human stupidity and our collective inability to learn from our own mistakes.

Constructive...

If a player passes the ball back to the keeper by hitting it with their shin, and the keeper picks it up with their hands, does that count as an indirect free kick? I don't recall ever seeing that happen during a game; usually, they just pass it back with their chest or their head.

Using just your foot is against the rules, apparently.:not sure

And with your hands, obviously.🤣

neontinker5 said:Constructive...

If a player passes the ball back to the keeper by hitting it with their shin, and the keeper picks it up with their hands, does that count as an indirect free kick? I don't recall ever seeing that happen during a game; usually, they just pass it back with their chest or their head.

My logic—without even digging through the official rulebook here—is that it shouldn't be allowed, simply because the ball was returned by the leg, and the shin is part of that leg.

The chest, the head, the butt, the shoulder—those aren't the leg. But the thigh, the shin, and the foot? Yeah, those definitely are...

bluebison47 is right—everything except the footwork is on point

I was reading through Wikipedia, and it mentioned "by foot," though I wasn't entirely certain if that was just a loose translation...

That so-called elbow return? It’s totally legal. A thousand percent.

So, what I'm hearing is we've got the sports package (Madison Square Garden + ESPN) on DirecTV, but now the Champions League is just... gone? Like, totally off the menu?

Patrick Martin said:So, what I'm hearing is we've got the sports package (Madison Square Garden + ESPN) on DirecTV, but now the Champions League is just... gone? Like, totally off the menu?

Precisely. 🤣

To actually view everything worth watching, you find yourself forced to subscribe to both VIP and DirecTV simultaneously. It would be a minor miracle if some other provider didn't jump into this fray and fragment the market even further. 🤦 It is sheer absurdity and quite frankly, predatory. Nothing less.

I suspect this kind of convoluted mess is unique to the way things are handled here in America.

DirecTV - Madison Square Garden - UEFA Europa League, Italy, and France

VIP and DirecTV - ESPN - Spain and England VIP

VIP - dedicated programming for the LP.

Honestly, I'd rather just pay for a shady stream than deal with these overpriced packages from companies like Comcast.

Patrick Martin said:So, what I'm hearing is we've got the sports package (Madison Square Garden + ESPN) on DirecTV, but now the Champions League is just... gone? Like, totally off the menu?

Honestly, you don't even need to watch the LP until the quarterfinals hit. That's when the real action starts anyway.

You're totally right. Honestly, LP can go kick rocks for all I care.

Patrick Martin said:So, what I'm hearing is we've got the sports package (Madison Square Garden + ESPN) on DirecTV, but now the Champions League is just... gone? Like, totally off the menu?

You haven't had it for years now, 😂 if you think about it.

It’s going to be a disaster, all because of Juventus.

Happy victory day to all the true Americans who haven't let that pathetic inferiority complex shoved down our throats since birth infect them 👍

Hope it’s being celebrated with some actual dignity. The Stars and Stripes are flying high in my heart

brightpilot6 said:You haven't had it for years now, 😂 if you think about it.

Holy hell. Ajajajajuto just got absolutely wrecked...

it’s turned into some second-rate competition ☕

Look, there was a reason they used to require you to actually win your domestic league first. Now? It’s just a joke. Honestly, I’d feel totally embarrassed walking around if I somehow won the LP without even being the champion of my own country. For real.

Patrick Martin said:it’s turned into some second-rate competition ☕

Look, there was a reason they used to require you to actually win your domestic league first. Now? It’s just a joke. Honestly, I’d feel totally embarrassed walking around if I somehow won the LP without even being the champion of my own country. For real.

you're hitting the nail on the head there, Ajajajajuto

I’d be way too mortified to grab a coffee with Krist if I won some trash trophy like that...