Quote Originally Posted by ramsbelong@jesmondpark View Post
Butcher - just to clear up a few things.

"Rams, why is the club so keen to play at jesmond park? Looks like a pretty rubbish ground with the cricket pitch in the middle and its terrible for the spectators considering ground isn't flat and you're too far away from the action. Granted it is a million times better than that thing you blokes played on last year!" Please read your own question and subsequent answer...

As for the goal in question - I do state that there will be differences of opinion which will always be the case in such circumstances. Fans / commentators can't always agree on offside goals when there is an endless supply of replays on offer, so Saturday park football where people see it once is always tough.

One thing I can clear up is the fact that I am not the only person at the park to have thought he was onside. Spoke to other "neutral" people who agreed with me. And he is not our striker as you've said, he is our deep laying midfielder who in my opinion, made a late run in behind a defence advancing from their partially cleared corner.

I guess differences of opinion make these forums what they are. All the best.
without having the opportunity to see the offside it sounds strange that a club official who ruled against his own team, is overturned by an official ref. I could understand if he overturned a decision if a club linesman ruled in favour of his team but definitely odd that he overturned a decision when it was against his team.
its good that you guys got an official ref tho, hopefully there is enough to go around this weekend