Quote: The Devil's Advocate "The ball wasn't played at so therefore Simon was offside.
I think he was alluding to the one where it hit the Bradford players shoulder & everybody stopped as it was a clear knock-on.'"
When you say "wasn't played at"
I know they said on Sky that it wasn't but as he was running towards the kicker with his hands up, personally I don't think dodging slightly is enough to say he didn't play at the ball.
He ran to the position and the ball hit him. He blocked the path of the ball on purpose.
He wasn't running that way just to have a wander up field.