Quote: monkshood "I notice from the RULE BOOK that only the REF and not the linesman can give a foward pass.'"
First off, we don't have a RULE BOOK. We have the Laws of the Game.
Secondly, while the referee is the sole arbiter of most decisions he can take advice from his Touch Judges (not linesmen - we don't have those in RL) and one area where a TJ may be better placed to see a breach is with a forward pass.
Quote: monkshood "The rule states that if a player throws a ball in a looping arch and goes foward 6mtrs in some cases, and the player taking it was behind the thrower at the time of the pass and runs on to it IT IS NOT FOWARD (it is momentum so states STEVO).'"
The [ilaw[/i says no such thing. It states, quite clearly, that the direction of a pass is judged relative to the player who passes it [ialone[/i. Not the ground, and not the receiver. Neither does the speed or direction of the passer or receiver come into play. The 'momentum rule' is pure bunkum made up by Stevo because he doesn't understand the relevant Law.
Quote: monkshood "If a player takes a ball when in front of the player who passes the ball this is a penalty.'"
Nope. If a player passes the ball to another player who is in front of him [iat the time of the pass[/i then it would be offside and a penalty, just like any other offside decision. This is not a Forward Pass.