Explanation of the offside rule - Just for girls

I love this - so funny! You've got to laugh really - remember its just a joke!!

You're in the shoe shop. You see a pair of shoes by the till that you
must have.

Closer to the shoes than you is a rival female shopper. You can see that she badly wants the shoes. Both of you have forgotten your purses. It would be totally rude to push in front if you didn't have the money to pay.

A friend of yours further back in the shop sees the position you are in. She prepares to throw her purse to you. If she does you can catch it then quickly move round the other shopper and buy the shoes.

At a pinch your friend could throw the purse ahead of your rival and while it is in the air you could nip round the other shopper, catch the purse and buy the shoes.

But remember that until the purse has actually been thrown it would be very wrong to move forward of the other shopper.

There you go, poppet!

Football is a funny old game...