multiple pushbacks

Darkson · Post by **Darkson** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 11:37 pm

Depending on your intereptations of the pushback rules, yes or no!

If you class the crowd as an un-occupied square off the pitch, then no, #1 has to be pushed out.

If you class the crowd as an occupied square (ie occupied by the crowd), hen yes, you could use #1 to push #3 out.

ScottyBoneman · Post by **ScottyBoneman** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 6:11 pm

Darkson wrote:Depending on your intereptations of the pushback rules, yes or no!

If you class the crowd as an un-occupied square off the pitch, then no, #1 has to be pushed out.

If you class the crowd as an occupied square (ie occupied by the crowd), hen yes, you could use #1 to push #3 out.

It wasn't necessarily purposeful, but the rule clearly states a player may be pushed into the crowd if the squares are occupied. Not 'is' or 'must be'.

Darkson · Post by **Darkson** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 10:29 pm

Well, personally that's how I see it, but I know others disagree (this very topic is being discussed on the GE forum now).

Post by **DoubleSkulls** » Mon Nov 24, 2003 12:30 pm

ScottyBoneman wrote:the rule clearly states a player may be pushed into the crowd if the squares are occupied. Not 'is' or 'must be'.

LRB pp 11 "Players may only be pushed off the field if there are no eligible empty squares on the field."

May only indicates that this is only circumstance that a player may be pushed off the field. It does not indicate that such a process is optional.

ScottyBoneman · Post by **ScottyBoneman** » Mon Nov 24, 2003 8:52 pm

ianwilliams wrote:
ScottyBoneman wrote:the rule clearly states a player may be pushed into the crowd if the squares are occupied. Not 'is' or 'must be'.
LRB pp 11 "Players may only be pushed off the field if there are no eligible empty squares on the field."

May only indicates that this is only circumstance that a player may be pushed off the field. It does not indicate that such a process is optional.

'MAY' as a word does suggest possiblity or option. I did acknowledge this does not mean that is what they intended, but they did not write 'Players ARE only pushed off the field...". (or similar)

Post by **DoubleSkulls** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 10:03 am

ScottyBoneman wrote:'MAY' as a word does suggest possiblity or option. I did acknowledge this does not mean that is what they intended, but they did not write 'Players ARE only pushed off the field...". (or similar)

I'd accept there is a degree of ambiguity - but IMO its fairly clear that "may only" is saying "The only circumstance that ..." not that it is optional.