Offside problems are not going to go away and changes just make it harder

Running the line was hard enough already without a tweak to the law that has, in my opinion and based on my experience in the first game of the season, made it virtually impossible to implement the laws correctly and consistently.

We've seen several issues surrounding offside at the elite level of the game already this season - not just issues affected by the adjustments made recently.
The changes - to summarise - mean broadly that a player in an offside position who tries to play the ball when it is near him should now be penalised.
Easier said than done:
On Saturday, in the baking heat of a Kent County League fixture, problems emerged immediately. It's safe to say that every player, spectator and team official had a different view of what was and what was not offside.
I only had to flag once when I saw a player trying - and failing - to play the ball when offside. That was relatively problem-free.
The problem is actually doing the traditional lining job. I'm sure I made a couple of mistakes, especially one when I flagged an offside incident that took place about 45 yards away and I was looking through a crowd of players.
The demands made on officials were highlighted in Arsenal's game against Liverpool on Monday when Aaron Ramsey was flagged for offside.
We come back to the same old issue of technology. But I think technology failed us here. Multiple replays showed Ramsey was more or less in line with the second last defender, but there were also views that appeared to show Ramsey's leg was in an offside position. In this case, he should be penalised.
The linesman had to make the finest of judgtements, and there is a measure of guesswork because he has to look at the player making the pass - about 40 yards away - and then quickly turn his head to see the positiion of the player receiving the ball. In this split second was Ramsey just goalside of the defender? Possibly.
Essentially here, 100% accuracy is impossible and it boils down to deciding what kind of football we want. The changes have made it virtually impossible to get the decisions right.
Nothing will change in the hundreds of amateur leagues. They can't afford technology so you're stuck with us linos making the decisions.
Ramsey said rugby had got it right with etchnology deciding some key decisions. But it can almost be guaranteed that football matches would last between 30 and 60 minutes longer and every decision would be contested by players who will do anything to influence the game honestly or dishonestly.
I'm sorry to say it but rugby is a more honest sport than football.
I believe the answer is to leave the game alone and live with the errors that have been with us for decades. Limited use of technology to give instant decisions - as in goal-line technology - is a good thing, but let's not allow the broadcasters to get their way and turn football into an American Football-style marathon in which the game is stopped to allow advertisers in to sell their wares in a commercial decision dressed up as an attempt to make the game more honest and games last for hours.
That's not entertainment.