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Endemic cheating in the Premier League
BillieTheBot
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Much as I think ManYoo get away with a lot of things a lot of the time (no way should O'Shea's header have been allowed to stand, but it wasn't deliberate cheating on his part) I don't suppose they're the only ones at it anymore.
Of course Rooney, RvN and Ronaldo are the worst at it, closely followed by Pires, but everyone's at it now.
Who else thinks Savage and Joe Cole should be getting 20 or 30 match bans for the disgraceful cheating they performed at the weekend?
Of course Rooney, RvN and Ronaldo are the worst at it, closely followed by Pires, but everyone's at it now.
Who else thinks Savage and Joe Cole should be getting 20 or 30 match bans for the disgraceful cheating they performed at the weekend?
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He has in recent games had two legitimate penalty claims turned down - and I feel this is because the refs know he usually dives - the boy who cried wolf effect if you like. It's his own fault though, and I would never defend him for this. The problem is that it is, like you say, becoming a regular problem that is plaguing the game.
The FA 'dubious goals' panel and OPTA should do something useful with the footage for once, and sit and study videos of play acting rather than compliing shite stats (who wants to know how many long balls Phil Neville hit since joining Everton, or how many passes West Brom average per game?????). Anyone caught on cheating on video should be hit with 5 match bans, and massive fines. This would stop players from diving, as no club would employ any player who is out for 15/20 games per season would they?
Savage, Ronaldo, Pires, Drogba, Heskey, Cole, Robert etc would shit their pants, and actually have to learn to play fairly, or perish.
Players also need to start learning to respect referees more, and dissent would be (I mean enforced 100% as) a yellow card offence. Asking a ref to book a fellow player would be a red card. They would soon stop it.
The problem once again is that the FA pander to the needs of the select few big clubs.
Exactly the same thing happened to Baros this week. I haven't seen it but apparently he should have had a blatent penalty which wasn't given - 5mins after he'd been booked for diving.
Might as well just relegate Birmingham now. And it would get rid of Diouf so I'm up for it :thumb:
I just hope cricket doesn't go the same way.
Diving is a European thing and unfortunatly is spread into the British game.
And don't get me started on play acting. Nothing more frustrating than an attacker being taken down and them rolling about 6million times as if they've been snapped in half and then standing up and smacking the freekick in from 35 yards. :mad:
Yes totally agree, but isnt it the case taht these foreign managers train there players to dive in certain situations to make the match go their way, and in my opinion it seriously detracts from the enjoyment factor of football. Like you say sadly it is making its way into British football.
I also think that harsher penatlies should be handed out to ANYONE who dives and the governing body should do more to make playes realise it will not be tolerated. At the moment clearly players know that they can and will get away with it.
Why?
Actually I don't want to hear it.
You don't have a clue what you're talking about when it comes to footballing matters.
ETA: Congratulations to the boys for fine display, would have made Georgie proud. Come on Rooney :yes: .
It was a blatant foul on Carroll.
Still, on another day you'd have had six. fair result, the goal just shouldn't have stood.
Even though the ref, linesman and keeper involved had no complaints... Pardew didn't mention it (to my knowledge) and none of the defenders appealed...
But hey, it was a foul.
NB Endemic cheating in the Premiership? Did you see the dive last night at Cardiff, Ipswich player sent off and penalty awarded. Funny how a arm pull seems to pull a player so hard that his legs seemed to be taken from under him...
Even so, I have seen keepers get free kicks for less, but think they are overprotected anyway.
I didn't see it, but it wouldn't surprise me to see cheating at Cardiff, a club that are only in the old D1 because of some rather dubious shenanigans.
Yes, that is exactly how I saw it. A fuck-up by Carrol - strange :rolleyes: .
Endemic cheating in the Premiership?
Go and take a look over in Europe. Even the world's greatest player resorts to a bit of it from time to time.
As for lower leagues, its less well reported but does happen. Take into account the stakes are not as high so players don't feel as much of a need but it still happens.
I heard about this too.
Perhaps the "preferential" treatment he gets is just another reason why he should have signed for United.
That and the fact that he's won fuck all for a player with his obvious ability.
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