gary neville

[Prometheus]

Originally Posted by mickeza

What he said last night on 'diving' was not stating the obvious at all. I'd imagine the majority of fans disagree with him. I agree with him, there are about five or six instances every game around the pitch where a player goes down easily to draw the referees attention to a foul, you can't be giving retrospective three game bans to all of them, there'd be no fuckers left to play.

I agree He also stated that there was a culture, due to the influx of foreign players, that if you get contact over you go Having said that I'm sure in SAF autobiography he stated he urged his players to appeal for every throw in and cornerkick These problems have been endemic for years Dishing out 3 match retrospective bans would be a farce because as someone else has said there would be no players left and you'd end up paying a fortune to watch the Academy U-11's and they'd be falling all over the shop anarl

[SurreyMackem]

Originally Posted by horatio underpants

In your opinion (and mine). But regardless of our thoughts refs interpret the game differently.

Graham Poll sad this -

"Clark catches Young’s right foot when stretching to play the ball which technically makes it a foul and a penalty.
The way Young then drags his trailing left leg into Clark, drawing contact with the defender is not a foul and without that initial contact with his right foot, he would have been booked for simulation."

Clark didn't catch Youngs right foot though.

Young "found" Clarks planted foot with his right and then drags his trailing leg in an eggsagerated dive.

It amazes me that this is even in dispute.

[Wally]

Originally Posted by SurreyMackem

Clark didn't catch Youngs right foot though.

Young "found" Clarks planted foot with his right and then drags his trailing leg in an eggsagerated dive.

It amazes me that this is even in dispute.

Robert Pires was the master of that!

[voodoo ray]

Originally Posted by Harry Angstrom

but if they were reviewed and banned, the same as red card reviews then we soon see them avoiding cheat.

I think most punters wouldn't mind seeing players get three match bans for diving. That includes Larsson for me. Prefer our players to be honest myself.

3 matches is a bit excessive when that's normally handed out for violent conduct. How about, first offence= 1 game, second offence= 2 games and so on ?

Agree that banning them retrospectivly is the only way to hit it.

[MunkyHeed]

Only give pens for handball or other fouls the attacker has no control over. Indirect fk's for fouls in the box.

[wanny]

Originally Posted by Komodo

yet again the larsson one crops up TWO refs have looked at it AFTER the event and BOTH said it is a penalty. so how is he goin to get banned when they all say it was a foul? you dont actually have to be hit for a foul to be given. larsson had 2 choices, get whacked or avoid it. either way it was a foul.

still wondering if these refs even exist.. Links, pretty please