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Conning the ref
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Visiting owl
Winger
I don't think football fans of a certain age ( let's say over 40) accept the dark arts but the younger generation will just see it as part of the game.
I'm sure the latest Xbox footy games will have a "dive" button.
It would be so easy to eradicate what with all the cameras and videos but the powers that be will not want to upset their future bread and butter.
It's why the UK has a horrendous knife carrying problem amongst the young uns.
I'm sure the latest Xbox footy games will have a "dive" button.
It would be so easy to eradicate what with all the cameras and videos but the powers that be will not want to upset their future bread and butter.
And there's the issue.
It's why the UK has a horrendous knife carrying problem amongst the young uns.
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DufraisFTM
Striker
I would fully support a world in which the Southampton goalkeeper would receive a red card for his reaction last night.
I thought the ref in the boro match last night had an excellent game. One of the best I have seen this season.
nowtgoodeverhappens
Striker
Careful now. I’ve been labelled the “lowest of the low” on here for empathising with refs in the past. Personally I would’ve put murderers, rapists and paedos lower, but apparently not.
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jock1980
Goalkeeper
You live and learn
A massive problem now is players abusing the head injury laws.
Game not going your way and need to regroup? Go down clutching your head and the ref stops the game.
It's a disgusting exploitation of a well-intended law to protect the very idiots abusing it from debilitating, career ending consequences or even death.
What next - players pretending to go down with cardiac arrest to stop a game?
It's pretty sick how low people will stoop to cheat.
If you go down with a head injury, it should be mandatory to be subbed off and taken to hospital.
It's a misfortune, it shouldn't be an advantage.
Game not going your way and need to regroup? Go down clutching your head and the ref stops the game.
It's a disgusting exploitation of a well-intended law to protect the very idiots abusing it from debilitating, career ending consequences or even death.
What next - players pretending to go down with cardiac arrest to stop a game?
It's pretty sick how low people will stoop to cheat.
If you go down with a head injury, it should be mandatory to be subbed off and taken to hospital.
It's a misfortune, it shouldn't be an advantage.
Bacchus
Winger
Did you see the item about Monty on the news today... the General. He was at a Scotland v England game at Hampden, 130k crowd. The small clip of the game they showed, a player ran into the penalty area, waited for the tackle, then skipped before throwing himself to the turf. It looks like the cheating has been going on for centuries.
Rokeroar
Winger
Yeah Reinaldo and Mukiele are two of our worst offenders
I agree, seem to think if there’s contact players are entitled to go down -it supposed to be a contact sport
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I understand that players will grapple at corners. But I would make it a straight yellow if they grab the opposition at a corner without looking where the ball is.
I was always taught that you have to defend the ball not the player these players that only look at the player and block them push them or hold them are not playing the ball.
I’m not wanting to take the physicality out of the game you can still do that by attacking the ball.
Left Half
Full Back
I’ve seen players get fouled and carry on, unfortunately the ref generally waves play on. Therefore, the player squeals, goes down puts his face in the turf and waves his hand to beckon the physio, Doctor, Priest and undertaker. I’m sure clubs have a resident thespian on the staff. I’d like to see a player bite his knuckle after being fouled.
Become a badge of honour if you can cheat and win.
How many players would rather fall over than try to score.
How many players would rather fall over than try to score.
Roker Magic
Central Defender
Nar, totally disagree. Football is getting worse. Ridiculously unsporting behaviour is shit. Actively looking to get your opponents sent off should be red-carded and stamped out of the game. I don't like it when the keeper goes up to intimidate the penalty-taker etc and other shitty tactics like interrupting play at key moments. Just get on with the f***ing game and play like sportsmen.
Coeus
Striker
They don't have a dive button in FIFA, but they did in other games 20 years ago, so by that criteria, it's got a lot better.
As for the knives stuff, just wow.
That's an officiating thing as opposed to a player though, give penalties and cards, it'll soon stop.
It's been said since time began. Players have a responsibility to win football games; officials have a responsibility to enforce the laws of the game.
I hate that penalty thing as well, as well as the time wasting they do, but I want my keeper doing it if it works.
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Roker Magic
Central Defender
But their keeper will just do it to our keeper too. The best way is to just ban it. The moment the keeper approaches the taker, send him off. They will stop doing it if refs started doing that. There is no reason for a keeper to ever approach the taker so that rule can be as simple as that.
Flavonoids
Striker
^^^ someone that wouldn't walk after feathering an edge behind in village cricket.
Not to be trusted!
Coeus
Striker
Im more than happy for it to be banned, but again, this is a ref issue, not a player.
Slanderous ravings of a lunatic.
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