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Do you agree with diving to con the ref?

Do you think Diving Is acceptable to gain a Penno or Free kick?

  • No. It's dirty Leeds style. Don't want none of that.

    Votes: 61 89.7%

  • Yes, If It can gain an edge and con the ref. Why not

    Votes: 3 4.4%

  • Errrrmmm Only If It's Brighton or England.

    Votes: 4 5.9%
  • Total voters
    68


















Triggaaar

Triggaaar

Well-known member
Oct 24, 2005
50,163
Goldstone
It's the players job to do their best for the team. Given that the opposition would do it, it would be stupid not to. It's then FIFA's job to suitably punish players that do it. If FIFA had retrospective 8 game bans every time someone dived, it would stop. It won't stop just because you think it's naughty.
 


maltaseagull

maltaseagull

Well-known member
Feb 25, 2009
12,987
Zabbar- Malta
Alleged Diving should be reviewed post match and if guilty, the player should be banned for 5 matches. That would stop it!
 












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narly101

Well-known member
Feb 16, 2009
2,683
London
Yep - it's now firmly part of the game. Murray used to do it very well when he played for us, made it almost an art form, and we never ever argued. Now we don't have someone who's a natural and we moan about it.
 




S

somerset

New member
Jul 14, 2003
6,600
Yatton, North Somerset
An blot on the game, fuelled by the moneymen, win at all costs. Let's hope the feedback on last nights game Bel v USA and previous night Alg v Ger, convince the Fifa stooges that something needs to be done to stamp it out.
 




Q

Quaid

New member
Nov 6, 2011
213
Just catching up on masterchef and Robben is Wayne Sleep; both flamboyant dancers
 


BBassic

BBassic

I changed this.
Jul 28, 2011
12,309
Rogero said:
USA were refreshing as they do not dive.
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I was massively impressed with the USA last night and this is one of the reasons. Every time they went down they didn't make a meal of it. Just had their treatment and got on with it. No swan dives, no remonstrating at the ref. They're a class act.
 


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HawkTheSeagull

New member
Jan 31, 2012
9,122
Eastbourne
Rogero said:
USA were refreshing as they do not dive.
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Good article on the BBC website about the US position on diving, generally - they absolutely hate it. But then this is the country where NFL comes from, so diving to the floor screaming in pain with no contact will always annoy them.

On topic, its cheating - hence why you can be cautioned for simulation.
 


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Postman Pat

Well-known member
Jul 24, 2007
6,971
Coldean
I love watching Kaz in full flight, but would hate him playing against us as he always goes down at the slightest touch. Not diving as such but exaggerating the contact. Wish he would stay on his feet more.
 




JBizzle

JBizzle

Well-known member
Apr 18, 2010
5,816
Seaford
I think the diving problem has been exacerbated by the general acceptance that "contact" merits a foul. A player goes down in the box and TV crews use 40,000 camera angles to see that their thighs brushed with the ferociity of a delicate kiss from a butterfly for 1/10000th of a microsecond before stoicly proclaiming "Clearly a foul - Contact".

Now there's so much "flamoyancy" to make sure a foul is seen it's becoming harder and harder for refs to tell the difference between a foul, a coming together or a dive.
 


symyjym

symyjym

Banned
Nov 2, 2009
13,138
Brighton / Hove actually
I would have voted no, but for the singling out Leeds as the culprits.

If you are going to do a poll, just do an honest one without tailoring it to fit a personal (childish) agenda.

What is this poll about? Cheating or Leeds?
 


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