Nigel Adkins: 'That wasn't a dive'.......

[TSB]

If I may, the rules don't actually require contact just an "attempted" trip which this quite possibly is. Tough decision for the ref, although I'd be livid if I was a Villa fan.

And no. It was a blatant dive. The Villa player made sure he withdrew his foot and was yards away when Rodriguez fell over.

 

[farawaysaint]

Gosh, you do get a lot of penalties (or have a lot of shootouts) then.

Here's an incomplete list, just the last 12 months missing. Rickie Lambert's Penalties

 

[Neil]

The Southampton player flicks his leg back to look as though he has been tripped , obviously been practicing it on the training ground

 

[inland seagull]

time to do away with the penalty kick in my opinion, just award a free kick wherever the foul occurs! Discuss

 

[TheMajor]

Adkins is a top twat but if that was an Albion player I'd have the pen all day long.

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

He has a face you would never tire of punching.

He wouldn't let his team clap us on as champions because he thought they were better than us and we flunked promotion.

Bellend.

 

[LamieRobertson]

If I may, the rules don't actually require contact just an "attempted" trip which this quite possibly is. Tough decision for the ref, although I'd be livid if I was a Villa fan.

So if a player trips over fresh air it's a foul ..yur kidding me

 

[Spanish Seagulls]

Watched it several times and it still looks like he kicked his leg away to me.

Defender clearly pulls his leg out of the way then goes down without actual contact.

 

[Farehamseagull]

It was a dive pure and simple. Players from all clubs do it from time to time, I don't understand why Adkins is trying o make this strange defence of Rodriguez.

 

[farawaysaint]

So if a player trips over fresh air it's a foul ..yur kidding me

That is the honest to God wording of the FA's rulebook I suppose the ref has to make a judgement call as to the player's intention if a tackle looks like it was reckless even if the player on the receiving end managed to dodge it.

 

[Mackenzie]

That is the honest to God wording of the FA's rulebook I suppose the ref has to make a judgement call as to the player's intention if a tackle looks like it was reckless even if the player on the receiving end managed to dodge it.

The bottom line is that your player cheated, and your manager is a pillock.

 

[Twinkle Toes]

If I may, the rules don't actually require contact just an "attempted" trip which this quite possibly is. Tough decision for the ref, although I'd be livid if I was a Villa fan.

What the Hell are you on about ffs?! Your player CONNED the gullible Ref by DIVING when the defender pulled his leg away from the challenge. It appears that Nadskins' deluded ramblings are contagious & have completely infected you & your kind.

Classy.

 

[nicko31]

Its about time that introduced retrospective action for diving in the box. If a red card was imposed the offender and any penalty declared void it would soon clear the game and we wouldn't be talking about such antics.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

At St Marys, the fouls or lack of contact, don't even need to be in the 18 yard box to get a penalty.

 

[Willy Dangle]

I have nothing against Southampton but really can't stand that twat.

I can see him at Palace one day.

Definitely this. Sorry Saints fans but your boss is a smarmy, snidey, bum licking, brown fingered, bell ended bell end.

 

[Woodchip]

Jeez, I've seen Tom Daley dive worse than that.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Unless I was having a funny moment I saw Adkins interview on Soccer Saturday immediately after the match, and he said something along the lines of " It looks like there was no contact, I cant condone that, and I will speak to the players about that in the future, but it all evens up" blah,blah ,blah. Which took me by surprise and I thought it was very refreshing.
I then saw a later interview and he said "it was not a dive, if the defender had not pulled his leg away it would have been a foul" which was one of the most idiotic things I have ever heard from a manager.
So what happened between the two interviews, someone gave him some advice along the lines of "You never admit to your players making any mistakes in a post match interview" maybe.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Unless I was having a funny moment I saw Adkins interview on Soccer Saturday immediately after the match, and he said something along the lines of " It looks like there was no contact, I cant condone that, and I will speak to the players about that in the future, but it all evens up" blah,blah ,blah. Which took me by surprise and I thought it was very refreshing.
I then saw a later interview and he said "it was not a dive, if the defender had not pulled his leg away it would have been a foul" which was one of the most idiotic things I have ever heard from a manager.
So what happened between the two interviews, someone gave him some advice along the lines of "You never admit to your players making any mistakes in a post match interview" maybe.