Retrospective bans to be introduced?

This is already in force in Scotland, hopefully the FA/PL can get this sorted and worm out the diving cheats....

Diving bans: Football Association considers introducing retrospective bans
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Robert Snodgrass (right) apologised after going down to win a penalty in Hull's draw with Crystal Palace on 10 December
The Football Association is looking at introducing retrospective bans to English football for players who dive or feign injury.

Officials will go on a fact-finding trip to Scotland, where retrospective bans are already used.

In England, players are currently only given retrospective bans for incidents of violent conduct.

It is understood a rule change would require agreement from all football governing bodies in England.

Burnley boss Sean Dyche believes diving would be eradicated from football "in six months" with retrospective bans.

According to a report in Tuesday's Times newspaper, senior figures at the FA are keen to press ahead with the move.

Dyche's comments come after two recent incidents in Premier League matches.

Robert Snodgrass apologised for going down without contact to earn a penalty for Hull against Crystal Palace, while Dele Alli won a debated spot-kick in Tottenham's 5-0 win over Swansea.

At the start of the current season, Hearts' Jamie Walker was given a retrospective two-match ban for diving to win a penalty against Celtic in the Scottish Premiership.

The Scottish FA found him in breach of disciplinary rule 201 as the "simulation caused a match official to make an incorrect decision". The player contested the charge, but the compliance officer's verdict was upheld.

Under current Football Association rules in England, players who pretend to have been fouled should receive a caution for simulation, which comes under the category of unsporting behaviour, if the incident is spotted by the match officials.

However, this can only occur during matches at the moment.


Data correct as of 11 December 2016
Analysis
BBC Radio 5 live sports news correspondent Richard Conway

The question of how to deal with players who dive or cheat has long troubled English football.

The law which allows retrospective punishment in Scotland is being examined closely by FA chiefs.

But any changes in England would require agreement from the game's various stakeholders. That means the Professional Footballers' Association, League Managers Association, English Football League and Premier League would all need to reach a consensus.

Concerns over player's cheating is on Fifa's mind too.

Marco van Basten, the former Netherlands striker who is the world governing body's chief technical officer, told the BBC last month it is discussing rule changes to increase "honesty" within football.

That could include a rugby style regulation that would allow only the captain to speak with the referee

 

About time

 

The FA et al live in the dark ages, this should have been brought in ages ago......why do they need a "fact finding" mission to see how it works, surely they could have a conference call with their counterparts in Scotland to find out the workings and if it's been successful.............No wait that means they wouldn't be able to go on a jolly and wine and dine each other.....silly me....

 

Tom Daley is finished

 

So is Ashley Young

 

It seems.to wotk well up here, you don't get to hear all the complaints every week about cheating divers.....however, the standard of refereeing is much lower than that in England, and the incidents don't get anywhere as much TV coverage, unless it impacts on the Old Firm, when half the nation seem to go into meltdown! There is still a hevvy bias towards them from refs, no matter what the official line is, but the retrospective banning seems to have levelled the playing field a bit.

 

Bloody hell I thought that was for posters on here when I read the OP!

 

If a penalty is given which decides the game unless the score and points are changed retrospectively then what's the point
The reason for diving in the penalty area still exists

 

Get the i's dotted and the t's crossed and get it done, asap!