FA approve bans for diving from next season

Good news I think,

 

Should have been done years ago

 

Sterling might have to stay on his feet a bit more...

 

Diving bans: Football Association approves retrospective action
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Middlesbrough's Gaston Ramirez was shown a yellow card for simulation at Bournemouth - before picking up a second and being sent off
Players who dive in English football will face bans from next season under new Football Association regulations.
Under the new rules, passed by the governing body at its annual general meeting on Thursday, a panel will review footage each Monday looking for cases of simulation.
Any player unanimously found guilty of diving would be given a suspension.
The FA also announced it has passed reforms it proposed in March, following criticism over the way it is run.
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How will the new bans work?
The FA defines the new offence for which players will be punished as "successful deception of a match official".
Only incidents that result in a player winning a penalty or lead to an opponent being sent off - through either a direct red card or two yellow cards - will be punished.
The FA says it will act "where there is clear and overwhelming evidence to suggest a match official has been deceived by an act of simulation, and as a direct result, the offending player's team has been awarded a penalty and/or an opposing player has been dismissed".
Its panel will consist of one former match official, one ex-manager and one ex-player.
The announcement follows what the FA said was "a period of consultation with stakeholders over the past few months".
The rule change also required approval from the Premier League, the EFL and the Professional Footballers' Association.
Speaking in December, Burnley manager Sean Dyche said he thought diving would be eradicated from football "in six months" if retrospective bans were introduced.
Such bans have been utilised in Scottish football since 2011.
How Scottish football has punished divers

 

Ashley Young has just announced his retirement...

 

Add Zaha, Leroy sane to that list

 

Fat Sam Allardyce thinks it's rubbish - strange view, from such an honest man

 

He just doesn't like the FA for some reason....

 

can we do something about the manhandling when corners are being taken?

 

Bans for diving and video replays rolled out throughout the leagues, seems tis the season for common sense decisions.

 

Great to see some action at last from the FA. Stop the cheats from spoiling the game.. it's a start.
Also need to see more effort on the respect for referees from the FA too.

 

Really good news. It could herald the return of quality defending.

Watched the Luton vs Blackpool game last night and Danny Hylton's dive for his penalty was a disgrace. Justice was duly served with Blackpool's last minute goal.

 

This is better than nothing but still does nothing for the team that has been wronged. We've got the technology- just use it- if the video assessor bloke can't make up his mind in 30 seconds, you go with the referee's original decision.

 

Or the video assessor bloke or bird can't make up his or her mind in 10 seconds, you go with the ref's original decision.

 

If it's a bird she'll change her mind five times and blame you for making her choose.

 

No problem if it is all done finished in 10 seconds!

 

This won't make any difference to the big clubs. Shaun Derry's red card against the cheat was upheld by the FA. (We all know that we did take their league title from them by letting City get the winner though)

 

Sounds like me in bed.......