Yeah, was Aguero. With the benefit of replays, you can almost always tell whether it's a dive (over-acted, after the fact, completely wrong) or a player going down because he got fouled even though the foul itself didn't take him over (which I think is fine - I do it myself these days in the league I play in, because you don't get the foul awarded otherwise, and we have conceded goals from that situation before, as ref will often play a vague advantage which often results in loss of possession straight away). They are often tackles where you know it's a foul, and you're losing balance, but you could stay up, but have often lost the momentum or whatever advantage you had. I personally think that's fine, and yes, Aguero could have gone down, but I also commend him for trying to stay on his feet as he obviously thought he still had a decent chance of scoring. However, Andy Carroll's dive for Liverpool vs Newcastle last season, after he'd rounded the keeper and had the goal at his disposal (basically doing I think what I describe above - that is just plain stupid!)
Some clubs always seem to have more divers than others. It is down to the club to pick and play the team therefore I suggest it is the clubs that should also receive a form of punishment. By allowing and no doubt, in some cases, fostering these actions they are fully culpable and therefore as guilty as the player. A player can be yellow carded and that I sanction. With every game at the top now fully covered by cameras I would add that any player booked unfairly or even if there is a doubt the card be rescinded. On the other hand any player found guilty whether previously booked or not be given an automatic 2/3 game suspension with a red card issued for bringing the game into disrepute. Those already given a yellow having their booking changed. I would also say that after 2 or 3 such incidents with their players a club could/should be punished. Maybe 2 points per booking after a warning has been issued.
Stoke manager Tony Pulis says those found guilty of diving during football matches should be handed three-match bans. For once I'm in agreement with him. A 3 match ban would soon stop this happening.
Tuesday. I agree. I think the reasoning was that the foul continued into the penalty area. But that's all I can work out. It was a direct free kick just outside the box, in my opinion.
If a player is caught diving he should be made to remove his football boots and wear flippers for the rest of the game.
It was a tough one. If a foul begins outside the area and continues inside, then it's a penalty. But I thought the Wednesday player could have considered himself unfortunate because he seemed to fall over and then Steve tripped over him.
Yeah, that's what I thought. Definite foul but, for me, the Wednesday player's involvement ended just outside the area. Mind you, Mark Halsey was in a better position than the cameras, as he was almost in line with the edge of the penalty area, so he must have been convinced.
Yes. Read your comment and this one earlier, so don't despair. People read other's posts. Like I said before... I'd make it 5-10 games. That would stop it almost immediately. Players who appealed could go to a panel if they felt hard done by, or falsely accused, but would run the risk of a raised ban, closer to 10 games. You watch the players stay on their feet then..!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19797114# Bumped. Can't believe Fergie is blaming foreign players but exempting Nani who in my view is a complete drama queen! Unreal!
http://www.eatsleepsport.com/southampton/saints-ace-drops-brazil-return-admission-1479178.html Guly wants a return to Brazil idc, That will get some on this forum excited. Personally I would be sorry to see him go. I still think he can do a good job for us this season.
Think he will be gone in Jan or the end of the season tbh. Shame he has been a good player for us but we are moving on, he is getting so little game time now.
He's not good enough at this level. He was decent in the championship but we have far too many attacking options now so he shouldn't be near the side.
I agree. Hoping it's just him saying eventually but maybe the court case and bad publicity coupled with a few boo boys means he's had enough.
