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Why are Arsenal playing today, when they've got Barca in the week?
Is there some reason that they couldn't have had this fixture yesterday?
 
PSG have struggled their way through a tricky game to win the title in France.
They beat bottom side Troyes 9-0 with Ibrahimovic scoring 4.
That's something like his 28th trophy and 13th title. Ridiculous.
 
I don't think cheats can be great players. Pundits seem to forget that when making their assessments. Payet has had a good season (oh and lets not mention the dive against ManU), but a cheat is a cheat. I honestly wouldn't want us to win the title if someone dived for a vital penalty or something similar. Pundits also need to use the word "cheat" more instead of expressions like "won the penalty".
 
I don't think cheats can be great players. Pundits seem to forget that when making their assessments. Payet has had a good season (oh and lets not mention the dive against ManU), but a cheat is a cheat. I honestly wouldn't want us to win the title if someone dived for a vital penalty or something similar. Pundits also need to use the word "cheat" more instead of expressions like "won the penalty".
ive noticed the last few years that english players are now celebrating when "winning" a penalty, something usually english players never used to do.
 
Not true SMK, I saw Johnny Giles pat Alan Clarke on the cheek for being awarded a penalty at Ipswich in 1970. I've also seen it since.
 
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I do wonder if some cumulative psychology could be done by a team on refs.
For example, for a few times if your players go down in the box on contact
but no genuine foul, you indicate to the ref you do not think you were clipped.

Then at some time, the event happens, but you do not indicate anything.
Would the ref when in some doubt, now give the penalty because you are
a 'honest bunch of guys' ??
 
Not true, Rodney Marsh was the King of the Divers, no one has come close since, even any of your lot.
Was on about players celebrating and congratulating players who win pens rather than diving.
Not true SMK, I saw Johnny Giles pat Alan Clarke on the cheek for being awarded a penalty at Ipswich in 1970. I've also seen it since.
bit before my time the 70s, and yeh theres always been an element of congratulations given to a penalty winner, its just these days it seems a lot more like theyve just scored a goal or something, our one against palace, true it was late in the game but it was a bit embarrassing to watch players run and hug a guy who just got "fouled" in the box.
 
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