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JakartaToon said:
Thought this season was meant to be the season where refs were shown more respect. It has gradually been escalating through the season and they now need to do something to sort it out.

1. Needs to start with an immediate yellow card for approaching the referee after a decision or while a VAR decision is awaited or players or managers trying to follow the ref to the pitchside monitor.

2. A yellow card for brandishing a virtual yellow card to try and get another player booked.

3. A post-match panel reviewing incidents in a game for evidence of simulation (diving, feigning injury etc) and applying fines and bans, regardless of whether referee has seen them or not.

The Arsenal game yesterday was a prime example of some of the issues - Arsenal seem to have developed this attitude that any challenge against them is a foul and are constantly in the referees face when they don't get the decision. Sure some of this stems from the managers (both Silva (Fulham) and Arteta are twats when it comes to moaning and arguing with decisions).

There was also some appalling injury feigning - Zaha caught White on his shoulder with his arm in achallenge. Foul given but White goes down holding his face. Panel should review that incident and issue him a yellow card.

Trouble is everytime they don't act it escalates. Needs something done now.
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Slightly different issue, but simulation is worse than it’s ever been. They need to start retrospectively punishing it. Players like Rashford and Bruno F should have had bans by now.
 
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Roland Deschain said:
Slightly different issue, but simulation is worse than it’s ever been. They need to start retrospectively punishing it. Players like Rashford and Bruno F should have had bans by now.
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Some of the injury simulation is even worse than the diving for penalties. Agree it should be handled by an independent panel, preferably containing an ex-ref, ex-player, ex-manager. Could even get them from overseas leagues to be less biased. They should review each game in full and assign punishments or determine whether ref punishment was appropriate where incident spotted by them. Whether or not ref saw it should have no bearing on what they act on.

As a player its really easy to spot simulation.
 
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Hodgson confirmed back at Palace. I thought we showed no ambition under Ashley but if any appointment ever smacks of just happy to stay in the division it’s this one.

They actually looked quite good against Arsenal on Sunday, having the best chances, until Arsenal scored. They will now go back into the Hodgson defensive mentality. Even if they stay they will then need to find another manager to take them on.
 
JakartaToon said:
Hodgson confirmed back at Palace. I thought we showed no ambition under Ashley but if any appointment ever smacks of just happy to stay in the division it’s this one.

They actually looked quite good against Arsenal on Sunday, having the best chances, until Arsenal scored. They will now go back into the Hodgson defensive mentality. Even if they stay they will then need to find another manager to take them on.
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Don't understand it at all. What is Hodgdon going to improve over Viera? As you say, it's not building up for the future, it just looks like a desperate attempt to not get sucked into relegation this season. It could still backfire on them.
 
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Obi Wan said:
Don't understand it at all. What is Hodgdon going to improve over Viera? As you say, it's not building up for the future, it just looks like a desperate attempt to not get sucked into relegation this season. It could still backfire on them.
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And let’s hope it does. Another dinosaur manager gets a pay day.
 
JakartaToon said:
Hodgson confirmed back at Palace. I thought we showed no ambition under Ashley but if any appointment ever smacks of just happy to stay in the division it’s this one.

They actually looked quite good against Arsenal on Sunday, having the best chances, until Arsenal scored. They will now go back into the Hodgson defensive mentality. Even if they stay they will then need to find another manager to take them on.
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They can't compete with clubs like Manchester City..
 
Think we can win this as long as we go at them from the start. Let them settle in the game and they will probably win it.

Looking forward to it - the time change last week means it’s only 1030pm KO here so not too late.
 
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JakartaToon said:
Think we can win this as long as we go at them from the start. Let them settle in the game and they will probably win it.

Looking forward to it - the time change last week means it’s only 1030pm KO here so not too late.
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Who exactly are “we” ?

[HASHTAG]#justchecking[/HASHTAG]
 
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