Players diving

[anotherdouble]

This is now out of hand. 2 players booked for my beloved Chelsea today and the worst dive was Cahill who was already on a yellow, was not booked.

This cheating must be stamped out. 3 match immediate bans. And if like my team today, two people are caught doing it the points should be docked or the players bans increased.

The onus is then on the managers to stamp it out in their clubs

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Manager's won't do a thing. Its a results business and lose too many and they're out of a job, not the players. The authorities haven't got the balls to do anything and we've all seen how pace of play and poor positioning means referees can easily make mistakes (albeit unintentionally). They get no help from assistants or fourth officials.

 

[Slime]

As I've said before, it just makes refs look inept ................. and players pathetic.
These idiots must be really punished severely. Apparently the Cahill dive was ridiculously obvious ........................ and he was already on a yellow.
Unfortunately it'll soon be forgotten.
The authorities must act now!



Slime.

 

[Tongo]

Manager's won't do a thing. Its a results business and lose too many and they're out of a job, not the players. The authorities haven't got the balls to do anything and we've all seen how pace of play and poor positioning means referees can easily make mistakes (albeit unintentionally). They get no help from assistants or fourth officials.

As I've said before, it just makes refs look inept ................. and players pathetic.
These idiots must be really punished severely. Apparently the Cahill dive was ridiculously obvious ........................ and he was already on a yellow.
Unfortunately it'll soon be forgotten.
The authorities must act now!



Slime.

The authorities have hamstrung themselves with the ridiculous rule that they can't overturn a decision if made / seen by the referee. Tis a farce but that shows how rubbish the FA are.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

UEFA tried to ban Eduardo for three games for diving - despite there being no touch and it looking a clear dive - it was quashed by an appeal when UEFA were challenged to prove intent !

 

[HomerJSimpson]

The authorities have hamstrung themselves with the ridiculous rule that they can't overturn a decision if made / seen by the referee. Tis a farce but that shows how rubbish the FA are.

Have to agree. Not sure what the answer is and it's a plague in the current game. Certain the FA won't make the first move and nor will managers so how does it get stopped

 

[anotherdouble]

UEFA tried to ban Eduardo for three games for diving - despite there being no touch and it looking a clear dive - it was quashed by an appeal when UEFA were challenged to prove intent !

Makes no sense. The proof surely is the player falling over without being touched

 

[USER1999]

Makes no sense. The proof surely is the player falling over without being touched

Not really. Why wait to get your leg broken by a bad tackle when you can see it coming a mile away?

 

[SaintHacker]

Totally agree. Red card aat the time or if not punished by the ref a retrospective 3 game ban. And no appeals!

 

[Tongo]

Surely Cahill hasnt dived? I've always been informed that English players are upstanding and moral and would never do such a thing and its only foreign players that indulge in such despicable tactics.

 

[USER1999]

Surely Cahill hasnt dived? I've always been informed that English players are upstanding and moral and would never do such a thing and its only foreign players that indulge in such despicable tactics.

Did you never watch Michael Owen?

Obviously he learned the dark arts from dodgy foreigners though.

 

[Tongo]

Did you never watch Michael Owen?

Obviously he learned the dark arts from dodgy foreigners though.

Always found him upstanding. (Have conveniently forgot the Argentina game at the 2002 World Cup!)

 

[Biggleswade Blue]

I've fallen out with football over the last few years. Players diving is one of the reasons.

Referee's are allowed, in the laws, to book and send off for it. They should also do so for the pushing and pulling at corners, free kicks and so on.

There would be loads of sendings off. There'd be loads of mistakes. The media would be outraged. But if the referees saw it through, in a few months the game would be better for it, and players would be so terrified of falling down, even after tough tackles, that they'd stay on their feet, and keep playing.

It won't happen though.

 

[c1973]

The best way to eradicate diving would be to allow the opposing teams hard man to kick the offending player in the nuts without fear of retribution.

That would sort it out quicker than yellow/red cards would.

 

[srixon 1]

Football has become a joke. Diving, shirt pulling and the other one that goes unpunished is obstruction. When a player is shielding a ball that is 5 yards away it must be obstruction. Then the pundit comes on and says "it's is all part of the game now". They must be looking at a different rule book to everybody else.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Makes no sense. The proof surely is the player falling over without being touched

So if a player slips or trips or just out of the way and falls over an expected tackle etc etc.

 

[Tongo]

Football has become a joke. Diving, shirt pulling and the other one that goes unpunished is obstruction. When a player is shielding a ball that is 5 yards away it must be obstruction. Then the pundit comes on and says "it's is all part of the game now". They must be looking at a different rule book to everybody else.

Football seems to be the leader in accepting that players push and push and push at the edge of the rules to the point where cheating is the norm.

All sports at the highest levels experience players trying to get away with things but Football seemingly accepts it more.

 

[shewy]

I've said it before the only way to stop it is to dock points, fines don't work as they have all too much money,bans don't work because the squads are big enough to absorb it.
How they do this I don't know,but it should include retrospective punishment from video

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I've said it before the only way to stop it is to dock points, fines don't work as they have all too much money,bans don't work because the squads are big enough to absorb it.
How they do this I don't know,but it should include retrospective punishment from video

If you start docking points for a dive do you then dock points for every offence in the sport ?

 

[Tongo]

I've said it before the only way to stop it is to dock points, fines don't work as they have all too much money,bans don't work because the squads are big enough to absorb it.
How they do this I don't know,but it should include retrospective punishment from video

Rugby has had a citing panel for years now which makes decisions after games but, like a number of potential advancements / improvements, Football is very much a sporting Luddite.