Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

Looks like Mike Riley wasn't the only official having a bad weekend... ;)

Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

You can't be serious surely? You really think that Spanish and Italian clubs would strike if UEFA brought in that rule? What a ridiculous suggestion.

Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

Ah, my number 1 fan! I'd wondered where you'd gone! Anyway I am serious - and don't call me Shirley.

I wouldn't put it past the players. Watch any top level Italian game and watch the theatrics going on. If their prima-donnas thought that one of the biggest aspects of their game was going to be outlawed there'd be uproar amongst them.

Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

Oh dear, it just won't go away will it..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7630777.stm

Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

players wouldn't go on strike but there was an issue of Champions that was talking about diving and cheating. Players like Poyet were saying when they came to England they were told not to put the ball in the net with their hand and things they had done their whole career.

In South America conning the ref is all part of the game and as stated above different leagues accept this more than others. This is why the FA shouldn't do anything about it as if we play our league with fairness and no cheating then when we play in Europe we will be at a disadvantage. UEFA and FIFA need to do something but as I said the game makes more money than ever before and so no one really seems to care.

It's amazing how many times you see a player on the ground injured and unable to move and then as soon as the ball goes dead or out of play they sit up and can move :D:D

Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

And then go on to have a great game for Chelsea ;) :D

Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

Or Man Utd :p:

Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

You do take people disagreeing with you awfully personally don't you? To state as a positive fact that players would strike if the penalty for diving was increased from a yellow card, as is the rule now, to a red card and a 3 match ban is simply preposterous. Apart from the fact that I'd be very dubious about the legality of striking on the grounds that the penalty for cheating had been increased, imagine the uproar it would cause amongst the fans, TV companies and sponsors in these countries. It's clearly nonsense and a moments reflection should tell you that.

Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

Read up - looks like I'm not the only one thinking along these lines.

But do keep your best ones for me though ;)

btw, can Wes Brown do ANYTHING right??

Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

I don't see anyone else saying players would strike if they increased the penalty for cheating but maybe I've missed it?

Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

Arsenal youngsters are on fire in the Carling cup! 5 - 0!

Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

I truly truly truly truly apologise for suggesting clubs will strike. Can you ever forgive me?

Am I permitted to say that players from certain countries are likely to be put off from playing in other certain countries because parts of their game are dealt with more seriously than others?

Is that ok?

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Great innit! This season they might win something!

Eh Gooners, remember those days? :D

Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

You really really don't like people disagreeing with you do you? I assume by your typical sarcastic and smarmy comments when you're wrong that you admit that strike action isn't going to happen if UEFA bring in this rule. Why you're mentioning the other part of your post I've no idea, I didn't comment on that as you well know and actually agree with it to an extent.

Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

I don't admit I'm wrong about it because I do believe some players will strike if what they see as part and parcel of their game is dealt with more severely. Watch just about any top level Spanish or Italian game to see the diving. The clubs themselves may not strike but I can see players doing so. feel free to disagree of course.

More importantly, nice result for the Swans! Best derby in years :D

Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

Why not come back with that in the first place rather than the infantile sarcasm? I completely disagree, I think the notion of a strike for a relatively small increase in the penalty for a particular offence is ridiculous. As I said before, apart from anything else I doubt whether such a strike would be legal in these countries. I'd be interested to hear if anyone agrees with you, to me the whole idea is completely beyond the bounds of possibility.