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Originally Posted by Russ B
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.
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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.