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Originally Posted by Pog66
Isn't the last quote at odds with the previous ones - players used to kick lumps out of each other regularly and the game flowed because the referees let it happen.....Chopper Harris, Norman HUnter, Billy Bremner (in fact most of the Leeds team of that era  ), Souness, etc |
I think what is missing is balance...stop the shirkers who dive or fall over from just a dirty look, equally ensure good players are protected. If that means after the game people get charged for doing either...then not a bad thing.