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Originally Posted by iadom
Just how many years ago are you talking about Arthur.
I can remember when Man City last had a decent side, it was a common headline at the time, 'Lee Won Pen' referring to Franny Lees penchant for diving.
And anyone who saw Norman Hunter at Leeds ( and most of the Leeds side at the time TBH ), 'Chopper Harris at Chelski and many others, the tackling 'many years ago' was far worse overall than it is today. The speed of the modern game often makes tackles and alleged 'dives' seem far worse than they actually are a lot of the time.
Downright dirty, dangerous tackling was far worse 'many years ago'.
Jim.
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Regarding the diving, as I recall, in the 70s it was customary for tackled players to roll over about 5 times after going to ground, in a bid to make the tackle look worse. The theatrics are of all times, it's just the form they take that changes.