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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu
I think a major problem with 'divers' is that the officials should take a better look at the situation, and use there linesman more.
I always remember when l was a remember, and the diving that went on. I sent off a player for a blatant dive - l was running behind him and there was a player at least TWO feet away and he went down in the box with an Oscar role dive, and claimed he was pushed - so l sent him off.
He complained to the league and it was ME who got banned for two games, so l packed the game in. He clearly dived, but the league did nothing - this is why officials are supposed to see these things.
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We're in an age where cheating is acceptable. I don't like it any more than you do but cheating is the norm now. As soon as there is contact you're entitled to go down... that is absolute rubbish, if there is not significant enough contact and you go down then that is a dive.. plain and simple. I'm sick of having pundits and commentators look for the slightest bit of contact to justify what's just happened. If the above is the case then every corner kick in the Premier League is a penalty. Too many ego's and threats though.
Can anyone remember when it was suggested Alan Shearer threatened to pull out of the Euro's if he was banned for kicking Neil Lennon? whilst we don't strictly know if it's true its an example.
Until they start banning people after the game for deliberate handballs, dives and so on then nothing will change.