Talking of footy dives...
Here's a few humdingers. Seriously though, is there any other sport where cheating is such a blatant part of the game?
( , Mon 10 Dec 2012, 11:41, Share, Reply)
Here's a few humdingers. Seriously though, is there any other sport where cheating is such a blatant part of the game?
( , Mon 10 Dec 2012, 11:41, Share, Reply)
apart from
Cycling. Horse racing. Boxing. Cricket. Or anything you can bet on? Nope.
( , Mon 10 Dec 2012, 11:44, Share, Reply)
Cycling. Horse racing. Boxing. Cricket. Or anything you can bet on? Nope.
( , Mon 10 Dec 2012, 11:44, Share, Reply)
Yeah
I don't really buy the argument that football is inherently full of cheaters. It's just that the stupid lack of video refereeing makes them more likely to get away with it.
I mean, I really like rugby, but I also accept it as a fact that most players cheat horrifically when they can get away with it. That's why in top level games you have to have a higher level of scrutiny.
( , Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:15, Share, Reply)
I don't really buy the argument that football is inherently full of cheaters. It's just that the stupid lack of video refereeing makes them more likely to get away with it.
I mean, I really like rugby, but I also accept it as a fact that most players cheat horrifically when they can get away with it. That's why in top level games you have to have a higher level of scrutiny.
( , Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:15, Share, Reply)
Video refs have always been rejected by both the players and their clubs
The whole thing's way, WAY out of control. There's too much money involved for there to be any changes. I think refs should be the law on the pitch, no ifs buts or maybes, dissent of any kind should equal an immediate red card, a two-month ban and loss of salary - but as long as we lionise these players and place them above/out of the constraints of normal behaviour and their paymasters support them even when they're blatantly in the wrong, the game will continue to fester.
( , Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:27, Share, Reply)
The whole thing's way, WAY out of control. There's too much money involved for there to be any changes. I think refs should be the law on the pitch, no ifs buts or maybes, dissent of any kind should equal an immediate red card, a two-month ban and loss of salary - but as long as we lionise these players and place them above/out of the constraints of normal behaviour and their paymasters support them even when they're blatantly in the wrong, the game will continue to fester.
( , Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:27, Share, Reply)
I've always loved the game (played since I was 5)
But this element is utter pish. But it'll continue if the culprits aren't deterred somehow. You can get red/yellow cards overturned after a match. Surely the opposite should be available for these big jessies. Slap a two-month ban on top of that and you'll start to see results, I think.
( , Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:05, Share, Reply)
But this element is utter pish. But it'll continue if the culprits aren't deterred somehow. You can get red/yellow cards overturned after a match. Surely the opposite should be available for these big jessies. Slap a two-month ban on top of that and you'll start to see results, I think.
( , Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:05, Share, Reply)
Then we'd have American football with a 60-minute game taking 4 hours to play.
Admittedly it works very well in rugby union.
( , Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:58, Share, Reply)
Admittedly it works very well in rugby union.
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How football should be played
www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=y4CXY6TVBMc
( , Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:09, Share, Reply)
www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=y4CXY6TVBMc
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