Are we too honest?

[billycopper]

Martinez accused Chelsea of using "every trick in the book" but, if the top teams are going to do whatever it takes to gain a competitive edge, and we're going to stick to fair play, aren't we putting ourselves at a disadvantage?

 

[the sniderman]

hey bozo if you keep asking daft questions i am gonna start giving you some real answers **swings in between two skyscrapers and blindsides chopper**

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

We're just not as good as it as the prime snides of the division. They get peno's that win them games, we do Phil Neville'esque acts of total embarrassment.

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

hey bozo if you keep asking daft questions i am gonna start giving you some real answers **swings in between two skyscrapers and blindsides chopper**

Hey mate, you're a busted flush in this new forum, your sack is empty love.

*gives you the finger NEA*

 

[Allezfan]

I think the idea that we stick to fair play is a myth we tell ourselves to make us feel better about not winning stuff, tbh.

I don't think it's actually true.

 

[roydo]

I think the idea that we stick to fair play is a myth we tell ourselves to make us feel better about not winning stuff, tbh.

I don't think it's actually true.

Where is your Avatar btw mate?

And yeah, everyone does it, just some more than others.

 

[bluemangroup]

I think the idea that we stick to fair play is a myth we tell ourselves to make us feel better about not winning stuff, tbh.

I don't think it's actually true.

I think we don't get away with the same amount as some of those around us do. I think we are also yet to truly shake our industrious clogger status off.

 

[billycopper]

I think the idea that we stick to fair play is a myth we tell ourselves to make us feel better about not winning stuff, tbh.

I don't think it's actually true.

I suppose diving to win a penalty is the ultimate measure. Ramires and Young have definitely done it. How about City and Arsenal?

I couldn't believe that Jonathan Pearce said on MOTD2 that Skrtel's bear hug on Bony was never a penalty. He's been cheating from set-pieces all season and should have been penalised much more often.

 

[Allezfan]

Where is your Avatar btw mate?

Victim of budget cuts, mate.

 

[roydo]

Victim of budget cuts, mate.

Shame mate.

 

[SerenityNigh]

Victim of budget cuts, mate.

Where's the avatar money Bill?

 

[LinekersLegs]

I think the idea that we stick to fair play is a myth we tell ourselves to make us feel better about not winning stuff, tbh.

I don't think it's actually true.

Agree, given the number of free kicks in dangerous places Pienaar alone has won, don't think we can complain too much about the Ramires one. His dive against Villa (?) was different though and we aren't usually as blatant/skilled as those types.

 

[mrb85]

I suppose diving to win a penalty is the ultimate measure. Ramires and Young have definitely done it. How about City and Arsenal?

I couldn't believe that Jonathan Pearce said on MOTD2 that Skrtel's bear hug on Bony was never a penalty. He's been cheating from set-pieces all season and should have been penalised much more often.

Pearce is a well known RS (there's a surprise, a RS TV commentator).

 

[mrb85]

I think the idea that we stick to fair play is a myth we tell ourselves to make us feel better about not winning stuff, tbh.

I don't think it's actually true.

It is true, and it's been the same for years. Our players sometimes go down a bit easy but we're the last of the Corinthians in other respects eg we don't roll around when the subject of bad challenges, we don't continually harass the officials, we don't challenge when the opposition take free kicks yards in advance of where the offence occurred, we don't copy the opposition in taking free kicks ahead of where the offence occurred etc etc

 

[royalblue66]

We are too nice ! Think we should be a bit more like the successful sides.