Diving by Everton Players

[Prevenger17]

Think we might have to face up to the fact that we have a team of bad actors

 

[larbert toffee]

Diving has never been an Everton thing, other clubs it is a tactic, I just don't buy it myself. This is way the "we never get pens" debate for me isn't a issue, we don't get them unless the defense hands them to us, our players put scoring first not trying to cheat.

Carlin love the sentiment, sure in the past past Everton have not been a 'Diving club' but unfortunately it has crept in increasingly over the last few seasons it is sad to see and for me it was really painful to see on Saturday when Kev was booked as that triggered a sequence of events which resulted iin us losing the game provoking a lot of traffic on this site since.

 

[Furey1878]

 

[larbert toffee]

Speedo Mick is the only diver we want to see at Everton.

 

[Khalekan]

Think we might have to face up to the fact that we have a team of bad actors

That was very evident in the west HAM game....

 

[JAYTALITY]

If you don't dive in a sport where other teams benefit from diving.

'You're gonna have a bad time.'

 

[thebluenosebolt]

Totally against diving... So why did I vote yes?? Until diving is outlawed by the premier league It would be unfair for only our side not to benefit from cheating

 

[Tree13]

It's all down to the officials. If they don't clamp down on diving then we gain nothing from taking the moral high ground and refusing to do it. I for one think it's deplorable, but there are three points at stake almost every game...

 

[hallamblue]

Having watched that shower across the park diving and surrounding referees again last night just reinforced my belief that we need to be above this. Makes me sick.

 

[ijjysmith]

Lot's more diving please.

Just get better at it.

 

[dano195]

Think as bad as this sounds, you just have to accept it. Players will dive to gain an advantage which is partly to do with them being competitive. Why do players dive? To help their team win? I've got to be honest I won't moan if we win a game through a player diving and winning a penalty. I don't like players diving but I can't see it changing, its sadly a part of the game now!

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

I'm against it

All I care about when watching Everton is

A: That Everton win

and

B: Everton win fairly

Everything else is immaterial

 

[ijjysmith]

I'm against it

All I care about when watching Everton is

A: That Everton win

and

B: Everton win fairly

Everything else is immaterial

I only care about A.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

I only care about A.

Then you lack moral fibre

That's fine btw, I just don't subscribe to it myself

 

[ijjysmith]

Then you lack moral fibre

Well yeah. But that's a given my good man.