Diving/Cheating, how do we stop it?

[The Mighty Quint]

We are all sick to death of the diving that goes on in the game, domestically it needs the Premier league to address it but I don't think they ever will.

For me, a panel should be set up, and after the weekends football, any dubious decisions should be reviewed, no contact and you get a game ban, a fall with not enough contact to warrant the fall should be a mark against the player, and say 3 of those in a season means a game ban again.

I think something like the above would go some way to stopping this blatant cheating that we have in the game because I absolutely hate it, as I'm sure we all do.

That's just my opinion...

 

[sd_1992]

Agreed, retrospective banning is the only way it gets stopped without interfering with the game itself

 

[sageyefc]

Retrospective panel to review each incident, if found to have dived,

For the first time 1 game ban,
Second time 3 game ban,
Third time 5 game ban,
Fourth time 7 game ban,
Fifth time 10 game ban,
After that if the idiot still doesnt sort it out ban him for the season

 

[Minimeister]

Get better referees. None of the European refs fall for cheats like Sterling and the like.

 

[Elong]

Retrospective banning isn't the answer for me. How does banning a player after the game help out the team that has been conned?

It's like the report system used by League down here, if you do something dangerous you go on report and a panel decide your punishment in the week. That doesn't help the team who just lost a player to a broken jaw.

It needs to happen DURING the game.

 

[ilikecheese]

Got to hit 'em where it hurts...money.

I agree with the bans...but also their weekly wage for said ban.

 

[The Mighty Quint]

We all watch the replays, you can see when there is enough contact to go down or not, there needs to be a punishment waiting for those who cheat because as it stands a yellow card does not do it.

Gary monk came out this week and said Moses dived, and he's absolutely spot on, he did, but they are talking about Monk getting done by the F.A for airing his opinion, it's just wrong.

If these matters were under review from a panel through the week it would stop it without doubt.

 

[Seamus Colemole]

So how many players actually do "dive", as opposed to players, managers, fans, commentators and pundits whinging that they did?

How do you define a dive? How do you prove a dive?

Who makes up the panel that you'd be happy being on it?

 

[quasi modo]

It's the s***e's fault, Moses last week, Horrendouson this week, both associated with them.

So every time someone dives dock them 3 points.

 

[The Mighty Quint]

Get better referees. None of the European refs fall for cheats like Sterling and the like.

Are you serious mate, champs league and Uefa refs are the absolute worst at it, ruin the games and always get blagged with regards to players diving.

I'm sick of it happening in the Prem, but Europe is much worse IMO.

 

[Librarian]

If a player hits the deck and the ref doesn't blow, defenders then have a 5 second amnesty on kicks up the hole and wedgies

 

[Minimeister]

Are you serious mate, champs league and Uefa refs are the absolute worst at it, ruin the games and always get blagged with regards to players diving.

I'm sick of it happening in the Prem, but Europe is much worse IMO.

Seriously? How much European football do you watch mate? Our refs blow for every contact there is. The ref in Lille was awful but in general European refs are streets ahead of the idiots who ref PL games.

 

[LinekersLegs]

The thing that probably annoys me the most is when a player clearly tries to stay on their feet but who then fluffs the shot doesn't get the call (Coleman didn't get a penalty at least twice last season) whereas someone who goes over at the slightest touch (Pienaar) gets the free kick/penalty.

It punishes the good behaviour but rewards the bad behaviour. Fixing that issue I think would encourage more players to stay on their feet and try to score.

 

[The Mighty Quint]

So how many players actually do "dive", as opposed to players, managers, fans, commentators and pundits whinging that they did?

How do you define a dive? How do you prove a dive?

Who makes up the panel that you'd be happy being on it?

I think it's very clear when you review it, this notion that the slightest contact means you can go down is bollocks.

No contact, ban, slight contact, mark against the player and benefit of the doubt given but two or three of those and you get a ban.

Most importantly, players need to know there could be a review of their actions, that sooner or later they will get caught if they want to cheat.

 

[chrissyjack]

If a player is lying on the floor "injured" , or feigning it . Bring on the physio , but play on like in rugby . If the player is feigning it, he'll soon be up on his feet