Diving In Football

[Blue and proud]

I think that everyone knows (unless your name is Kenny Dalglish) that Andy Carroll blatantly dived yesterday and I'm sure we'll all agree that it was not right. But do you think that players should be punished more for blatant diving? Does anyone think that a one match ban for obvious cheating should be used to try and stop players cheating?

 

[Hilga]

A million times yes.

 

[manxtoffee]

Sadly it's become a huge part of the game, in fact I doubt many fouls in and around the penalty area wouldn't be classed a foul in the old days. You basically had to do a rugby style trip or clothesline to concede a foul.. The problem today is nobody actually condones their teams' actions, this includes players, coaches, managers, and fans.

 

[Blue and proud]

Sadly it's become a huge part of the game, in fact I doubt many fouls in and around the penalty area wouldn't be classed a foul in the old days. You basically had to do a rugby style trip or clothesline to concede a foul.. The problem today is nobody actually condones their teams' actions, this includes players, coaches, managers, and fans.

I agree with the point about the players, coaches, managers and fans. I mean how can Kenny honestly say that Carroll never dived when it is obvious to everyone that he did?

 

[nesky]

Sadly it's become a huge part of the game, in fact I doubt many fouls in and around the penalty area wouldn't be classed a foul in the old days. You basically had to do a rugby style trip or clothesline to concede a foul.. The problem today is nobody actually condones their teams' actions, this includes players, coaches, managers, and fans.

You mean nobody condemns it. There's just too much condoning going on... But yes, there's a closing of ranks mentality that's insulting to the intelligence of all the fans out there. Dalglish was embarrassing on MOTD in his post-match reaction to Andy "dying swan" Carroll's theatrics.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

Their captain once said he would "have to have a word" if any of his team did it.

Did he mean a word on technique ?

 

[Cena]

It's seen as good play and appreciated abroad. They think were mad in this country the way we hate it.

I wanna punch footballers who do it, it winds me up

 

[Nails]

Sydney FC here in Australia have an internal policy of fining players that they deem to have dived. The most famous case being:

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/a-league/cole-fined-after-diving-confession-20111212-1orh9.html

It was implemented in reaction to opponents diving against Sydney. However, it's much easier to do this sort of thing in Australia when the competition is far more even and there aren't c**ts like Suarez playing. Players here aren't as technically gifted either, which is where, I believe, most of the players get away with it because the referees seem to believe opponents rough them up to counter their ability (this does not count for Andy Carroll, because he is not technically gifted).

 

[Kurt.]

The carroll incident is worse in my opinion, if he ref never had a clear view of it and had awarded a penalty then the keeper would have had to have been sent off thus newcastle getting punished twice unfairly. I'm not saying Carrol is the only player to do this but I do think that it should be a red card offence if you purposely try to get an opponent sent off by diving .

 

[bluejock]

Stan Collymore doesn't like it according to his 438 tweets on Sunday evening

 

[Kurt.]

Stan Collymore doesn't like it according to his 438 tweets on Sunday evening

ah ,,, I don't do Twitter so miss out on all that .

 

[TheFinnFan]

i think match ban would be too harsh. dont get me wrong i hate diving.
cards are fine. should be used more often, though.... but many times those cheats are hard to detect

 

[somuchfun]

I don't agree with diving, but I guess that as long as the benefits out weight the risks (ie Carroll trying to get the goalie sent off and win a penalty and it only being a yellow card offence) it's something the players should try to benefit from.

 

[peteblue]

I agree with the point about the players, coaches, managers and fans. I mean how can Kenny honestly say that Carroll never dived when it is obvious to everyone that he did?

Because he was always a cheating snidey diving c.nut himself. He's always thought it was part of the game...... Divers should get bans and it would immediately go away.......

 

[toffeejack]

i hate diving/going down easily, but in most cases its the only way to win free-kicks or penalties. For example shirt pulling seems a lot more obvious if the players falls to the ground. I agree that hefty fines and bans for any form of cheating should be introduced. the old saying of may the best team win is rapidly being replaced by may the best coiners win