Players Diving

[burnley blue mcfc]

Hughes did that embarrassing head hold in 2nd half when he wasn’t touched nowhere near his head to stop our breakaway, the commentator called it “ clever play”, it’s not clever play it’s blatant fuckin cheating

 

[stonerblue]

I didn’t play at too high a level, West Lancs League, but was brought up to never show you was hurt, it was a weakness, so if I ever did stay down, I was hurt

Yep, golden rule.

 

[give it to gordon]

Football can learn a lot from rugby league. It's a very well run sport with proper respect for referees. They use v.a.r. In an open and transparent way to get decisions right with the ref discussions audible for all to hear.

Yep look at all holding and pushing at corners

 

[Blue Til Death]

Hate any diving twat, regardless of who they play for, feigning head injuries I detest even more and that’s on the rise because refs are letting the cheating cunts get away with it ..

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

The worst of it is, when a player is genuinely seriously injured, all the other players know immediately and stop the game.
This feigning injury is pitiful but, now players know that holding their faces means a promising attack is halted, they’ll do it until there is a consequence.

The actual laws of football state that any treatment to an injured player, save for a ‘serious’ injury, should never be treated on the pitch, but the player should leave the pitch to be treated. Just apply that law and it’ll stop overnight.
A retrospective and ever increasing ban for cheating would also achieve the same…..

 

[Tevez32mcfc]

It really really is the answer. For their own safety take them off, get them assessed, only then they come back on, and only that way will they stop faking head injuries

I would go further and do this on all injuries. If somebody goes down then and needs medical assistance then they should be sent off the pitch for 5 minutes to be checked out resulting in the team having to play with ten men. That would definitely put a stop to it.

As for the diving I don't think much can be done. Referees will not give a decision unless a player goes down. If somebody gets clipped by a defender in the box but stays on there feet and has a shot saved the ref it should still in theory be a pen but it isn't as he hasn't gone down.

 

[SomeMightSay]

The Edin Hazard foul is now rife. Stick your arse out and wait for a nudge then down. Everyone does it now in every game. Pathetic.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Hate any diving twat, regardless of who they play for, feigning head injuries I detest even more and that’s on the rise because refs are letting the cheating cunts get away with it ..

Feigning heaf injuries is as bad as it gets because sooner or later a genuine case will be missed. The rule was put in place to protect players and it is being exploited by some of them (and some managers). There should be retrospective six match bans for these scumbags. It is worse than violent conduct, time-wasting, and basic diving in my view.