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Diving

Players who dive in English football will face bans from next season under new Football Association regulations.

Under the new rules, passed by the governing body at its annual general meeting on Thursday, a panel will review footage from the weekend each Monday looking for cases of simulation.

Any player unanimously found guilty of diving would be given a suspension.

The panel will consist of one ex-match official, one ex-manager and one ex-player.

Taken from the BBC

Could be very interesting to see if they make a stand against the bigger clubs

posted on 19/5/17

I think a sin bin would be more appropriate. Means the team offended against her an immediate advantage rather than the player being banned for subsequent games against other opposition.

posted on 19/5/17

*have an immediate advantage.

posted on 19/5/17

Just a quick one do we still call them reddogs down the road?......or Olympiakos reserves

posted on 19/5/17

Just think Chris Martin could have been called back onto the pitch after review, against Burnley.

A penalty awarded to Derby, Burnley crumble Derby rise and gain title winning confidence.

posted on 19/5/17

What would be the implications if the dive enabled a team to win the play off final.

Try sorting that one out retrospectively without the need for lawyers

posted on 19/5/17

It wouldn't have been a penalty 2W, we scored a perfectly good goal which was disallowed.

posted on 19/5/17

Any video referee would be an improvement on serial blunderer Bobby Madley, still dropping penalty incident clangers on a weekly basis.

posted on 19/5/17

Video reffing is a crap idea. Let's ditch it and move on.

It's just another bit of tittilation for the armchair supporter to get a stiffy over and Rupert to earn some dosh attaching adverts to.

posted on 20/5/17

As far as I'm concerned, diving (and/or then feigning injury) is the same as committing fraud in any other job, and you'd get sacked (and probably prison time) for that outside of football. Anyone caught diving should forfeit that week's wages, anyone caught repeatedly diving should be suspended without pay, and anyone faking an injury to get an opponent booked should be banned for 28 days, again without pay.

I would advocate lifetime bans for dives in the penalty area, but that's only because you'd probably not be allowed to chop one of their legs off for it!

posted on 20/5/17

Hard but fair Super.

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