I was watching the World Snooker Championships on the TV this afternoon, and a player accidentally touched another ball with the tip of his cue, it went totally unnoticed in real time, and the referee didnβt even see it either.
However, the offending player held his hand up and told the referee he committed this foul and handed the initiative over to the opposite player - total honesty and integrity - well done that man
It just got me thinking about football today, and the standards weβve become so immune to
When was the last time your saw a player admitting he dived or was play acting in order to win a penalty or free-kick or even get another player sent off
The hassling, berating and shouting at officials to the blatant diving and play acting on the pitch
The football and footballers of today are a disgrace in comparison, and itβs somewhat sickening that weβve all just accepted it as a part of our game today - you might call it being unsporting or just part and parcel of the game....but however you want to dress it up, itβs nothing more than cheating and a total lack of integrity - over the past 30 years the foreign influx has brought so much good into our game...but itβs also brought a huge element of downright and blatant cheating - and unfortunately those so called βexpertsβ...the pundits that we have to listen to, are also responsible due to their excusing and at times encouraging such behaviour
Win at all costs? nah, I donβt think so
INTEGRITY OR LACK OF
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comment by π¬π§ ThE ReVoLuTiOn Is HeRe π¬π§ (U22182)
posted 18 minutes ago
Of course a large element of the foreign legion that has descended upon these shores have brought with them the world of diving, play acting and cheating
You saw it it in Italy in the 80’s when that was the superpower, and as for South American cheats, well, look no further than the likes of Suarez
Definitely the foreign influx is responsible for the despicable cheating we now witness in our football
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posted on 4/8/20
...nonsense, still the world has taken to diving and cheating like a duck to water.
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The facts speak for themselves
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Diving is good
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https://youtu.be/jmx06GjXOJA
Yeah you’re right, the foreign brigade have nothing whatsoever for the blatant cheating that’s killed the game of football
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comment by * and Obelix - Super Duper World Euro Champ19ns (U1282)
posted 34 minutes ago
...nonsense, still the world has taken to diving and cheating like a duck to water.
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Not just diving, bending rules like mane kicking the ball at the spurs players hand to win a pen in the CL final.
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It's a funny one - the accusation against foreigners.
I think there's an element of truth in it, but largely because foreign leagues were for so long ahead of ours in terms of developing techniques - good and bad - whilst the Brits just carried on kicking lumps out of each other and not showing any weakness.
Ultimately it doesn't really matter, as everyone is at it these days.
Amazes me that referees get the grief they do, given that pretty much every single challenge these days involves cheating from at least one of the players involved.
posted on 5/8/20
comment by π¬π§ ThE ReVoLuTiOn Is HeRe π¬π§ (U22182)
posted 14 hours, 54 minutes ago
https://youtu.be/jmx06GjXOJA
Yeah you’re right, the foreign brigade have nothing whatsoever for the blatant cheating that’s killed the game of football
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You're serious aren't you? Number 6 and ten are hilarious but if you think this proves your waffle then you're more stupid than the initial estimation.
posted on 5/8/20
comment by * and Obelix - Super Duper World Euro Champ19ns (U1282)
posted 5 hours, 41 minutes ago
comment by π¬π§ ThE ReVoLuTiOn Is HeRe π¬π§ (U22182)
posted 14 hours, 54 minutes ago
https://youtu.be/jmx06GjXOJA
Yeah you’re right, the foreign brigade have nothing whatsoever for the blatant cheating that’s killed the game of football
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You're serious aren't you? Number 6 and ten are hilarious but if you think this proves your waffle then you're more stupid than the initial estimation.
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The facts are in the video you dummy, on what grounds can you say otherwise? are you really that thick that you can’t see the blatant cheating...oh, it just happens that the vast are foreign too