FA to approve retrospective action for diving

[BBassic]

More bad news for Forestieri

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39962886

Players who dive in English football could face bans from next season.

The Football Association will vote on retrospective action at its annual general meeting on Thursday and is expected to approve the proposal.

The governing body would need the backing of the Premier League, the English Football League and the Professional Footballers' Association to introduce the rule change.

But it is understood they are broadly supportive and already in agreement.

 

[TSB]

Won't see much of Wilf from now on then.

 

[Triggaaar]

More bad news for Forestieri

 

[Hillian1]

Zaha out for next season

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39962886

FA to bring in bans for diving next season.

 

[KVLT]

 

[Papa Lazarou]

I guess AK needs to watch out, as does Skalak.

 

[RM-Taylor]

We can't exactly talk when we have Knockaert.......

 

[Albion my Albion]

These guys are not happy!

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

Big Sam has already branded the ban "Utter Rubbish" http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39963445

 

[SAC]

Has this worked in Scotland?

 

[BBassic]

We can't exactly talk when we have Knockaert.......

Skalak is worse for going to ground than Knockaert.

 

[Albion my Albion]

Has this worked in Scotland?

I heard this sign was the best thing used against diving in Scotland

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Best get another striker in for Murray then.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

I heard this sign was the best thing used against diving in Scotland

don't need to go to Scotland for those beauties, loads down here in Cornwall

 

[Perry Milkins]

Best get another striker in for Murray then.

...and they don't dive at good old Spurs?

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

...and they don't dive at good old Spurs?

Touchy

All clubs have them

 

[Triggaaar]

Big Sam has already branded the ban "Utter Rubbish" http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39963445

I wonder why he's so bothered about it If he managed any other team he'd probably say it was great and about time.

 

[ThePaddy]

Big Sam has already branded the ban "Utter Rubbish" http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39963445

Totally agree with Sam here, to be honest. Palace have been penalized for diving on a few occasions in recent months and all of them have been incorrect decisions. Meanwhile, Andros Townsend dived against Arsenal and won the penalty which we scored to put the game to bed at 3-0. If we're going to have retrospective action, it should work both ways. If we had video referees for penalty decisions last season, Zaha would've won half a dozen more penalties than he actually did.

I wonder why he's so bothered about it If he managed any other team he'd probably say it was great and about time.

Referees were not kind at all to Palace in terms of awarding penalties last season. The amount of penalties mistakenly not awarded far outweighs the amount of penalties that shouldn't have been given. Fouls on Zaha in particular were constantly missed, see the 2-1 defeat at home to Swansea, the 4-2 defeat to Liverpool, or the 3-2 defeat to West Brom in which we were denied not one but two penalties in each. Games against Middlesborough, Burnley, Watford, etc. off the top of my head were also games in which referees missed blatant fouls in the box.

 

[Marshy]

it's the he was touched/ there was contact brigade that do my head in.... therefore its a pen or a foul.... bloody rubbish.

 

[Steve in Japan]

Big Sam has already branded the ban "Utter Rubbish" http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39963445

You'd think the Fat Chancer would be keeping a lower profile these days, grateful to be in gainful employment