exiledinwatford Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Just watched Barca v Atletico. Players of both sides throwing themselves to the ground at any opportunity. Suarez was absolutely disgraceful as was Dani Alves and Busquets for the "penalty". This is what we have to look forward to. Can't Harry Hill do a programme exposing this cheating? Quite sad given the undoubted skill these players have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Reading Red UTC Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Cooper probably had the Swindon players watching that game to get some tips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenBall Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Got to live all the Swindle fans viewing this thread, the word "cheat" is now synonymous to your poxxy, no mark club. xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshtonGreat Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Just watched Barca v Atletico. Players of both sides throwing themselves to the ground at any opportunity. Suarez was absolutely disgraceful as was Dani Alves and Busquets for the "penalty". This is what we have to look forward to. Can't Harry Hill do a programme exposing this cheating? Quite sad given the undoubted skill these players have. Why do we have to look forward to it? I don't think we'll be in the CL any time soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42nite Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Cooper probably had the Swindon players watching that game to get some tips More likely they got it from Swinedon in the first place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiderEyed Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 'When I said the Barcelona way, that's not what I meant' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Just watched Barca v Atletico. Players of both sides throwing themselves to the ground at any opportunity. Suarez was absolutely disgraceful as was Dani Alves and Busquets for the "penalty". This is what we have to look forward to. Can't Harry Hill do a programme exposing this cheating? Quite sad given the undoubted skill these players have.Just watched the game.other than Suarez cheating I didn't see anymore diving etc than you see week in week out in the Prem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Personally I've always found Barca to be thoroughly dislikeable. Top quality side, that's not in question, but I can't stand all this holier than thou, self righteous 'mes que un club' bollocks when they've got several players who are up there with the very worst in the game for snide off the ball stuff, cheating, feigning injury, playacting and surrounding referees to get their own way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Personally I've always found Barca to be thoroughly dislikeable. Top quality side, that's not in question, but I can't stand all this holier than thou, self righteous 'mes que un club' bollocks when they've got several players who are up there with the very worst in the game for snide off the ball stuff, cheating, feigning injury, playacting and surrounding referees to get their own way. Surely not Mascherano? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Where is the appetite to challenge it coming from. Sadly, nowhere. The game is now run by a bunch of cheats so what hope do we have except by not going to watch. Cancelling that Sky subscription would be a start though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City1984 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Where is the appetite to challenge it coming from. Sadly, nowhere. The game is now run by a bunch of cheats so what hope do we have except by not going to watch. Cancelling that Sky subscription would be a start though. All sad but true. Cancelling the sky is the big one. Kill the money to kill the kill game. We might then have a 2nd chance too get it right and not balls it up. Sadly people will never do it. To be honest I found it left a void but soon filled my time with more important stuff than watching round the clock football. I don't know how I actually achieved anything when I had sky sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Diving and cheating is in the Latin psyche and are proud to have conned the referee. Many of them that play over here struggle to grasp that we see it as utterly wrong and simply can't understand why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezgimed Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Personally I've always found Barca to be thoroughly dislikeable. Top quality side, that's not in question, but I can't stand all this holier than thou, self righteous 'mes que un club' bollocks when they've got several players who are up there with the very worst in the game for snide off the ball stuff, cheating, feigning injury, playacting and surrounding referees to get their own way. Agree. Absolutely despise them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Welcome To The Jungle Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I wont cancel my bt sport as long as it has the moto gp though. Never watch footy on it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Diving and cheating is in the Latin psyche and are proud to have conned the referee.Many of them that play over here struggle to grasp that we see it as utterly wrong and simply can't understand why. Which is strange - why have a referee? I'd like to see all Italian/Spanish/German games played without a referee - then they might appreciate why the game has rules on cheating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I wont cancel my bt sport as long as it has the moto gp though. Never watch footy on it though Bang on. And quite nice to hear the tones of Messrs Heuwen & Ryder after all these years. Think they've done a decent job this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 also why is it they have so much Spanish football on sky? sometimes there is 5 or 6 games on a weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse With No Name Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Diving and cheating is in the Latin psyche and are proud to have conned the referee. Many of them that play over here struggle to grasp that we see it as utterly wrong and simply can't understand why. Probably another reason why England will never win anything and Spain, Italy and the South Americans will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Personally I've always found Barca to be thoroughly dislikeable. Top quality side, that's not in question, but I can't stand all this holier than thou, self righteous 'mes que un club' bollocks when they've got several players who are up there with the very worst in the game for snide off the ball stuff, cheating, feigning injury, playacting and surrounding referees to get their own way. Wholeheartedly agree. The love-in for Barca is nauseating as is as you say their self-righteous bollocks. They make Liverpool almost palateable. Personally I cannot stand watching Spanish football anymore. I used to really enjoy it a decade and more ago but now I find myself switching off within a few minutes. It is the most uncompetitive league structured to support only two clubs. It is fantastic to see AM doing well despite no leg ups but I don't expect their challenge to have longevity: they are still a club which needs to sell their best players to stay afloat. In terms of entertainment of what's on show frankly I get bored with the play acting. Football is a non-combat sport in La Liga, except when theirs a chance to get away with it in which case you see cowardice at its worst. I also find little scintilating about a league where a forward like Messi or Ronaldo has an off season if they haven't scored a goal every 100 minutes. Little challenge out there for them and its going through the motions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keep the Faith Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Phil Vickery made a good comment on Radio 5 at the weekend about the difference between learning your football on the street and in an academy or increasingly in Brazil in a futsal arrangement. Players like Alexi Sanchez and Sergio Aguero don't dive because they leanred to play without a referee whereas if you are in organised games from a young age you learn that winning free kicks gives your team a better chance of winning. The much lauded Barcelona academy is therefore likely to be a breading ground for diving as will many academys across Europe where diving is no longer viewed as wrong. Doesn't explain Suarez diving but then i think he's probably an anomoly to almost any rule! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordie Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 sadly diving and play acting is just as bad in the premiership and even sadder has started to filter down the leagues already, imho it really is time they should be taking retrospective action and banning players or it will only get worse, although i am as bad as anyone else in blaming referee,s i do think they have a hard enough job without trying to decide who is play acting as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Spain is bad but Ashley Young is right there at the top of the cheats list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 sadly diving and play acting is just as bad in the Premier League and even sadder has started to filter down the leagues already, imho it really is time they should be taking retrospective action and banning players or it will only get worse, although i am as bad as anyone else in blaming referee,s i do think they have a hard enough job without trying to decide who is play acting as it is. Swindon Town - the Ronaldos of League 1. Only for the cheating and haircuts of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 sadly diving and play acting is just as bad in the Premier League and even sadder has started to filter down the leagues already, imho it really is time they should be taking retrospective action and banning players or it will only get worse, although i am as bad as anyone else in blaming referee,s i do think they have a hard enough job without trying to decide who is play acting as it is. Dead right. Cricket is sorting out the problem of cheating by retrospective punishments. I think we know which country is world champion in that regard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashtonboy Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Where is the appetite to challenge it coming from. Sadly, nowhere. The game is now run by a bunch of cheats so what hope do we have except by not going to watch. Cancelling that Sky subscription would be a start though. Done and now enjoying MOTD again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 also why is it they have so much Spanish football on sky? sometimes there is 5 or 6 games on a weekend! Probably because of the amount of English football they don't have the rights to anymore. Would love to know what sky will do to tempt me to stay when the champions league goes to BT or wherever it's going, seeing as the only real reason I have sky in the first place is for sky sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Phil Vickery made a good comment on Radio 5 at the weekend about the difference between learning your football on the street and in an academy or increasingly in Brazil in a futsal arrangement. Players like Alexi Sanchez and Sergio Aguero don't dive because they leanred to play without a referee whereas if you are in organised games from a young age you learn that winning free kicks gives your team a better chance of winning. The much lauded Barcelona academy is therefore likely to be a breading ground for diving as will many academys across Europe where diving is no longer viewed as wrong. Doesn't explain Suarez diving but then i think he's probably an anomoly to almost any rule! You sure?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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