Smash Those Potters - Stoke (A) Match Thread 16.12.17 3pm

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  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    edited December 2017
    That article is spot on. I'm all for punishing diving, but it has to be consistent.

    I'm not too worried about losing Lanzini for tonight - he was desperately ineffective against Arsenal last time out - but we really need him for the Newcastle game.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Maybe if we hadn't appealed it would have been a different outcome. Apparently if you appeal a different panel makes a decision to the one that would have decided.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    The decision had been made and the appeal was against that decision.
  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    Someone should make a website showing up the FA and referees for their inconsistency as until it is put in the spotlight they wont correct themselves. I guess it would be difficult due to ownership of the clips which would belong to Sky, BT or some other broadcaster.
  • EXETERHAMMEREXETERHAMMER
    I have to agree with the punishment. I think he dived and would be livid if it had been the other way around.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    I agree Exeter, but it's the lack of consistency, even when being viewed retrospectively, that is most annoying.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    So Gray has just dived to 'earn' Leicester a penalty.

    Watch this space then...
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    What then happens if Manchester City get knocked out?
  • Cuz1Cuz1
    It will mean Leicester will be in the semis
  • welovethehammerswelovethehammers
    TheMadcapLaughs said:

    Should De Bruyne be punished and suspended also (plus a few others but I can`t be bothered to find the videos). Blatant dive, no?

    https://streamable.com/dqm46

    If Lanzini`s suspension gets upheld and no other incidents are investigated from the weekend it shows what a mockery the whole procedure is. Absolute disgrace.

    I agree and said a similar thing yesterday. They punish the smaller Premier League clubs like West Ham for diving (let me get this clear I do think Lanzini dived) but they won't punish players in top teams. I don't think this is a coincidence in the slightest.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    They didn't punish Palace for Zaha's dives
  • alderzalderz
    Personally, I feel that Lanzini's was the most blatant of any of the 'dives' to win anything in the last few weeks. There have been worse, but those were punished or ignored at the time.

    The fact you have to actually con the ref to be punished retrospectively is a serious flaw.
  • TheMadcapLaughsTheMadcapLaughs
    OldCastleSwift said:

    So Gray has just dived to 'earn' Leicester a penalty.

    Watch this space then...

    I`m watching, but I`m not sure Lineker has kicked up much of a stink yet.
  • Cuz1Cuz1
    On this occasion I’d have liked to hear the refs reason for giving the penalty being that he was in a good position to call it, and also what he as to say now given that our player as been banned for deceiving him
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Not only that but 2 different panels thought it was a dive or maybe the 2nd was protecting the 1st
  • NEoldironNEoldiron
    edited December 2017
    Just watched the Gray dive. IMO that is far worse than Lanzini's "dive".
    The difference is that Walker made some minor contact, although definitely not enough to cause Gray to fall, while running by the side of him.
    Lanzini however was aware that he was about to get clattered by Pieters who was making a sliding tackle. The fact that Pieters pulled out of the tackle before contact is irrelevant since Manu was not to know that.
    I'm not paranoid, but there does seem to be some conspiracy against us. ;wink

    But, hey, Leicester still lost and what joy to see Vardy and Mahrez both miss their penalties. ;lol
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Investigated but no retrospective action to be taken.
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