Sky Blue Pete
Well-Known Member
Really conflicted having seen the videos on the video thread. Quite proud we haven’t crowded the ref and made a song and dance about it but the fa giving godden a two match ban and no retrospective action against mitrovic just does my goat.And unfortunately, that is where the rule fails. Football will never be rid of cheating unless stronger action is taken. The ref in this instance gave a corner. If he felt the Swansea player was attempting to win a penalty by deceit, instead of a corner, he should have booked the player for simulation and awarded a freekick to Cardiff. If he genuinely missed it, it should be up to the fourth official or the assessor in the stand to report the incident to the FA for retroactive disciplinary action.
Otherwise, what's to prevent other players from continuing to attempt the same thing knowing there will be no comebacks ?
Dissent is the bane of the game