Jason Cundy on the radio today reckons players diving for a penalty should be congratulated,he says it's a skill and an art form.Callers have slated him and a couple said he should be taken off the air.He doesn't see it as cheating,but he contradicted himself by remarking they should get a red card for it.And this ex footballer get's paid for talking bollocks !
Personally I'd have every PL game reviewed on video. Anyone diving or running up to the ref demanding a card or anything like that would get an automatic suspension. Sure it would soon stop.
Jason Cundy on the radio today reckons players diving for a penalty should be congratulated,he says it's a skill and an art form.Callers have slated him and a couple said he should be taken off the air.He doesn't see it as cheating,but he contradicted himself by remarking they should get a red card for it.And this ex footballer get's paid for talking bollocks !
Obviously just trying to get a rise out of the callers to create debate.
Basically he was saying it shouldn't be allowed and the rules should be changed but the rules as they are now at the moment allow and encourage diving and if a player can gain an advantage for there team, then they should do it.
Same as arguing with the ref. If a player does it give him a yellow. If it happens twice from the same team book the offending player and the captain. It'll soon stop.
Yellow cards should be given for diving (red card if in the box), time wasting, shirt-pulling and kicking ball away. Anyone who gets a yellow card after half time should start the next game on a yellow card.
It's 'Professional' Dave...get real! Like pinching 10 yards on free kicks & throw-ins. If the officials can't spot & rectify that - what chance is there of ridding the rest of the cheating?