Lallana’s penalty/Holgates push

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.put your arms anywhere near them...and they'll go down.

to me, there's a simple answer - as S.D, he won't put up with it - so the players are told not to do it, cheating is wrong.....But I think that many Managers approve/allow it into their game, so are just as mendacious, if not more so, as the players that do it.

Got to be looked at retrospectively by a panel, and whilst you can't right the wrong with the penalty you can ban him for 3 games so he (hopefully) won't persist, same with his manager unless he punishes it first.... only way to stamp it out imo

A couple of very good posts above fellas

Although first you have to wake up the powers that be who who put these muppet out as so called Referee's who look like fools who have not got a clue.

Its a contact sport, but you would not think so with all the play acting that is going on, surely if the Ref thinks the "fouled" player could have stayed on his feet he should play on, it should be mandatory.

Abuse or Racism spoken should be red carded, it should be mandatory.

Back Chatting or crowding the Referee should be at least be yellow carded, it should be mandatory.

All time wasting, should be added, it should be mandatory.

I have put "should be mandatory" because it is in the rules, but is not applied 90% of the time by this not fit for purpose organisation.

Sinkov put on another thread about Mike Dean starting one season by correctly penalising players for holding other's before corners where taken, at the time I thought brilliant, but it did not last long and as Sinkov said Dean got Pillared for it.

The FA have sat on their arse for far too long and should be doing far more for what they are getting paid to make our game all the better for it, as at the moment it is a JOKE.