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SugarRay

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Jul 6, 2011
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I don’t think it’s getting worse at all. I’d say I s marginally better than 10 years ago.

It stood out more ten years ago. Now everyone is at it.

I’m no hypocrite. Our own side is full of players who dive. Today we call it winning free kicks. In old money it’s plan diving. All this bollocks about contact etc. For me, it’s simple, if there’s not enough contact to send you over yet you use the contact to fall, you’ve dived.
The looks I get at games when I laugh when one of our own ‘wins’ another free kick!

Until attitudes change, which they won’t, diving is here to stay.

Look at rugby. Such antics would be called out and your integrity as a proper man questioned. There’s zero honour in football. Years ago there was a saying that ‘rugby is a hooligans game played by gentlemen and football is a gentlemen’s game played by hooligans’.
Today its a ‘gentlemen’s games played by snakes and cheats’

I’m not overly bothered about it to be honest but let’s not pretend it’s not a laughable part of the game.
 

Marty

Audere est farce
Mar 10, 2005
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This game can go anywhere, and tbh I'm not bothered about what the final score is. A draw so both drop points is probably best but all outcomes are in some way good for us.
 

rossdapep

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Aug 25, 2011
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Why does Azpilicueta look like a ventriloquist mannequin whenever he's breathing out of his mouth?
 
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ardiles

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Nov 24, 2006
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I’m more concerned about United creeping up the table than Arsenal.

Without Son (for possibly the next 3 league games) and Kane for much more, there’s no guarantee that we will go on a winning run.

If we don’t win the next 3 games and if Chelsea & United do, then we could end up being in 5th when Son Returns. Chelsea will also be stronger with a new striker for the rest of the season.

I rather a draw or loss for Chelsea. Gotta keep some daylight between them and us.
 

dondo

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Jan 4, 2006
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It’s probably just me but I would have thought Arsenal would be better playing aubameyang through the middle and lacazette out wide. Laccazette looks better suited to the wide player role
 
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