Football

Oh FFS.
It's great that FIFA are finally starting to take diving seriously

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19891034

But why do the BBC have to continue the Suarez witch-hunt by using his image. Why not a picture of Ashley Young?

I didn't ask about any doris yentzing yet.

Cos Suarez is a casebook cunt!

Pisti knows the best yentzing pubs in Islington.

I think anyone caught diving should get an 8 match ban if they are proper foreigners. Four if they are foreign but don't look too foreign (Germans for example). Two if they are British. None if they play for United or Chelsea

Yentzing? Also, what's happened to Fellaini?

You have much to learn on here young goon.

I wasn't around here when the vetting took place.

mikec, dicki, Pisti, John H and Multi Grooves are all scousers, am I right?

There's a lot to admire about the turnaround at NUFC but accepting a sponsorship deal from Wonga isn't one of them.

I wasn't around here when the vetting took place.

mikec, dicki, Pisti, John H and Multi Grooves are all scousers, am I right?

Only one

mg?

Yentzing? Also, what's happened to Fellaini?

Getting your nuts in in Yiddish

Did his knee against Wigan

Just as well you've signed Hitzelasperger

Pea

There's a lot to admire about the turnaround at NUFC but accepting a sponsorship deal from Wonga isn't one of them.

Stadium will be called St.James' again though..

I'd much rather have the government put a stop to their shady practices. Couldn't care less about what that stadium is called TBH.

I'd much rather have the government put a stop to their shady practices.

You support Chelsea right?

Woah woah woah.
Dad's team.
Fail.

Born: what part of London?
Chose arsenal? When they were succesful no doubt.
wiggles eyebrows
twirls moustache

sniffs air for hint of polyethylene

Oh dear...

Welcome to the football thread.

I read an article a few years back, probably by johnathon Wilson or Sid Lowe, talking to Jorge valdano, about argentinian players and how they are cunning, using a Spanish word, colloquialism for it, whereby diving, feigning injury and looking to get opposition players sent off, isn't seen as an inherently bad thing, but is part of the armoury of the modern football player and to a certain extent they are to be applauded or not reprimanded because it is held within the competitive sphere.

I think it was bought up in relation to maradona's hand of god goal, and tevez and mascherano in the premiership.

I think Suarez comes from that culture of, do what you can to gain an advantage for yourself and your team, because it's football and that is what is required to win. He sees no problem in that and will continue to do so until his manager and team mates tell him in no uncertain terms that it is not acceptable. And this being football every critic of him now (lfc supporters) will umm and ahh when a dive/simulation/feigned injury precedes a goal which wins a vital game..

The article was probably by Wilson, as he is wont to spout utter horseshit. Neither Aguero (see article) or Tevez ever dive, or even go down easily under a challenge, we miss out on penalties because of this. What culture do Bale, Young, Rooney come from.

Suarez is just a twat obv.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/9595074/Liverpool-striker-Luis-Suarez-take-note-Manchester-Citys-Sergio-Aguero-has-proved-that-honesty-does-pay.html

There's a lot to admire about the turnaround at NUFC but accepting a sponsorship deal from Wonga isn't one of them.

Worse than gambling companies would you say ? And of course the Premier League itself is sponsored by a bank involved in some extremely shady activities.

It was probably Tim vickery if it was south America.
Sid Lowe if it was Spain.

I think I read the article, in the blizzard no doubt, and I think from badly recollected memories that they were talking about the culture of the street kid. El pibi. Which maradona and to an extent messi represent.

Woah woah woah.
Dad's team.
Fail.

Born: what part of London?
Chose arsenal? When they were succesful no doubt.
wiggles eyebrows
twirls moustache

sniffs air for hint of polyethylene

Haha, chose Arsenal ~ 91/92 I think. That's about as early as I remember. Ian Wright.

Successful-ish.

Plastic.