Ronaldo's Dive today against lampard

[FiNeRaIn]

One of the most laughable and sick attempts at cheating in recent times, what made it worse was the ref's decision to give it as a foul. Lampard was laughing and cringing at the same time. Anyone else see this?

[Tails]

I did, I felt embarrassed for Ronaldo...truely pathetic attempt at winning a foul (and due to the pathetic referee, he got the decision). Unfortunately not the first nor the last and will part of the game for the rest of the foreseeble...nothing will get rid of it but better refereeing will see less of this ilk.

I'd put in a system (if it isnt already in place) so that this blatant cheating can be given a post -match yellow card, whether the referee has seen it or not. No fuss just give it.

[bobby1413]

I can not understand this at all.

Why - when players can object to red cards like Terry did, when managers can appeal against decisions, why is it not standard practice to review the dives and punish the player after the match?

It makes no sense - it is cheating, plain and simple.

[Dirk Gently]

I can not understand this at all.

Why - when players can object to red cards like Terry did, when managers can appeal against decisions, why is it not standard practice to review the dives and punish the player after the match?

It makes no sense - it is cheating, plain and simple.

They certainly *can*. Laws were changed last year to allow retrospective punishment of simulation by video evidence.

[rg6royal]

This dive from Ronaldo made me LOL. A lot of people in that position would have just jumped out of the way of the tackle but instead he decided to well...fly!

[TheMaraudingDog]

Terrible challenge from LOLamps

[Silver Fox]

I didn't even realise Fwank was playing until this point

[Deathy]

Same for that dirty diving little s**t Aliadiare or however you spell his darft little name.

[Thaumagurist*]

I can not understand this at all.

Why - when players can object to red cards like Terry did, when managers can appeal against decisions, why is it not standard practice to review the dives and punish the player after the match?

It makes no sense - it is cheating, plain and simple.

They certainly *can*. Laws were changed last year to allow retrospective punishment of simulation by video evidence.

And are they going to look at this at all? No, thought not.

[bobby1413]

I can not understand this at all.

Why - when players can object to red cards like Terry did, when managers can appeal against decisions, why is it not standard practice to review the dives and punish the player after the match?

It makes no sense - it is cheating, plain and simple.

They certainly *can*. Laws were changed last year to allow retrospective punishment of simulation by video evidence.

And are they going to look at this at all? No, thought not.

See this is what I mean, how come things like this are going entirely unpunished. What exactly are the FA doing about it, or the clubs themselves? They should be reviewing every match which had an "unusual" incident and act upon it.

[Harry Carry]

Chels should have got the 3 points. Still it's too early in the season for those dropped two points to matter yet.

How's the Man Utd bus?

[kwik-silva]

Absolutely appauling, but then again, the ref was crap

[Geekins]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dPIGuAmX9qw

Here's the dive caught on tv.

[TheMaraudingDog]

How's the Man Utd bus?

Fine mate. After a brief investigation it was found that the bottle actually belonged to John Terry.

[T.R.O.L.I.]

LOLZ

[1960]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dPIGuAmX9qw

Here's the dive caught on tv.

Pulled for copyright reasons. Bastards.

[willz_royal]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=H8dSN5czsrk

oxf*rd

[soggy biscuit]

No major difference between Ronaldo's comedy dive and the little dives that any other players, including Reading, do each work. Just that Ronaldo is not very good at it.