Kyle Lafferty - Drogba in disguise?

[Neil Young]

Good call, I know some calls acn be difficult and it can be almost impossible for the referee to tell on the day but I think they need to introduce harsh penalties like bans for the players and points deductions if players continually behave like this

I think there would be real problems with drafting the regulations, let alone with whether the clubs would actually accept it.

I agree though, something needs to be done about serial offenders.

One thing that would help a little would be for commentators and pundits to stop slagging off the supposedly "absurd" rule where players receiving treatment have to go off the the field. It may not have solved the problem but IMO it has stopped timewasting and feigning injury to some extent.

[Exiled_red]

I think there would be real problems with drafting the regulations, let alone with whether the clubs would actually accept it.

I agree though, something needs to be done about serial offenders.

One thing that would help a little would be for commentators and pundits to stop slagging off the supposedly "absurd" rule where players receiving treatment have to go off the the field. It may not have solved the problem but IMO it has stopped timewasting and feigning injury to some extent.

Such regulations would clean up the game, I think most clubs would be in favour of it. Punishing clubs rather than just players would mean the clubs would discourage players from doing it. If players knew there was the potential to have points deducted it would remove any possible advantage they might gain.

Admittedly it will never happen but it's a nice idea

[Ben_Itez]

I think there would be real problems with drafting the regulations, let alone with whether the clubs would actually accept it.

I agree though, something needs to be done about serial offenders.

One thing that would help a little would be for commentators and pundits to stop slagging off the supposedly "absurd" rule where players receiving treatment have to go off the the field. It may not have solved the problem but IMO it has stopped timewasting and feigning injury to some extent.

You're right but serial cheats like Drogba are SO good at cheating they find ways around it. During the Barca game as Barca counter attacked he went down clutching his head knowing full well the ref would stop the game and hence end Barca's counter attack. The replay clearly showed there was no contact with his head and that he was obviously cheating. Of course there was when he rolled back on the pitch against us which was laughable as the ref shouldnt have stopped the game and he was off the pitch to start with.

Cheats will always find a way to bend and manipulate the rules. Much like MPs and their expense claims really.