If he reacts the same when it happens in an important match and they go on to lose then it will speak volumes about him. Last night was a meaningless, pressure free game that they won. It's easy to accept bad decisions under those circumstances.

He should also have been booked far more often for diving

.

I can understand decisions not being given in a match situation such as red cards for fouls, penalties given or not given, no yellow cards for diving

etc. The referees have to make the decision on the spot, looking at it from ground level, and maybe having a player or two in the way, and don't have the benefit of numerous slow motion replays like us watching and the idiots in the commentary box who seem oblivious of that fact as they rail against them, they will make mistakes.

However the FA set a precedent when they hauled Wright Phillips up for kicking out and giving him a 3 match ban. Every player caught doing it should now get the same treatment, how can they justify banning Wright Phillips and then not Ronaldo for doing the [iexact[/i same thing just weeks after they'd made that initial decision? It stinks.

I agree that it stinks. But you know the reason the FA could act over SWP and not Ronaldo. In SWP's case the referee said that he hadn't seen the incident, and that if he had then he'd have sent him off. That gave the FA the permission to punish him afterwards. The referee in the Ronaldo incident either saw the incident and deemed it unworthy of further punishment, or said that he'd have only booked him for it. In that case the FA's own rules don't allow him to be charged.

IMO it's all down to the farkwitted rules that the FA have tied themselves behind. The rules should be cleaned up and nonsense like this shouldn't happen, but the FA are farkwits anyway so they'd probably just mess it up more.

it does, but I think it works against him as often as it does for him, he does get lumps kicked out of him (as does SWP and other players), he has benefited from some shocking decisions, but by the same token, some shockers have gone against him.

Sorry, when you're talking about diving, are you talking about Ronaldo or Gerrard? Can't tell, both great examples of big divers.

I think Newcastle will go down if they lose to us next week as they have a tough run in

Hopefully now we won on Wednesday it will give the lads that much needed confidence and now we can kick on and get them 3 vital wins that will keep us up

If only Saf and Benitez would take a leaf out of Arsene's book and get rid of diving players...

Now you've been outed you finally turn up on here Lenny.

You're a dick tbh.

If only Arsene could take a leaf out of "Saf"'s book and build a team that can actually defend and win stuff.

They have done. In 2012, when Ronaldo finally leaves to join Real Madrid, it won't be the 100m pound transfer fee that creates the move, it will be Ferguson's hatred of his diving. When Gerrard retires from Liverpool at the age of 35 it won't be old age that caused Liverpool not to offer him another deal, it will be his diving.

In the meantime, maybe Rafa can return the favour by giving Wenger his guide to the UEFA Cup?

Gerrard diving, surely not

Who's Wenger got rid of that dives, Henry?

Always comes back around to being Utd's fault eh.

Pires too, obviously the likes of Eboue never do it.

Or van Persie...

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Or Adebayor...or Bendtner...

I'm not entirely convinced about Almunia either.

That'll bring the average age of the side down then.

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But then he would, wouldn't he.

He obviously doesn't watch many pub games.

Good move for him.

with 76 red cards during his tenure. Arsene obviously sets all the right examples.

heard brown is sick of geovanni and the feeling is the same for geo to

geovanni vs brown

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"If you tackle a player, anybody in the street like that, you go to jail," he said.

Well, obviously. Then again, if you throw a cork ball at a bloke at 100 miles an hour in the street you go to prison as well. In the right arena it's called cricket.

Surprised he can't make the disctinction. I think I understand the point he is trying to make but he makes himself look foolish when he comes out with this crap without thinking.

Just some bollox Lenny spouts time to time attempting humour, he'll be back on soon when Arsenal win again, although he currently has Leeds Rhino's glory to chase.

How many accounts does he have?