I thought that about the dive but despite them supposedly cracking down on simulation, or

cheating as I call it I don't recall one player being booked for diving so far.

Agree about the other one, but as you say it is down to interpretation.

Posted By: jafski on June 13th 2008 at 13:51:55

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anyone watch the poland austria game last night? (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 13, 13:35:56
- bit rich of Poland's manager going mental about it (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 13, 14:00:54
- Here's linkie to a vid (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 13, 13:59:51
- Yes, abliet a silly one to concede, but if the ref sees it he should give it... (Other Football) - greendude, Jun 13, 13:57:00
  - I thought it was a deflection, and therefore not offisde (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 13, 13:59:21
    - Slightly deflected, but that's irrelevant (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 13, 14:04:01
    - It did get slightly deflected but he was offside when the bloke shot (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 13, 14:03:42
    - It WAS a deflection, true (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 13, 14:03:25
      - No idea (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 13, 14:12:01
        
        Doesn't matter that it was a shot, see the link below and p108 of FIFA laws (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 13, 14:14:04
        
        the players in those diagrams have really big shoulders (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 13, 14:26:38
        
        And no forearms. I blame Thalidomide. (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 13, 14:33:42
      - I think this is an easy one (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 13, 14:06:28
        
        It's even in FIFA's rules (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 13, 14:07:24
        
        I notice that FIFA haven't held a press conference to announce they got it wrong (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 13, 14:08:34
        
        No. And neither have UEFA. (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 13, 14:34:00
- harsh pen, all 3 pundits said no pen, they have been told to clamp down on holding shirts (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Jun 13, 13:49:16
- I watched the end of it with Tumbly in a pub (Other Football) - Small, Jun 13, 13:47:26
- Yes it was. They have been warned about a crackdown on this, Webb warned them just before (Other Football) - jafski, Jun 13, 13:44:01
  - Saw the first half and I thought he did alright (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 13, 13:46:35
  - He made 2 strange decisions last night though, one was that stupid dive, which he (Other Football) - pants, Jun 13, 13:46:19
    - I thought that about the dive but despite them supposedly cracking down on simulation, or (Other Football) - jafski, Jun 13, 13:51:55
- I watched the Road to Finchley on BBC4 instead (n/m) (Other Football) - KentonCanary, Jun 13, 13:43:59
- Didn't see the last ten mins, I heard it was an old trafford job (Other Football) - pants, Jun 13, 13:39:22
- Didn't see it, cos House had started (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 13, 13:38:18

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