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Only positive for him is he's young enough to get back, and hopefully it's a pure bone injury rather than damage to the ligaments as well. Could be a pivotal moment in the recent history of the club really... the difference between finishing in a decent position with an exciting player making the headlines and making us look good, and an average season of slugging it out with the Blackpools and Wigans. I really hope everyone pulls together and ups their game for him, and that he's looked after in the best way possible.

Not really. Diving is more deception than outright cheating. In the end, it's up to the referee to give the decision. Eh? Deception is outright cheating. If at the end of the day it's up to people to find out when you've done something wrong, you could get into all sorts of stuff.

A certain amount of 'gamesmanship' is obviously OK, like a forward using his experience to force the defender into fouling him to get a high ball. That's normal. What we're talking about is diving, basically throwing yourself to the ground when your opponent has done nothing to put you there. IMO that's not acceptable, and I would criticise my own players for doing it just as much as opponents. If you don't care about how you win, you may as well advocate bribing opponents and officials, or popping some laxatives in their water bottles before the match.

Nah, they're paid to play football, a sport, within the rules governing that sport. Very surprised you're endorsing cheating. What value is a win if you know in your heart it was gained by cheating? That's a fundamental principle to all sports and games.

The you're a dangerous man Baba, someone who thinks the end always justifies the means.

spurs also gone for it too which is odd considering they got planning permission for their stadium Levy doesn't want to be held over a barrel by Boris Johnson or by contractors. Boris wants Spurs to pay a few million to improve the public transport in the area over and above what Spurs are already paying and wants council houses funded by Spurs in addition to the 400 odd flats Spurs will be building. Putting our name in the hat for the Olympic Stadium (the closing date was yesterday) gives Levy an alternative option though it is very much a Plan B. Yeah, seemed to me just a case of Spurs keeping their options open. Would be mildly surprised if they really wanted to move all the way down to Stratford.

What work's in the championship doesn't necessarily work in the Premiership. Agreed, but it never seems a good idea to mess around with your biggest strength first. Also, it was never given a fair chance to work in the Premiership, Hughton is just attached to Nolan for some reason.

The one thing that we should never have messed with this season was the left-hand side part of our team with Jonas and Jose. It was mental to change it IMO, we should correct that mistake ASAP by putting Jonas back in on the left. All other conversations about selection should really be based on this premise.

Would be harsh to dispense with most of the players who did so well against Chelsea though, no?

I'm just burying my head in the sand and hoping he'll drop Nolan.

Would you prefer if diving was removed though? If so, can't see how you can fail to object to any player doing it.

Christ, these two must be on the slowest recovery system ever For the last couple of weeks, they've been 'not quite there'. Better than what we used to do, rush players back and have them break down again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBv6t7nmIeE

True, but so would the other team.

You would need to supply a lot more examples than that to justify that conclusion.

I don't think there would be any euphoria, I would be embarrassed from the moment of the dive. Unless it looked like a penalty at the time of course.

I can honestly say I wouldn't celebrate if it was from a blatant dive. Nothing to do with it being Nolan, that wasn't the question.

Also, the question is hypothetical as Jonas would never dive!

Nah, I would feel ashamed if we won it like that, and it would spoil the whole enjoyment of the victory. I realise most people might not feel like that, but I honestly wouldn't want to win that way. To answer the question, there wouldn't be any euphoria.

It's alright, Enrique can cover both wings... he's that good.

It's such a bollocks excuse to blame the referees... cheating players are just out to gain any advantage they can.

It's depressing when you put it like that.

Fair point. However, I know that when I am watching or playing football, the goal is to win. If there is contact in a dangerous area and the player stays on his feet, it is likely that he is depriving his side of a set piece opportunity. It is simply the smart decision in the situation. This is why players do it. If referees gave out red cards, called fouls when players didn't fall, or were better at deciphering dives, then players would stay on their feet. In the current situation, anyone who doesn't fall is actually hurting their team. Mate its fucking cheating and it ruins the game. END OF.

They will lose Gerrard eventually, when that happens they will be finished for a long time unless they make some quality signings - which they look incapable of doing.