Owen blames foreigners for diving

[Win2Win Racing]

Stoke City striker Michael Owen says the influx of foreign players is responsible for the growth of diving in England.

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[Win2Win]

...and then he admits doing it in the last century .

Just because other people CHEAT doesn't mean you have to follow you know Owne .... that's called STUPIDITY

[MattR]

Never underestimate the intelligence of a footballer

[Win2Win]

Never underestimate the intelligence of a footballer

They have intelligence

[scoobydoo]

Didnt Hoddle tell the England players to dive for penalities if touched when he was boss, I'm sure I remember him saying you have to do what they do. I dont have a problem if there is some contact however small, but some just fall down and fling their head back now, Suarez will never get his reputation back here now.

[vegyjones]

Maybe we should just have no holds barred play and get rid of the referee.

That'll stop the diving.

[MattR]

I don't remember there being too many problems in the school playground with no refs There would always be about 6 goal hangers though, and one keeper that didn't want to be in goal and some friends of his that didn't even like football standing around chatting to him. Oh and then there'd be the kid who would never pass and go off on mazy runs and score once in a million the rest of the time eventually losing the ball. There were never even any problems with hitting the post (jumpers) or being 'over' over the top of the goalies hands was considered over , even if the keeper was 4ft 1. There would also regualarly be 10-9 scorelines in a 15 minute break time. Maybe sky should scrap the Premier and just show playground football?

[tovarich]

Oh, Happy Days!

And no one should be paid to play football until they have proved they can control a tennis ball on cobblestones and go on to score a goal!!!

[Win2Win]

I hated footy when I was a kid!!!

[MattR]

Heathen!


Yes, Tov, we used to use a tennis ball before the weather got better and we were allowed on the school fields at breaktime. Although we didn't have cobblestones cos we weren't up North

I remember there was this kid who was incredible in goal and we could rarely score past him with a tennis ball. What was odd was he never played for the school team

[Win2Win]

I setup my own cycling club at school, so got out of playing footy. I hated it because I used to get kicked more than the ball ... and rugby!!