Man at the match, Chary: Bridge hangover as chances squandered
A vaguely disappointing nil nil failed to quell the feel good factor derived from the Arsenal’s heroic high octane defeat of the Siberian oligarchs team last Saturday.
As the match drew to a close I recalled the target of four points from the two gam…
Newcastle’s Joey Barton, Arsenal’s Gervinho: a marriage made in heaven
It began as a question in our Who Are You? series of pre-match interviews with the fans of opposing clubs, about diving and other forms of cheating. Then it became the Eduardo Question, in honour of the Brazilian-born Croatian player’s monumental contribution to the art, and finally the Walcott Question as a sincere tribute to [...]
Barton admits he went down easy
The Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton managed to get the Arsenal new-boy Gervinho sent off after going to ground like he’d been hit by a train, but thinks that the Frenchman should have got sent off for diving anyway. He said on his Twitter page l…
Theo has no regrets over diving admission
Ten days ago Theo Walcott made the unusual decision to admit to diving to try and win a penalty, mass debate ensued about whether he did the right thing and was honest, or stupid for blackening his own name with fans fearing the next time he was topple…
Arsenal buying a defender, diving bias, and more on twitter
I’m working on a larger piece for tomorrow which details Howard Webb’s complete record when refereeing a top four team so, just some quick thoughts on today’s news stories and some follow up on yesterday’s piece about players using twitter.
Buy buy buy
Wenger did the thing that he always does in the transfer window and has everyone [...]
Match report: Theo Speedwagon
Arsenal 1-1 Leeds United Cracking cup tie this. I couldn’t make the game yesterday so watched it on HyundaITV while following the mood on Twitter. There was a fair bit of chiding for various facets of Arsenal’s display but Leeds played very well indeed, let’s not forget. It’s the FA Cup – teams from lower [...]
If Tony Pulis wants to stamp out diving he should start with Matt Etherington
On Friday, Tony Pulis blasted the divers in the English Premier League demanding that video evidence be used after the match to prosecute players for simulation and if they are proved to have cheated, give them a 3 match ban. Pointing out that ample video evidence exists to spot the divers and ensure proper punishment, the [...]
Diving in to the Podcast
As some of you know, I’ve been wanting to do a podcast since January of this year. It’s been a long time in the making and if you thought that would make it better, well, you’re wrong. You only get to read my writing, in real life I’m an awkward, socially retarded, weirdo and some of [...]
Bassong and Redknapp accuse Nasri of diving – What do you think?
It was all square after 90 minutes with all to play for in extra time, but just after the restart Samir Nasri fell over in the box and Arsenal took the lead through the resulting penalty. Both the Tottenham defender involved, Sebatien Bassong, and the …
Fire the torches and sharpen your pitchforks, FIFA allows FFA to use video evidence against “divers”
Wayne Rooney and other well documented serial divers may soon be spending several nervous days after every match looking over their shoulders. Earlier today, FIFA announced that they will not stand in the way of the Football Federation Australia (FFA) or any other football governing body who wishes to use video evidence to retroactively punish players [...]