Retrospective action wont help us but I can't imagine many players diving if they thought that they were going to be banned, or managers putting up with it.

A one match ban for the first offence, 3 match for the second, 5 for the third etc. The only down side is that refs may become reluctant to book divers feeling that it isn't up to them.

It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses.

Riding a tackle means getting clear of a foul challenge with the ball and should result in the ref playing the advantage.

Unless, that is, he is Mark Clattenburg.

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..no pain no gain.

If you had watched yesterday's Liverpool v W.Ham match you would have witnessed Mark playing some brilliant advantages.

This problem has tarnished football for many years and the Snodgrass case is an opportunity for the FA to stamp it out.

All the proposed changes made by others here and myself have some problems attached but I would go with 3 points deduction otherwise it will just be kicked into the long grass yet again.

There are some on here being rather precious about this. Or maybe it's some unusual form of indignant amnesia.

We have had and still have players at he club who go down at he slightest contact or even none at all.

The problem is that the game as a whole needsto stop this. Personally I would not chalk off the goal as so often other things have happened before/after the vent. But I would ban divers and maybe stop them taking penalties for the rest of the season.