tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post7693602428981718851..comments2023-11-05T03:31:19.545-08:00Comments on Sideline Views: 100 percent guestsA.C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03617669285297119500noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-20619675541193446442007-09-27T04:52:00.000-07:002007-09-27T04:52:00.000-07:00anonymous, you apparently never watched Mia Hamm.anonymous, you apparently never watched Mia Hamm.JT Soccerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03322915801872744069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-47145686191581810152007-09-26T21:19:00.000-07:002007-09-26T21:19:00.000-07:00If refs are good enough to card thuggish defenders...If refs are good enough to card thuggish defenders then they are good enough to card divers. But guess what….refs apparently aren't good enough. At least not in high profile matches. We certainly have plenty of videotaped evidence to that effect. So get them some help; but no one will. This has been going on for years but no one really wants to solve it. The powerful teams only care when the decisions go against them and it has been shown that there is a “Jordan Rules “ effect when it comes to the big clubs; so on balance they really don’t want some impartial, objective authority (such as video evidence) ruining their fun. <BR/><BR/>In 1999 when I saw the Woman’s World Cup for the first time, it suddenly dawned on me these women almost never seemed to dive, something that still holds true. After years of watching people like Rivaldo hold their face as if they had been wacked with a baseball bat in the head, (when the hit was in the leg), it was almost like watching a different game and I’ve been a fan ever since.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-26056788403894213252007-09-25T11:59:00.000-07:002007-09-25T11:59:00.000-07:00I agree with Steven. Punish the thugs and you'll s...I agree with Steven. <BR/><BR/>Punish the thugs and you'll see a lot of the diving diminish ... and if it doesn't, card them.JT Soccerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03322915801872744069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-35838707219317225752007-09-25T09:47:00.000-07:002007-09-25T09:47:00.000-07:00If Diving as Problem is X, then thuggish defenders...If Diving as Problem is X, then thuggish defenders who are allowed to destroy the beautiful game are X+1000.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com