Comments on: Instant Replays vs Retrospective Punishment

By: The Red Devil

The Red Devil — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:11:01 +0000

Yes Red, I remember that. I have just been reading quite a lot about Sepp Blatter for the article I have just published on the site and the more I read, the more I wonder if he is actually all there in the head.

What he is basically saying there is anti-football… if you can’t beat the opponent using your footballing skills… cheat!

And this is ok because the head of FIFA says it is ok.

Unbelievable!

By: Red Football Guru

Red Football Guru — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:46:21 +0000

Blatter did give an interview once and said that diving was “okay”. I quote:

“I know myself, I was always a striker,” he told reporters at a press conference today.

“But it’s 50 years ago now – but I’m still a little bit of a striker.

“We tried to dribble, but when we could not go through and someone put his foot there, what do you do?

“You do a little bit more than you should have done. Is this so terrible? I don’t think so. At least it’s not so terrible that we should intervene after a match.

“The disciplinary committee should not intervene on that. They should intervene on violent play.”

So, I don’t think this will discourage players from diving…

What about the defenders then? It’s about time a defender gets the Fifa President job now…Only then we will see some changes.

By: The Red Devil

The Red Devil — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:06:39 +0000

@Rayella Anderson
Thank you Rayella but don’t encourage me!

By: Rayella Anderson

Rayella Anderson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:29:57 +0000

LOL!!! You’re hilarious.

By: The Red Devil

The Red Devil — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:12:26 +0000

I try not to read or listen to Blatter or Platini too much because they make me wonder if I have landed in some alternate reality where everyone is a bit mental but I think I probably should go and Google some of their opinions on the subject.

What IS the essence of football?

Diving cheats? Blind referees?

I’m really not sure what that means… perhaps they would prefer it if we went back to the days where players wore clogs and kicked a pigs bladder around a swamp for ninety minutes before going to the pub to spend their £1.50 wages.

By: Red Football Guru

Red Football Guru — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:37:56 +0000

I totally agree with you but the Blatter-Platini duo don’t want that to happen…it would kill the essence of football according to them…But the video technology has been successfully introduced in Rugby and Cricket. Also, this would not require a massive investment because most stadiums already have a decent video coverage of the pitch…