Tony Pulis wants FA to introduce three-game diving ban
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Stoke manager Tony Pulis wants the Football Association to ban players who dive for three matches.
Pulis accused Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic of "simulation" after City's 1-0 defeat on Saturday.
On Thursday, he said: "The FA should pull people up for diving and give them a three-game ban straight away.
"Ivanovic would be looking at three games, Chelsea wouldn't be too happy with him and I don't think he would be diving around any more."
Chelsea were not awarded any penalties during the Premier League game at Stamford Bridge and Oscar was booked for diving, while Ivanovic escaped a yellow card despite going down in the box when he appeared not to be touched.
Pulis, whose defender Andy Wilkinson is serving a three-match suspension for a violent conduct, added: "They are really quick to pull people up on incidents that they think are bookable or sending-off incidents.
"We just don't think it's right and we encourage the players to be as honest as they can.
"Michael Kightly stayed on his feet [in a separate incident] and rightly so.
"We think it is the way to do it - whatever other clubs do, they do."
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If you know the ref isn't going to give you the freekick or the penalty because you've done the right thing and tried to stay on your feet then I'm sorry but we'll never stop players from going down.
So cheating is bad when its against your team but good when it goes in your favour
Every attempt to eliminate diving from the game should made, it would make football infinitely better.
Simulation is nothing new, David Speedie was a great exponent of it in the 1980's as was Mark Hughes. I am sure the current day Chelsea team include it in training sessions, and they are not alone
Rob
I agree with Pulis. If it is clearly shown that players have attempted to con the ref then the FA should take action.
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Including when a player handles the ball unseen by the ref and cons the ref by keeping schtum? Or is that a different level of "ref conning" that can be ignored?
Football - a great sport ruined by many of the participants.
And while they are at it, please tell Refs that handball can only be given when it is deliberate, too many pens given for no reason.
They are CHEATS
Whether Pulis is or isn't a hypocrit isn't the issue - he makes a good point about diving. Clamping down HARD in the short term will help stamp it out.