Mahmoud Hassan (Trezeguet) - SOLD

[Chris Harte]

Many teams will be weakened by the African nations cup with key players lost, on the other hand villa lose Trezeguet and Traore.

A good point.

Good to see people generally disapproving of Mahmoud's actions yesterday. Overt attempts at cheating are a stain on the game. IIRC it first started to manifest itself in the late-80s as an import from the continent. Now everyone seems to be at it.

Franny Lee says Hi.

Was Francis Lee a cheat? I only recall him having that scrap at Derby's Baseball Ground in the mud.

[Lastfootstamper]

I remember seeing us on a Big Match Revisited a good while back, and thinking Colin Gibson went down a bit easily. Mind you, thinking about it, there's a good chance that's what persuaded manyoo to buy him.

[dave.woodhall]

Many teams will be weakened by the African nations cup with key players lost, on the other hand villa lose Trezeguet and Traore.

A good point.

Good to see people generally disapproving of Mahmoud's actions yesterday. Overt attempts at cheating are a stain on the game. IIRC it first started to manifest itself in the late-80s as an import from the continent. Now everyone seems to be at it.

Franny Lee says Hi.

Was Francis Lee a cheat? I only recall him having that scrap at Derby's Baseball Ground in the mud.

He wasn't known as the Chinese striker Lee One Pen for nothing.

[dave shelley]

Many teams will be weakened by the African nations cup with key players lost, on the other hand villa lose Trezeguet and Traore.

A good point.

Good to see people generally disapproving of Mahmoud's actions yesterday. Overt attempts at cheating are a stain on the game. IIRC it first started to manifest itself in the late-80s as an import from the continent. Now everyone seems to be at it.

Franny Lee says Hi.

Was Francis Lee a cheat? I only recall him having that scrap at Derby's Baseball Ground in the mud.

Francis  Lee was probably  the biggest cheat to ever put on a pair of football boots and by God he had some competition.

[Chris Harte]

Many teams will be weakened by the African nations cup with key players lost, on the other hand villa lose Trezeguet and Traore.

A good point.

Good to see people generally disapproving of Mahmoud's actions yesterday. Overt attempts at cheating are a stain on the game. IIRC it first started to manifest itself in the late-80s as an import from the continent. Now everyone seems to be at it.

Franny Lee says Hi.

Was Francis Lee a cheat? I only recall him having that scrap at Derby's Baseball Ground in the mud.

Francis  Lee was probably  the biggest cheat to ever put on a pair of football boots and by God he had some competition.

I'm too young to know about that. Oh well.

[adrenachrome]

Many teams will be weakened by the African nations cup with key players lost, on the other hand villa lose Trezeguet and Traore.

A good point.

Good to see people generally disapproving of Mahmoud's actions yesterday. Overt attempts at cheating are a stain on the game. IIRC it first started to manifest itself in the late-80s as an import from the continent. Now everyone seems to be at it.

Franny Lee says Hi.

Was Francis Lee a cheat? I only recall him having that scrap at Derby's Baseball Ground in the mud.

Francis  Lee was probably  the biggest cheat to ever put on a pair of football boots and by God he had some competition.

He went on to run a very successful bog roll business.

One of my early heroes, Willie Anderson, was widely reputed by opposition fans to be a master of the swan dive.   

[dcdavecollett]

Going back to Trez: the dive at the w/end was obvious and embarrassing, but it's worth remembering that he took a two-handed push in the back at Anfield last season, did his best to stay on his feet which the ref took as a cue to not award a blatant penalty.

It's been said on here before; if the refs won't do their jobs properly, no wonder the players dive!!

[eamonn]

I think Hassan does have form for going down like a hooker though. Can't believe he didn't get booked at Brentford. I actually would have applauded the ref if he'd shown a red card.

[paul_e]

Going back to Trez: the dive at the w/end was obvious and embarrassing, but it's worth remembering that he took a two-handed push in the back at Anfield last season, did his best to stay on his feet which the ref took as a cue to not award a blatant penalty.

It's been said on here before; if the refs won't do their jobs properly, no wonder the players dive!!

Yep, exactly, it's shameful when one of our own makes a tit of himself but this all comes back to refs not being willing to give a free kick/penalty if the players stay on their feet, it just encourages players to go down cheaply and makes people who are good at diving more valuable than they should be.

[sickbeggar]

If salah had been in that position it would have been a pen because he would have gone down normally. He's world class at buying pens as well as in other ways. I think it's slightly endearing that we've got a player who's that shit at cheating 

[paul_e]

If salah had been in that position it would have been a pen because he would have gone down normally. He's world class at buying pens as well as in other ways. I think it's slightly endearing that we've got a player who's that shit at cheating 

and Fernandes, Kane, Sterling along with many others all across the top leagues in Europe.

[sickbeggar]

If salah had been in that position it would have been a pen because he would have gone down normally. He's world class at buying pens as well as in other ways. I think it's slightly endearing that we've got a player who's that shit at cheating 

and Fernandes, Kane, Sterling along with many others all across the top leagues in Europe.

yep.

[BC Villain]

Talkshite really did excel themselves this morning.

Within the space of a couple of minutes, Trevor Sinclair and Alan Brazil performed a brutal character assassination of EL GHAZI  for his dive at Brentford, before accusing him of being a repeat offender.  Then not to be outdone,  Ray Parlour decides to voice his opinion that Coutinho is a great signing for LIVERPOOL!!!!!

[wittonwarrior]

Brazil hates the villa - pay no attention to the fat alcoholic

[Steve67]

Alan brazil belongs in the Rant Thread.  He's an illiterate prick. Absolutely crap show.