New Posts For Thread: The soccer play actors .https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30286443/the-soccer-play-actorsWhy do they tolerate them ? Big factor in spoiling an otherwise OK game .And when a former great player says its part of the game ..!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC-H2wXK4T4 have a look at this lot to benny hill music on you tubehttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30286443/the-soccer-play-actors?post_id=539986293#539986293http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC-H2wXK4T4 have a look at this lot to benny hill music on you tubeMon, 16 Jun 2014 14:17:11 -0500I'm fully in tune with you Kelly , think we both come from that era of fairness ..Rugby have it spot on , punish the guilty on the spot ..Soccer is sadly way behind , as Frank and others have said , its all down to FIFA turning a blind eye , think tihttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30286443/the-soccer-play-actors?post_id=539985097#539985097I'm fully in tune with you Kelly , think we both come from that era of fairness ..Rugby have it spot on , punish the guilty on the spot ..Soccer is sadly way behind , as Frank and others have said , its all down to FIFA turning a blind eye , think tiMon, 16 Jun 2014 13:30:42 -0500Some fans accept it , workrider , others dont . Count me in the "others dont" , I used to be interested in soccer as it was a big part of life in the North , but the "professional" approach ruined the sport element largely . And the refusal of the auhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30286443/the-soccer-play-actors?post_id=539984643#539984643Some fans accept it , workrider , others dont . Count me in the "others dont" , I used to be interested in soccer as it was a big part of life in the North , but the "professional" approach ruined the sport element largely . And the refusal of the auMon, 16 Jun 2014 13:07:25 -0500the powers that be are from the Garlic Belt.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30286443/the-soccer-play-actors?post_id=539984413#539984413the powers that be are from the Garlic Belt.Mon, 16 Jun 2014 12:56:23 -0500Cant see that happening Kelly , its part and parcel of the game sadly ...Fans just accept it...https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30286443/the-soccer-play-actors?post_id=539984363#539984363Cant see that happening Kelly , its part and parcel of the game sadly ...Fans just accept it...Mon, 16 Jun 2014 12:54:07 -0500But do the powers that be ( who will go anywhere there is a brown envelope or freebies ) not realise that eventually the saner fans will turn to some other sport where this sort of behaviour does not happen and is not tolerated ?https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30286443/the-soccer-play-actors?post_id=539984313#539984313But do the powers that be ( who will go anywhere there is a brown envelope or freebies ) not realise that eventually the saner fans will turn to some other sport where this sort of behaviour does not happen and is not tolerated ?Mon, 16 Jun 2014 12:51:17 -0500Doesn't particularly bother me, it is so ingrained now that refs expect and even factor it into decisions... eg. 'he got straight back up'....'didn't appeal' ie. that it is so commonplace that when it (playacting) doesn't occur the ref might not thinhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30286443/the-soccer-play-actors?post_id=539982817#539982817Doesn't particularly bother me, it is so ingrained now that refs expect and even factor it into decisions... eg. 'he got straight back up'....'didn't appeal' ie. that it is so commonplace that when it (playacting) doesn't occur the ref might not thinMon, 16 Jun 2014 12:19:43 -0500check this one out from a Leinster rugby player;https://vine.co/v/Mp7m9jDlVtnhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30286443/the-soccer-play-actors?post_id=539982487#539982487check this one out from a Leinster rugby player;https://vine.co/v/Mp7m9jDlVtnMon, 16 Jun 2014 12:06:20 -0500It's cultural, that kind of spivvy behaviour is highly thought of in the Garlic Belt countries.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30286443/the-soccer-play-actors?post_id=539982321#539982321It's cultural, that kind of spivvy behaviour is highly thought of in the Garlic Belt countries.Mon, 16 Jun 2014 11:59:30 -0500Why do they tolerate them ? Big factor in spoiling an otherwise OK game .And when a former great player says its part of the game ..!https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30286443/the-soccer-play-actors?post_id=539982285#539982285Why do they tolerate them ? Big factor in spoiling an otherwise OK game .And when a former great player says its part of the game ..!Mon, 16 Jun 2014 11:57:35 -0500