FA to ban Vardy for extra

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    Alfie07

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    banjo_chuckers
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    Foxy…getting desperate mate, you’re arguing semantics here, you are absolutely correct in your “dive” analogy. Let’s change it to “ungentlemanly conduct” as he was attempting to cheat? Does that work for you? The ref may have made some mistakes/errors of judgement and a lack of consistency during the game, but he got that one spot on!

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    I agree with foxy on this thread. People should get off their crucifixes over the way he reacted after getting the red. Anybody would react the same way after being accused in the wrong by the ref. His first yellow was never a booking in a million years and the second one was at best a ‘wave play on’ incident. It’s funny how the closer Leicester get to actually winning the thing, the bitterness and jealousy from fans of the ‘bigger’ clubs begins to creep in. Picking on the underdogs and their methods, just because it shows the rest up for the lazy frauds that they are.

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    Overtone,if the underdogs ‘methods’ are to cheat to try to win a penalty,then why shouldn’t they be criticised? If Vardy is so good,why can’t he stay on his feet,go past the defender, and smash one past the keeper? Why is he looking for a penalty (which there’s no guarantee they will actually score)? Makes no sense

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    suarezteeth – They are all at it. I’m just saying that we shouldn’t single out Leicester players. If you could look through the careers of all strikers, good and bad, great and not so great, legends and nonentities, I’d wager you’ll find incidents where they all tried to ‘win’ penalties. Sometimes even giving up a genuine chance of scoring in the process. ‘Great’ teams from the past all pushed it to the limit and beyond if they could get away with it. Nobody ever said it tainted their success. The same goes for the other end of the pitch. Every single match from corners, free kicks etc, there are players from both sides pushing pulling and fouling each other. And I mean EVERY match and BOTH sides are doing it ALL of the time. Nobody is holier than thou in professional win-at-all costs football. And I don’t think Vardy ever claimed to be. They are trying to win the league here.

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    Overtone,yes,but by diving,he could have cost Leicester the title. He is their best player, and will be banned for 4 matches. That,in my opinion, will cost them the title,and Tottenham will win it now

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    to be fair is there ONE SINGLE championship winning team that has not had a game or 3 like Leicester sid with the same kinds of behavior form fans, players and manager?

    short answer NO, no matter those other clubs have won before and no the pressure and what to expect etc, this is a tiny club (no disrespect) that didnt get relegated by the skin of their teeth last year 5 points clear at the top having played good football and great tactics all season

    is vardy the nicest bloke? prob not, is he effective (this season yes) do you want a “nice” striker? or a good one? was/is Suarez a decent nice bloke? NO! but a top top striker we would all have in our team

    one badish game made worse by an inept ref and the reaction to the club as a whole seems way over board to me, does not excuse diving or the reactions or anything else, i dont know of one single club in the league weather they have won or are going for the league not have games like this and some clubs have them regularly.

    what would happen if spurs lose the next game with some awful ref decisions and lose Kane to a red (regardless of if he reacts or shakes the refs hand an walks off with dignity?!?!?) would the team fans and manger act any different? no…..

    lets put it in to some perspective lads Leicester have not changed over night they are fighting for their lives and good luck to them

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    OT….you are 100% correct with your “everybody does it” mantra, but does not mean we have to like it or put up with it.

    Many posters on here, myself included, from all clubs on here, do tend to pillar those that get caught and have no sympathy for them when they do. Using the excuse that “everybody” does it does not defend Vardy’s actions on bit. Just to sound like your Mum, (or my Mum at least), “If all your friends jumped of a bridge, would you do it too?”

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    banjo – I also don’t think we have to like it, but I do think we have to put up with it. Of course nobody on here will turn down the opportunity to have a go at someone who’s caught on camera getting up to no good. And as a Chelsea fan I know what it’s like for foxy to be completely outnumbered when the indignant mob are putting the boot in. But I have to say again my opinion of the Vardy incident – the ref should’ve just said “No chance!” and waved play on. He was trying to engineer a penalty for himself and it didn’t work out but it’s not like he dived through the air without being touched. The point of my “everybody does it” mantra was not to make out that pushing, pulling, tripping and fouling is ok once the ref doesn’t see it. What I was getting at is that the majority of people on the moral high ground putting the boot in would, if their team was benefitting, be happy to argue the ‘Vardy’ side of the argument. And yes, there are some situations where jumping off the bridge with everyone else might be the best option, haha.

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    suarezteeth – I think the worst he will get is a 2 match ban. He will be badly missed by Leicester all the same. And I agree, I also have a sneaking feeling that they might not make it over the line. If they do, then it’ll probably be down to spurs dropping points rater than Leicester gaining more.

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    steveosnakeeye – well said. It’s the hypocrisy of it all that somehow annoys me 😉

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    OT… Unfortunately it’s the darkside of football that’s creeping forever into the game, the constant claims for throw-ins/corners, the harassing of the referee at every decision, the play acting from players going down under the merest of touches (that one really grinds my gears, having played rugby and ice-hockey over the years!), something really needs to be done about it and yes, my Spuds are just as guilty as everybody else. It might be good for ratings and the “brand” that is the Prem, but I certainly don’t like it one little bit.

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    I also think (and maybe I’m wrong), but I just think that the powers that be would prefer it if Tottenham were to win it,to help with the whole ‘brand’ issue. Congratulations to Leicester for what they’ve done,but are they a big enough name for the people in charge,as a champion (potential)? I would suggest no,and they’d prefer Tottenham,a London club,with a lot of young British players in their team and squad,to win it. Just my opinion, but I think there is an element of that

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    Good summary from Sean@10:48am imo.

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    ST…are you sure about that? Think you’re stretching it a bit with that my cyber chum! I seriously doubt the FA/PREM are doing anything behind the scenes.

    The only reason we are where we are was down to that very slow start at the beginning of the season, 3 points from the first 4 games didn’t help…we should have more points on the board! 🙂

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    the first yellow card wasnt harsh. it was his third foul in quick succession and the ref saw the game was boiling over so took action. vardy then dived. he was actually going down before he forced the contact in an attempt to cheat the red. and then went on to call the ref a ‘fucking cunt’ (supposedly but also very believable). he deserves his punishment. spurs had dier suspended earlier in the season after getting booked for a foul which was actually a perfectly good tackle. we drew the game he was suspended for and had to change the system to compensate for his exclusion. would we have won? who knows. we may have even lost if he played but nothing can be done about that now. if you feel hard done with the vardy decision, then every fan of every club can name a similar situation they have been in. it happens. personally i think two yellows for his actions were fully deserved.

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    The first card for Vardy was no yellow. The headlock on him in the first half was a clear penalty (as was the one on Huth). Vardy got in front of the defender for the sending off and there was contact irrespective of the dive it was a pen not a red. But all this is academic, as ranieri clearly showed after the Sunderland game, the major task is accomplished. Leicester are on the Hamster wheel at just the correct time with the increased pool payments that have come in
    An English side getting past the group stage next season could earn 40 mil, that’s the gate receipts for a season at some (pretty large) clubs. With gate receipts to match and 81 mil in TV rights, shirts sales, sponsorship, you’re looking over 150 mill or more. Job done.
    With prudent recruitment, Leicester could hang around for quite a while and I doubt if West Ham will be far away next year, the way things are shaping.
    So the notion of a breakaway looms ever closer for the cheque book clubs, just as knotter predicted. There again I do have the benefit of time travel.

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    So according to some of the comments on here its everybody else’s fault but Vardy’s – he is responsible for his actions just the same as we all are in how we behave, if a player from my team had behaved this way I would not be sticking up for him or blaming the ref or stupid conspiracy stories I would be angry at him.

    I actually thought Moss had a good game. Yeah he missed a few here and there but I thought he was pretty good overall. He warned Morgan seconds before the pen was awarded, warned Vardy minutes before he got booked for the first tackle, and the ‘dive’ was more of an off the ball two footer. Vardy just overreacted to getting caught out with one of most hilarious dives I have ever seen. All you lot saying it wasn’t a dive have obviously never played football. I was rolling on the floor when I saw it, slapstick gold.

    Vardy will never live it down if Spurs win the title. He has reduced his club’s chances by taking a dive, then having a disgraceful display of petulance.

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    999 – Leicester WILL drop 2 points more than Spurs in their next three matches. This is going to the final day. No ifs, no buts.

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    Martial @ 3:41 We’ve had our differences of opinion on here of late,but I’m with you on this completely. I said it above. Vardy’s dive could ruin Leicester’s chances of winning the PL. I think he’ll be banned for the trip to Man United. I can’t see Leicester winning there without Vardy

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