Tony Pulis has called for a three game ban for those caught diving or "simulation as the FA prefer to call it.

A decade or so ago diving was considered the trademark of Johnny Foreigner, the good old British players would not coutenance throwing themselves to the floor unless they were scythed down in the process and then only when they were certain that they couldnt get up.

How things have changed, the premier league is full of players of all nationalities who fall over if an opposition player so much as looks at them, but its now becoming too much of a joke and I agree with Pulis who saw Chelsea try to kid the ref on a number of occasions in the game with his team Stoke at Stamford Bridge.

Personally I think Pulis has a point about drastic action needing to be taken, he is right that players getting caught getting bans will go a long way to putting a stop to it, personally I think with TV coverage at the top level being what it is, there is no reason why the divers should not be dealt with retrospectively, have an FA Divers panel for want of a better word, whose job it is to view footage of the weekends games and consider whether players have been fouled or merely thrown themselves to the ground in contencious incidents, such is the pace of the game that its a tough ask for a referee to get it right all of the time, at real time pace many look fouls but arent.

get the divers panel into play and perhaps inroduce bans and it would sonn stamp it out, I would give first time offenders a one match ban, second time offenders a two match ban and keep the count rising, see how quickly those managers who stand on TV and talk about how they would bnever condone their players diving stamp it out when they are faced with a couple of players out banned for doing so,.

Im sure there will be some that will say football is a game played at all levels its unfair to penalise Premier players when for instance players in League Two or lower wont be under such scrutiny, true it will be unfair, but then again I have yet to see goal line technology in Sunday Morning football, that doesnt mean it shouldnt be brought in in the premier, lets make things a fair and level playing field in the premier, Im personally sick to death or the diving cheats.

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bstokesaint added 18:45 - Sep 27 Couldn't agree more. Diving is like a cancer spreading through the game. I'm sick of players throwing back their head and clutching their face in order to get a player sent off. I would not defend any Saints' player if caught doing it either. It's disgusting and makes a joke of the sport. A referee's job is hard enough as it is and retrospective punishment would definitely help cut this out. A Wednesday player tried it on the other night against Guly and it was comical it was so bad. Truth is it's really not a laughing matter.

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ardashuxford added 23:39 - Sep 27 And what about Billy Sharp at West Ham last year? Saints would almost certainly have lost that match if Taylor hadn't been dismissed in the 18th minute, Billy prostrate and clutching his face as if hit by Mike Tyson. If we had have lost West Ham would have been promoted and Saints would have been in the play-offs, probably losing to Blackpool again. Well done Billy and thank you.

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Scrooge added 04:45 - Sep 28 "I haven't see it, but if Peter's got away with it then brilliant," said Pulis after Peter Crouch twice handballed on the way to scoring against Manchester City last week.
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BoondockSaint added 01:14 - Sep 29 Couldn't agree more! I'm sick and tired of players looking like they are being shot by a sniper. It's wrong no matter who does it(Rickie had a couple of iffy falls last week) This should include the trick Tevez used on us: Stand with your back to the goal, when you feel the defender's presence behind you spin towards goal and "accidentally" get your legs tangled in his as you flop into the penalty area. Cheating means "I don't have the talent to beat you." Having a great laugh at Brendan Rodgers complaining about not getting calls for penalties. I mean, really? You must be joking!The refs don't believe Suarez? Wonder why? Wish we had more refs like Pierluigi Collina: Rarely fooled and didn't take any crap from the players. ( Of course I think they were afraid of getting THE LOOK.) While we're on the subject of cheating-Hat's off to Klose for telling the ref the ball went in off his hand. That's a real footballer!

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SingaporeSaint added 05:37 - Sep 29 Agree but FA needs to be careful on this and punish the right offenders. For me a 'dive' in relation to hurdling or avoiding contact when a player or keeper dives in, is perfectly acceptable.. If a keeper flies out to impede a forward and the forward hurdles him and falls, then for me thats a pen and the forward shouldnt be punished. The really deceitful one in football is when a player intentionaly moves his leg towards a player and induces minimal contact to get a freekick/pen. This is what the game needs to be removed, and something which certain players have become very good at.

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