Strangely this thread has made me smile and want to punch a hole in the wall in equal measures. I’m firmly in the old school category, as espoused by CWAK and many on here. I want us to have a team that we admire, one who others are envious of. Sadly I don’t think this is compatible with being successful in the PL. The level of scrutiny now, especially with VAR, should mean we can root out the screaming cheats. Will it happen, of course not. Sadly the commentators and pundits are complicit with their talk of “contact” and “he had every right to go down”. I absolutely hate it!!!!
In the roll call of cheating clubs and players, i’d like to add Arsenal, Arteta (as one eyed as Wenger was) and Lacazette (the biggest screamer in an all girls primary school team). As we saw in the FA Cup game he’s perfected the engineered contact, simultaneous dive and scream and the dead body impression. With the talk of Concord Park on another thread, I’d pay good money to see Lacazette try his antics up there, it’d be a toss up whether the opposition or his own team mates would ”do” him first!
I actually went to watch Penistone Church a couple of weeks ago. Thoroughly enjoyed it, proper football, fully committed and no cheats. A breath of fresh air!