20 May 2014 16:37:51
Right blues I think next year we need to get with the times, what I mean by this is we need to ditch the good old honest Everton tag.I was always proud of that comment but let's be honest we won't get Champions league that way look at all the teams ahead of us in the league they have all done it more than once this season, and have got match winning decisions from it yes I'm on about DIVING.Liverpool won something between 12, 14 points this year from bogey decisions from refs yes they were very soft penalties and free kicks that led to goals, Osman got booked for a dive when he was clearly brought down its unbelievable at times but true.Another account when we played Stoke away Osman had to be chopped down twice before he got the penalty and if he had of stayed down the first time he would of got it as it was stone wall.Im not trying to promote cheating but I'm getting fed up with the way the game has gone and maybe now it's time to start playing the game of now instead of yesterday. Liverpool nearly won the league this year and do you think there fans would of gave a flying f. K if other supporters called them cheats not a chance in hell would they. I know I keep mentioning our lovely neighbours but I am using them as an example cause they were notorious for it this year.Martinez should start encouraging our players to start going down and let's try to get an extra 6 or 9 points more a season from it sure hey why not there all at it and the FA turn a blind eye so what's stopping us. Sorry for the rant lads but it's going on all around us I think it's time we started playing it.


1.) 20 May 2014
Are you mad mate? You may be right about maybe getting a few more points due to bogey decisions but do you really want to be like the rs? One of the reasons I love Martinez is because he is pure class and brings this class to Everton and I love the fact that our players aren't cheat. Personally when barkley tries the odd dive, I lose a little respect for him and I really want Martinez to stop Barkley from diving on the odd occasions.


2.) 20 May 2014
I hope this a joke. Instead of cheating we should look at where we can improve 3 draws against crap teams at the start of the season and dropping 12 points from winning positions. That's 18 points before we have to start cheating


3.) 20 May 2014
I don't condone cheating but I can see your point stef. Instead of us starting to dive let's hope that something can be done to the cheats that already do this.
I for one will not be holding my breath tho.


4.) 21 May 2014
I'm sorry Steff but I cannot agree with you. Yes we all know that the red rubbish conned refs this season, with the likes of the water rat and his cohorts going to ground too often and too theatrically, but how can suggest that Roberto would want to emulate them? We're better than that. Let's play honestly rather than be known as cheats.


5.) 21 May 2014
Listen all players dive to some degree some are just better at it or more cunning, some do it more than others, this ain't a new thing either all this "there's contact so he can go down" stuff the pundits use to condone it is just a way of deflecting the fact that its a dive. The players that can shift the ball from one foot to another are the ones that spend most there time on the floor because they know how to minipulate there body to win them. I doubt managers will set up to purposely cheat but they will be more than happy to win a pen to win a game even if its a dive