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Diving Bored

GARETH ROBERTS RANTS
GARETH ROBERTS is sick of the outpouring of mock outrage every time a player takes a tumble

WHAT is it about this country that makes so many people foam at the mouth over diving?
It can be annoying – particularly when your team is on the wrong end of it – but how many of those stamping feet, pumping fists and going red in the face are equally enraged when their team benefits from a dive?
Too much of the phony fury around football decisions is little more than pantomime. Many fans aren’t really bothered about diving – just about winning. A...

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