Anyone know why, for some reason, McG continues to feel the need to swallow dive whenever a little breeze happens to touch him when he's running?? It started to creep in last season and has continued this season - now it's getting really annoying. Its 1 of worst traits a player can have - I hate any players doing it - it's blantant cheating and it's even worse when it's 1 of our own players!!
Why hasn't the management team picked up on this?? And if they have, why haven't told him to STOP IT!!
1 of these matches, he's gonna set sent off with 2 yellow cards for diving and he will deserve it. He doesn't need to do it as he has enough pace and sooner or later if he keeps blasting past the defenders they will have to chop him down anyway, so we will get the advantage at some stage in matches.
Comw on McG - You don't need to do it - SO DON'T!!
(Although maybe he's doing it so he can get an £80 million transfer a la Bale and Ronaldo )
McG - Keep on diving??
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It doesn't even need to be a touch when in full flight, the minutest adjustment of your gait due to expected contact can be enough to bring your leading foot to ground a hundredth of a second too early, meaning your leg is not in the position your brain expected it to be, throwing you right off balance.
I also remember an interview with Sam Allarrdyce where when questioned on his stance regarding diving (I expected quite a vociferous damning of the practice) he stated he told his players to go to ground, because if they did not the officials would not give a decision no matter how blatant the foul.
I also remember an interview with Sam Allarrdyce where when questioned on his stance regarding diving (I expected quite a vociferous damning of the practice) he stated he told his players to go to ground, because if they did not the officials would not give a decision no matter how blatant the foul.
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What a load of nonsense!CheltRobin wrote:Anyone know why, for some reason, McG continues to feel the need to swallow dive whenever a little breeze happens to touch him when he's running?? It started to creep in last season and has continued this season - now it's getting really annoying. Its 1 of worst traits a player can have - I hate any players doing it - it's blantant cheating and it's even worse when it's 1 of our own players!!
Why hasn't the management team picked up on this?? And if they have, why haven't told him to STOP IT!!
1 of these matches, he's gonna set sent off with 2 yellow cards for diving and he will deserve it. He doesn't need to do it as he has enough pace and sooner or later if he keeps blasting past the defenders they will have to chop him down anyway, so we will get the advantage at some stage in matches.
Comw on McG - You don't need to do it - SO DON'T!!
(Although maybe he's doing it so he can get an £80 million transfer a la Bale and Ronaldo )
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The way McG is diving is when a player comes near him, he's not changing direction - he's seeing a player approaching him, then going over before ANY contact is made. If he gets sent off for it - he'll get no sympathy from me or the others I stand with.
He doesn't want to get a reputation for diving - otherwise, when he IS fouled, the ref will turn a blind eye to it as he will think he's diving again - Players should be above that - don't like to see that from Chelt players.
He doesn't want to get a reputation for diving - otherwise, when he IS fouled, the ref will turn a blind eye to it as he will think he's diving again - Players should be above that - don't like to see that from Chelt players.
I think McGlashan is potentially a great player given the right service, but he has to be played on the flank.
However - I sometimes feel that our problems (or rather Yates' problem) in deciding the correct formation is caused by seemingly have to accommodate McGlashan and three central midfielders to operate any of the various formations Yates has tried. I was sat quite near the incident but couldnt decide whether he had dived, I think there was contact, but Jermaine made a meal of it. I wouldnt want to win any game by cheating but there have been stacks of times when one of our players HAS been tripped in the box with nowt given.
However - I sometimes feel that our problems (or rather Yates' problem) in deciding the correct formation is caused by seemingly have to accommodate McGlashan and three central midfielders to operate any of the various formations Yates has tried. I was sat quite near the incident but couldnt decide whether he had dived, I think there was contact, but Jermaine made a meal of it. I wouldnt want to win any game by cheating but there have been stacks of times when one of our players HAS been tripped in the box with nowt given.
He had that reputation long before he came to Cheltenham.CheltRobin wrote:The way McG is diving is when a player comes near him, he's not changing direction - he's seeing a player approaching him, then going over before ANY contact is made. If he gets sent off for it - he'll get no sympathy from me or the others I stand with.
He doesn't want to get a reputation for diving - otherwise, when he IS fouled, the ref will turn a blind eye to it as he will think he's diving again - Players should be above that - don't like to see that from Chelt players.
The number of away fans who have said to me he would be a decent player if he could stay on his feet and not throw himself to the ground. It is frustrating to see from one of your own players. I'm a McGlashan fan but he needs to cut it out and up his game. Hopefully it won't be long before Yates starts playing him on the wing again because he looks a bit lost behind the strikers.
Because hes a rubbish, 1 trick pony who has been found out.CheltRobin wrote:Anyone know why, for some reason, McG continues to feel the need to swallow dive whenever a little breeze happens to touch him when he's running?? It started to creep in last season and has continued this season - now it's getting really annoying. Its 1 of worst traits a player can have - I hate any players doing it - it's blantant cheating and it's even worse when it's 1 of our own players!!
Why hasn't the management team picked up on this?? And if they have, why haven't told him to STOP IT!!
1 of these matches, he's gonna set sent off with 2 yellow cards for diving and he will deserve it. He doesn't need to do it as he has enough pace and sooner or later if he keeps blasting past the defenders they will have to chop him down anyway, so we will get the advantage at some stage in matches.
Comw on McG - You don't need to do it - SO DON'T!!
(Although maybe he's doing it so he can get an £80 million transfer a la Bale and Ronaldo )
The ref said he dived. The ref got it wrong, I thought. Other than being a touch picky, I thought it was the only real thing he did get wrong.
Except, in hindsight, he should obviously have called the game off at the start of the second half...
Except, in hindsight, he should obviously have called the game off at the start of the second half...
That's the annoying thing - players get penalised for TRYING to stay on their feet. If they don't hit the turf without taking another step then they are seen to have dived, which is ridiculous. Ref's need to go on a course where they're running at full speed and then are taken out in varying challenges so that they know by experience what can and can't take someone down when sprinting.Jebolani wrote:Oh right, yeah. That was a foul, like Gornell against Scunthorpe, he just went down too late.
Also, it would be great to watch.
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It's occurring more and more often - I know he prob doesn't want to keep getting clattered every match (usually by 1 of the 2 players surrouning him), but equally, getting a rep for diving will do him no favours in the long run either.
Be brave McG - you'll get your rewards more often than not by not diving.
Be brave McG - you'll get your rewards more often than not by not diving.
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Deliver as well as Billy? I think we're yet to see that so far.Jebolani wrote:Big wow. He could deliver a ball. He was absolutely awful at the back and Chris Hackett among others tore him a new one. Richards can deliver just as well as Billy...
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Richards has no assists in the league. Harrison and Penn lead the way for us with 2 assists.
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Im not commenting on his defending...... Im talking about his assistsJebolani wrote:Big wow. He could deliver a ball. He was absolutely awful at the back and Chris Hackett among others tore him a new one. Richards can deliver just as well as Billy...
Scoring goals isn't really the problem this season though, is it...so who cares about that.Horteng wrote:Im not commenting on his defending...... Im talking about his assistsJebolani wrote:Big wow. He could deliver a ball. He was absolutely awful at the back and Chris Hackett among others tore him a new one. Richards can deliver just as well as Billy...
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McGlashan shite? Fook me, he's brilliant compared to that Ozil chap, now he's shiteHorteng wrote:Basically I am justifying my own thoughts on McGlashan being utter shiteJebolani wrote:We've scored plenty this season... Not seeing your point either Horteng.