Quote Originally Posted by Synti Claus View Post
The reason "play-acting" gets a pass is because sometimes it's hard to tell whether or not a player is genuinely injured. Yesterday I thought in the Manchester derby, Evans was trying to get someone booked by rolling around. But it turned out he was injured and eventually had to go off. Trying to get someone booked/sent-off is a dick move. But technically it's all cheating - right down to putting your arm up to claim a throw-in when you know you had the last touch. Only video technology would solve the key moments like these penalty or redcard decisions. Absolutely no idea why it is not implemented.
It would kill the journalist development programme