Cheating

[Tony Baloney]

In your world should they both get the same sentence?

my world? I'm pretty sure I haven't expressed any opinion on this thread one way or another.

I'm wondering why someone who takes a substance that has been deemed as artificially boosting performance is seen as so much worse than any other type of cheat.  Buying a penalty or a sending off is often premeditated as is feigning injury surely?

Apologies. Only in Tyrone and Manchester.

[BallyhaiseMan]

In your world should they both get the same sentence?

my world? I'm pretty sure I haven't expressed any opinion on this thread one way or another.

I'm wondering why someone who takes a substance that has been deemed as artificially boosting performance is seen as so much worse than any other type of cheat.  Buying a penalty or a sending off is often premeditated as is feigning injury surely?

There are those who set out in every game and dive and feign injury,However the VAST majority of players  do not set out with the intent of doing so.

a player might in the heat of the moment figure he cant get by a player and try and buy a free,,Its not right,but it was a spur of the moment decision,

Anyone who takes substances such as steroids are under no illusions as to what they are taking and what its affects are.

Hegan Boy you are correct in that serial divers and cheaters(the ones who do it every game) arent much better than the substance abusers.
The problem is while we can have opinions on who these serial divers and cheaters are by their actions, we have no way in proving they do dive and cheat.
We can have proof of PES's from failed drugs tests.