How do we stop all the PLAY-ACTING? | Football Ramble

The top tier of English football used to be home to loads of argy bargy and masses of rivalries. Where’s it all gone, you ask? And what can be done about players rolling about on the ground when they’ve hardly been touched? At your service to tackle these queries and more are Marcus, Luke and Jim.

Plus, a listener may have found a looking-at-the-league-table plan that everyone can get on board with.

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Video Chapters:

0:20 Will we be threatened with legal action?

13:30 How can we stop players play-acting?

23:30 Where’s all the needle gone in the Premier League?

32:16 When should we look at the table?

37:11 Some info from a listener

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