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OPINION

It was funny to see rival clubs and pundits get sanctimonious over the spygate scandal. Leeds crime? To watch their opponents training from public ground.

It might not exactly be cricket – but that phrase hints at a level of sporting play that just doesn’t exist in Britain.

One of the best examples came from West Brom striker Dwight Gayle in the 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest earlier this week.

With Forest winning 2-1, Gayle decided to fling himself to the ground and won a penalty that in turn secured West Brom a valuable point.

Gayle was banned for two games and rightly castigated, but this is actual cheating that breaks real-life laws.

This is what we need to remove from the game.

Manager Darren Moore didn’t exactly help things when he said that he was unhappy with the diving ban and that he hoped the sense of injustice could spur West Brom on against Aston Villa on Saturday.

It did, they won 2-0, but we can’t understand what he meant, and he angered some Leeds and Nottingham Forest fans too. The bottom line is you don’t have to defend your players when they’ve cheated.

Here are the best reactions from the two sets of supporters:

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