. "Occasionally in football a player will act in a way that causes controversy by starting an altercation, diving or commiting dangerous or persistant fouls. In order to alleviate the possible negative PR this may cause, an astute player or manager might make use of the 'Not That Kind Of Player' gambit."@en . "Occasionally in football a player will act in a way that causes controversy by starting an altercation, diving or commiting dangerous or persistant fouls. In order to alleviate the possible negative PR this may cause, an astute player or manager might make use of the 'Not That Kind Of Player' gambit. The 'Not That Kind Of Player' gambit refers to a form of mind trick by which a player will categorically deny the charges levelled at them, citing their (usually imaginary) record of previous exemplary conduct as evidence of their innocence. A notable recent example came from Alan Hutton after sending Shane Long rocketting in the stands with a two footed reducer before stating in the post-match interview that 'people who know me know that I'm not that kind of player.' whilst manager Alec McLeish opined that 'Shane's trajectory was entirely circumstantial, we all know that Alan is no' that kind of player'. Such bullshit is often spouted by no-nonsense players, both in order to protect their reputations and, presumably, in order to dissuade the attention of Tony Pulis' scouting team. There is no exact definition as to what being 'That Kind Of Player' entails and classification of these players is largely left down to pundits. The tendency of many pundits to dismiss flagrant breaking of the rules as 'using experience' is a key factor in the continuing use and success of the gambit."@en . "Not That Kind Of Player"@en .