Manchester United, that didn't last long. Seven up

[david3103]

according to the radio station I was listening to on my way back from the Huddersfield game they were making out it was some kind of huge mistake by the ref, one that was so bad Fergie was 'distraught'.

Got to see  the pics and a guy ran into Nani's foot and Fergie had the face on.....soap opera for big boys all round imo.

fyp

[bobby1]

it's either a yellow or red card, on this occasion the ref chose red. Happens somewhere every week David. Manager is miffed  by decision, standard happening almost every game. It will even out, if they play to about the year 2215 that is and get one of those decisions against them every game..... the Man Utd fans acting like its a travesty are way ool, bad refereeing decisions happen to most of their opponents when Man Utd play them, get a supposed one against them and its ridic/bent/unfair.

[George2Loose]

Thing is it shouldn't be a yellow or a red. That's never a sending off. Would be saying the same had it been any team.

[TightEnd]

Don't think so George, definitely a card. Yellow for most, red ocasionally. Foot very high, and he has connected

Seen reds given for very similar.

[bobby1]

Don't think so George, definitely a card. Yellow for most, red ocasionally. Foot very high, and he has connected

Seen reds given for very similar.

this really. it has to be a card for dangerous play. It's either yellow or red, on this occasion it was red. That decision is made in numerous games every week. The thinking that he isn't looking at the guy so it isn't a foul is madness, if you swing your elbow around jumping for a header and hit a guy you cannot see square on the nose it is a foul and a card.

[George2Loose]

Sorry yeh Deffo a yellow never a red

[BigAdz]

Even Eamonn Holmes agreed it was a red, and he is as red as Fergies nose.

[MANTIS01]

How is an overhead bicycle kick a legal part of the game then? In the box there will be plenty of players around and your high flying boot could endanger opponents. If you try and score but catch your oppo on the arm it's a red?

[bobby1]

 didnt peter crouch knock a guy out in a recent Stoke game attempting one?

The oppos were all pointing at him on the floor and I dont think he even got a card.

So i cant really argue with your point tbh other than its a daft anomoly that you can kick a guy attempting an ovethead kick and not get done for dangerous play but its football innit. They are still playing by rules/ officiating/ using the same technology as they were in the year dot.

Two anomolies that annoy me are when a team have a free kick near the box and one of their playets stands on the end of the wall and the just pushes/ pulls the guy on the end of the wall away to create a gap for the free kick taker to shoot thru. I remember seeing bryan robson do thst a number if times for both wba and man utd years ago. Would be a foul everywhere on the pitch except for when it helps create a goalscoring chance.

[TightEnd]

these were both given as reds "in game" , rescinded afterwards

Click to see full-size image.

Eboue at Old Trafford in 08 was another one, not rescinded




I think yellow was correct, but its not the terrible mistake some imply imo

[TheChipPrince]

Thoughts on fergie not reacting to the sending off with a quick sub?

Was simply dropping Welbeck deeper enough?

[MPOWER]

Made me chuckle


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-21687292

Regards

M

[aaron1867]

Thoughts on fergie not reacting to the sending off with a quick sub?

Was simply dropping Welbeck deeper enough?

I don't think there is much he could have done. Sending on a sub would have probably brought on just as much pressure.

He had tactics spot on until the sending off

[TightEnd]

Agree that SAF had it tactically right last night. Defensively very solid, Welbeck was terrific when put on Alonso when Madrid had possession

Very unlucky result all round really.

[TheChipPrince]

FWIW I would have hooked RVP off straight after it, get Rooney running around like a maniac deeper, even making a 4-5-0, anything to stop Alonso and then Modric getting on the ball.