Media want Rooney 'electrocuted'
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Read above, I believe me and Mike. both said he deserves to be punished? It's not like this rule has been created just for us, it's others saying it should be changed because it's United.
How about Gerrard's assault on a DJ in a bar? That wasn't even on the field, and yet Rooney's the thug?
Whatever use say, wouldn't even be arsed to try and have a debate with use seeing as I get told to 'grow up' and get needlesly insulted.
Quote me where I said Rooney was a thug please pal.
Quote me where I said Rooney was a thug please pal.
agreed. he derserves the ban, but the ref should have got it right the first time, and they shouldnt take a shortcut becuase they messed it up both on the pitch and with their retrospective rule
Whatever use say, wouldn't even be arsed to try and have a debate with use seeing as I get told to 'grow up' and get needlesly insulted.
Quote me where I said Rooney was a thug please pal.
Wasn't directed at you, but many people have said it in this thread. And also just a fact, I'm sure you defended Gerrard during that incident, when frankly GBH in a bar is far worst than an on-field incident like Rooney's.
An off the field incident should surely be dealt with off the field though?
Why is it? He elbowed a poor lad in the head for no reason. Gerrard actually had an argument with the guy an was out on a night out and tempers flared.
This is the only tackle the FA have retrospectively punished when the Referee had already took action.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_8b1pd3Mas"]YouTube - Ben Thatcher Elbow Foul On Pedro Mendes[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_8b1pd3Mas"]YouTube - Ben Thatcher Elbow Foul On Pedro Mendes[/ame]
And you know it's for no reason, how? You don't know if he said something to him in the tunnel to provoke him later and flare his temper.
And contact made in a contact sport rather than actually just plain beating someone up in public? Thanks for proving my point that you'd defend him though, can we stop blindly saying ridiculous things like "how can they even defend him" or "they'll get away with it because they're United"
Many fans say he should be banned, but why should a rule be changed so a United player can get banned? It's okay to say United get away with everything and rules don't apply to them, and then hankering for rules to be changed because it's United? Yay for double standards.
The rule's stupid, doesn't mean it should be changed mid-season because it's Rooney and the media love to scapegoat him.
I didnt defend him your just jumping to conclusions. I said that its not different. So if anything I said Gerrard was a bad as Rooney but Gerrard wasn't on the football pitch an anything could of happened that night for the fight to start. Even if he was provoked (which i doubt) why didn't he just get him back with a hard tackle or something. He looked scared an confused an it was harsh simple as.
Contact sport? The lad didn't even have the ball so that excuse is the biggest joke ive ever heard in my life.
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we're going off the point here. to be honest the argument is pretty set in stone here. he deserves a ban, the ref screwed up by giving a free kick ( if he doeent see it then its poor but action can be taken). By FA and FIFA's own (incredibly stupid) rules, retrospective action cant and shouldnt be taken. To call for the rule to be ignored midseason smacks of total double standard, and would show complete inconsistency.
Now we await Clattenburg's report tomorrow
Now we await Clattenburg's report tomorrow
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just proves how biast you are comparing gerrards to rooneys, gerrard was going in for a header, yes i agree it was a red card for using his elbow but no way was it as bad as rooneys, rooney wasnt jumping, he ran past him and elbowed him intentionaly. unlike gerrard
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I dont think one action makes you a thug, but what rooney did was horrible, up there with de jong's karate kick. He deserves a ban for what he did.
i havent shown any bias at all. gerrard has very high elbow that strikes welbeck in the face. they are both red cards with 3 match bans = as bad as each other
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not lucky, it wasnt a particular forceful elbow on the ear. in terms of danger/injury the other example shows welbeck caught full in the face, a lot worse. still no excuse
No one can prove 100% Gerrard meant it (not saying he didn't mean it before you all jump on me). I used to jump all the time with my hand in the air (don't ask) I didn't purposely do it, it was just natrual.
Rooney ran past him and elbowed him purposely (off the ball) so therefore Rooneys is a lot worse. To try an argue its not is just silly mate.
again, where i have argued it. read my post. it doesnt particular matter on the intention. gerrard's elbow at no point needs to be that high, thats dangerous/reckess play = 3 match ban. Rooney elbowed him off the ball, violent conduct = 3 match ban
either way the severity or cause isnt even the argument here. the ruling is
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