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The FA?

Hope everyone had a good Crimbo! I think I can say for everyone, beating Boro was the best present we could've got! COYB!

So to my point: I was in work yesterday and the United game was on the telly so I managed to get a glimpse of it now and again when I had a few minutes. So I was watching it, and I see Ronaldo being fouled... fair dos, I like to see that, but then I see him lash out with his leg! If making contact, it could've seriously injured the player. Ronaldo gets away with it. I'm thinking, if there really is an FA surely he will be banned and fined...

Nothing has been done or mentioned and it just really annoys me, the so called top 4 get so much special treatment! If Fellaini were to do that, it probably would be a red and a fine by the so-called FA!

It makes me think, if they really do exist, who are these people? They don't really like showing their faces do they, are they ashamed? BECAUSE THEY FUCKING SHOULD BE! The things they miss, the things they don't see whereas if we can see those things, why cant they?

I thought after the Chelsea game John Terry would wriggle his way out of the red card, but at least this card actually stuck! Anyway I just wanted to throw that in there see what everybody else thinks... I know it's nothing new ? special treatment for the top 4 has been going on a while now, but it really has taken its toll with me now!
Benji Learman, Liverpool Posted 27/12/2008 at 16:50:52

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Gary Sedgwick
1 Posted 28/12/2008 at 02:07:53

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Benji only highlights one infraction by a top "four" team?s player. What about the earlier incident involving our OABAAB boy Rooney? What I saw and judging by the commentator?s remarks at the same time, he saw was Rooney hit out with a right arm/elbow into the opposing player?s face and then wrestle him to the ground. Free kick was rightfully awarded but no warning, yellow or even red given. I understand officials make mistakes but this took place directly in front of the referee?s assistant.

Paranoia? You bet!

Lynn Thorne
2 Posted 28/12/2008 at 08:01:41

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I definitely agree with your post. But I do think that Phil Dowd at our Chelsea game was pretty good. All the yellow cards for Chelsea were for dissent. Wish more of the refs would do the same.
Fellani does seem to get singled out - against City, Pienaar was kicked off the park and not 1 City player was booked. Also at Boro - Mido must have committed about 10 fouls including elbows and got away with it all the time - so it’s not just the big clubs - it is also poor referreeing.
All anybody wants is a level playing field, but I doubt it will happen.
Bit late, not been on much, but season’s greetings and hope all have a Happy New Year

ejruane
3 Posted 28/12/2008 at 08:44:32

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Sir Alex redgrid’s tactic of moaning about everything in the world..EVER seems to pay off.

In the past couple of weeks I’ve seen Shrek stomp on someone’s chest, kick a feller while he was laying on the deck (in that world club thing) and elbow someone in the teeth.

Each time, these incidents have involved monkey-boy telling refs, players, everyone in the world etc, to "FUGGOFFFUGGOFFFUGGOFF!".

And the sum total of his punishment?

One yellow card.

I have not a shred of doubt that if he was playing for someone other than Utd, he’d now be looking at a 47 year ban.

larry boner
4 Posted 28/12/2008 at 11:35:14

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The funniest thing I heard from the commentator in the Man Utd match was - "None of the top 4 teams have won for 20 days" - bear in mind that Villa are 3rd and had won their previous 3 games!???
The total bias towards the Sky 4 is disgraceful, with all the so called commentators on the games involving these teams trying desperately to find how these teams can win, rather than just make comments on the game

Benji Learman
5 Posted 28/12/2008 at 11:42:47

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Wayne Rooney is a player who, im sorry im not ashamed to say this, but if he dropped dead tomorow, i wouldn’t give a sh*t to be honest! He is the dirtiest, most ugliest thing i have ever seen! He should of gone forward with his familys hobbie, boxing. Atleast then he hs an excuse for looking like that! And Lynn, i agree with you i think Dowd did well, he actualy got his cards out for chelsea, well deserved too, but there are too many decisions being missed, and it could prove so costly, what if cahill hadnt of scored that goal against boro, and it finished 0-0, we scored a perfectly good goal by pienarr earlier on and that could of proved so costly, we need every win possible! We dont need costly decisions by refs! Mike Riley, well, what i said about rooney at the start.... welll.... it goes without saying really doesnt it!

Gavin Ramejkis
6 Posted 28/12/2008 at 12:16:50

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Shrek gets away with murder most games and you don’t need to be a lipreader to work out what he is spitting point blank in referees and linesmens faces, respect my arse. Add to that a talented but cheating diving get in ronaldo and you wonder why they are so hated. The fa does sweet fa to address these two or many other cheats so they’ll just carry on oblivious and impervious