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As an Irish man I remember England as a nation being up in arms (and righty so may I add) when Ronaldo gestured to the Referee to show Rooney a red card in the World Cup. It was clearly the actions of someone who really didn't grasp what sportmanship is all about -? and that is me being as kind as I can be to the lad.

So why when Steven Gerrard clearly influences Clattenberg to show a red when it was clear for all to see that Hibbert was going to receive a yellow, does nobody (bar us blues) appear to really care?

All I here is pundits laughing and joking about "Super Steve" having a naughty word. I hear plenty of adjectives describe him as being passionate and inspiring, but I don't hear the words that were used to describe Ronaldo after Rooney got the line.

I am angry at the way the entire match was handled and readily accept I am bitter with how the match ended. However this does not in any way affect my utter distain to players trying to get fellow professionals booked or sent off. The salt in the wound is the scathing objections to this type of behaviour appears only to be used in certain circumstances and certainly not when only occurs against little Everton.

What sort of reaction would we have got if Hibbert spoke to the ref leading to the sending off of Steven Gerrard. Very different I would respectfully suggest.
Michael O'Kane, Dublin Posted 22/10/2007 at 14:41:04

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Kieran Kinsella
1 Posted 24/10/2007 at 00:29:11

Also it was Gerrard who was berating Ronaldo in all the tabloids and suggesting he be run out of the game. I guess
that Gerrard has taken the view that if you can’t beat ’em cheat ’em.