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That's because it was a UEFA matter. He got suspended for 3 or 4 Champions League games I think.

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That's less than what was suggested above.

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It is more than Rooney will get though. No one is seriously suggesting he will be banned for more than a handful of games and some of those will be suspended anyway.

Just checked. Drogba got a 6 match ban, with 2 suspended.

Incidentally I don't think he should be banned to be honest. He is an idiot and as a bad attitude. He treats his own supporters with more disrespect than anyone else though, and while swearing down the camera is stupid a fine would be sufficed.

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Well it looks like its going to be two which is ridiculous. Had it been any other the player it wouldn't have got a mention, but because its Rooney its all over the papers and the FA have quite happily wilted under the pressure. It will be intresting to see how many managers, players and staff members get bans from now on for swearing when a cameras on them.

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Two match suspension for Rooney subject to appeal:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/12950670.stm

Though if he appeals they'll probably up it...

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Again. Drogba. Also Fabregas was vilified for a week or so after he alleged comments directed towards a referee during the Everton game. It's not simply because it's Rooney.

Also it's disingenuous to suggest that this is akin to the cameras picking up a swear word from a player or manager who are going about the game. Rooney wasn't caught when the cameras were on him, he looked to the camera and shouted down it.

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problem with Rooney is that he is a good player but there is just a lot lacking between the ears.

2 games is light but saying that the word that has been used is basically normal language in schools now anyways.

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Firstly Drogba was banned for 3 games not 4. Secondly it wasn't because he swore, it was comments made to and about the referee. Fabregas has never been banned for swearing and i don't think any player ever has. Surely if the FA feel the need to ban a player for swearing at a camera they should feel the need to ban a player swearing at a referee or official? I doubt it, unless its Rooney doing the swearing probably.

You would think the FA have more important things to do, like looking at Essiens tackle against stoke (which has barely been mentioned in the papers) or the racist abuse some west ham fans were giving out, obviously not.

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The bold part is quite funny considering Rooney is renowned for his abuse of officials during play, for which he's never been punished. Often when he feels hard done by he, as clear as day, swears at officials. Yet you're seriously now saying if Rooney (the goody two shoes that he is, clearly) abused officials he'd be banned. Talk about red tinted glasses.

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Yes, so why hasn't he been banned before then? Why has this only been started now, in the run-in to the end of the season?

The FA rule is "A participant shall at all times act in the best interests of the game and shall not act in any manner which is improper or brings the game into disrepute or use any one, or a combination of, violent conduct, serious foul play, threatening, abusive, indecent or insulting words or behaviour." So why hasn't every player who swears during a game been given a two match ban? Theres nothing in the rule to say that it has to be directed at a camera to get a ban.

I'm not defending what he did, he was an idiot, but a two game ban is ridiculous.

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I think the FA are pathetic, I gave up being a ref, as to me the whole football hierachy is a total joke.

The FA are puppets and won't hit the big boys hard, and fine or suspend players or Managers for swearing at officials, the antics that Terry, Droga or Rooney or any PL player, yet clubs in the lower divisions get hit so hard it a tragedy.

I gave up being an official, due to this problem, and to me if it is good enough for lower league clubs, then its good enough for the big boys.

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I think there is a clear difference between a player doing it on the pitch where he happens to be caught (and it's usually not audible as the mics are on the sides) and doing it down the camera where it's obviously and intentionally going to be audible.

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Rooney is a big headed git, and from what l have heard and read, he ran straight up to the camera and said the abusive language, If that audible, l don't know what is.

And not only that, if l was the camera guy, l would have had him done, for using foul and abusive langauge. He is a little baby with the dummy still stuck in his gob and paid a lot of money for what - l have seen better players than him on a cold Sunday morning playing at Warren Farm.

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Not quite true, he was walking along with team mates either side, these two man camera operators actually run onto the pitch and shove the camera in the players faces, they are hoping that like Gerrard earlier in the season and Noble in this game that the player may kiss the lens to give them a good picture, Rooney was speaking directly to the camera men, he was in front of Man Utd supporters so he wasn't having a go at the crowd.

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The big headed git bit was spot on though :D

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Cannot argue with that, possibly more thick headed than big headed though.:rolleyes:

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....assuming the Warren Farm you refer to isn't on the outskirts of Rio De Janeiro then I think you might be exagerating a tad there Arthur

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After tonights results I suppose it is to late to arrange for Man Utd to play in all white tomorrow.:)

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Gomez was at fault tonight, and he is supposed to be a top goalkeeper, on tonights performance, don't make me laugh. and Crouch should never have been on the pitch.

For the next game we have, to have Cudicini in goal and Pav on, get rid of Crouch.

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Nope. Not his fault. Real Madrid were simply much better, especially in the second half. Not much Spurs could have done and they would have lost with 11 men on the pitch in all likelihood.

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And Modric let the ball go through his legs for the first goal. Gomez had no chance at all with the second one, or the third, maybe should have stopped Ronaldo's though.

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Pletikosa is better than Cudicini.

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hi there a comp that i am entering and the question is How many trophies have Liverpool FC won since 1992? i got 10 just wantted to check to make sure

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11 if you count the 1992 FA cup.

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I don't know who I want to lose most :(

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Only half time, but, well done United.

Chelsea 0 United 1

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I'll do it:

"United get all the decisions, don't they" :D

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Well that was a stonewall penalty.

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Haha well done Rio sticking a crafty "stay on our feet" into his interview.

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Just like the 2 against us on saturday were.

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My MOTM .............Valencia
Superb performance at right wing and at right back, he turned out to be a fantastic deputy for the injured Rafael :)

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Yeah...

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Was it? Looked like he dived to me ;) :)

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Not a good time for MU's Rooney to have his 2 match ban upheld with two crucial cup games in which to serve it

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It doesn't count for the Champions League - so he will miss league game v Fulham & "just" FA Cup semi final.

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Ahh, OK.. The BBC seems to have altered their view to that as well :D :doh:

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It was quite correct that big mouth Rooney should complain about his two match ban, and also he will not be the first player to swear at football.

BUT, what he forgot was, he swore directly into the camera, and his conduct was appalling, and what he should realise is that there are thousands of kids out there that support him.

The ban should have been longer, and also he should have been fined.

To me the club should also have taken matters in hand and fined him too, this is the biggest problem in football today, they are paid too much money, and think they are gods gift, well they are not, Rooney is a spoilt little kid.

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All things taken into consideration I would still rather have a Rooney type player in my team than a Lennon.;)

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While I agree, Rooney is certainly a better player than Lennon, what made you say that? Seems unrelated...

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Ha Ha Rooney better than Lennon, you are having a laugh, l would rather have Three Lennons in my team than that spoilt brat Rooney.

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It was a less than subtle dig at a Spurs player who suddenly felt poorly an hour before kick off. As Arthur is a Spurs supporter I thought the comparison to be apposite.

Rooney would run out on the pitch on one leg if he thought it would help the team. Boorish, foul mouthed, yob he most certainly is but in a team game he is the ultimate team player, he covered every inch of the pitch on Wednesday night, he wasn't skulking in the dressing rooms feeling a 'bit off'. :rolleyes:

Rooney contributes more to his team in one match than Lennon does in a whole season.:p:

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This makes for interesting reading.......

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9450671.stm

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That explains why you are not a football manager Arthur.:):angel:

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Spoilt brat or not he is good and does the job, being a city fan I'm a little pleased that he's not in the semi-final

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Sky name Andy Grays replacement, for some of you, your worst nightmare is about to become a reality

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/080420...andy-gray.html

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I forsee a rush on Sky cancellations and a lot of Albanian viewing cards being sold in the very near future.

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I foresee thousands of Scousers telling the world they're going to cancel....then doing nothing about it as it's the easiest and (relatively) cheapest way to see their team on TV.

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I would give him a chance first

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Hmmm, no mention on MOTD of the assault on Robert Green by Noble, if that had been Rooney the press would have been screaming for blood.:rolleyes:

No mention from Terry or anyone else at Chelski when Torres pushes the Wigan keeper in the face just before they score.:confused:

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I honestly can't see it happening. There will be loopholes galore that Man City solicitors will be seeing in the guidelines.

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Stan Kroenke is poised to launch a full takeover of Arsenal after agreeing deals to buy shares owned by Danny Fiszman and Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith.

American businessman Kroenke already owns 29.9% of the north London club.

BBC Sport understands that he is to acquire the 16.1% owned by Fiszman and Lady Bracewell-Smith's 15.9% stake for about £11,000 a share, or £225m.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...al/9453736.stm

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Yup. He has taken the shares and now owns 62% of the club, which will probably go up in the coming days.

Already on the board and he is a fan of the way Arsenal is run and Wenger so little will change. Much rather him than the Russian.

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what a game the liverpool game was tonight that was brill. Carroll 1st goal for liverpool was brill

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Liverpool did fly out of the traps and overwhelmed Man City. I hope City play like that at Wembley, most of them looked as though they were thinking about that game already TBH.:rolleyes:

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Gawd knows how they do it, but United through to the semi's ;)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...td/default.stm

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By being the better team over the two legs and getting the little bit of luck that any successful team or individual has.

As Gary player once said, "the more I practice, the luckier I get" :cool:

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Time for the footy then:) anybody feeling optimistic about tottenham's chances.

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I'm very optimistic about their chances of being dumped out tonight.;)

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Scholesy, what an idiot. Second half we played bad, no other way to describe it.

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Second half and the last 25 minutes of the first as well. After Berba missed two sitters inside 20 seconds they took their foot of the gas, allowed City back into the game and they were under pressure for the rest of the game.

To many players looked leggy, Valencia, Carrick, Park, O'Shea all looked weary, Nani and Berbatov didn't really show up. Overall Man City deserved to win.

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Scholes, what an idiot, he deserved that red card, but l bet Fergie will say there was nothing wrong with it.

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Donkey did what he does best - absolutely naff all but miss chance after chance. Scholes was totally stupid, he and Carrick cost us the game. Looking forward to City still ending the season trophyless though. Something just have to follow the laws of nature.

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Being a neutral, l felt United had lost its sparkle, City only edged it by the winning goal and again where did the FIVE minutes come from, as usual Fergies normal time isn't it.

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Yes, clearly a neutral...

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Well we had 8 minutes of Wenger time plus 4 minutes of Dalglish time at the Emirates.:p:

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I was overjoyed at the end of that game with the two penalties, but the best bit was the lip reading job, when Wenger went to Dalglish and that bit was hilarious.

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"Official 2010/11 Manchester United radio for sale!"

The Bass is allright, the Volume works fine, the Treble however is goosed.!.! :p:

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Authur,

What about the thousands of kids who might have been watching? The ones you were so disgusted on behalf of earlier on in this thread?

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I can still hear children crying in the street about it, something must be done!!

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What are the odds on wenger being in the loony bin by the end of the season?

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I'd say highly probable - he's a mess :dozey:

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That was a great game though.

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To true, far better than the over hyped, over rated El Classico

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Spurs-Arsenal was epic. Two teams who love to play - though I'd say Spurs were the better side, because so often Arsenal try to walk it in.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-13154952

Not good, just shows the pressure they are under. Gawd knows why anyone would become a football manager. Wenger looks like he's about to have a breakdown :dozey:

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Why Sergio Ramos is not a goalkeeper.

Butterfingers

:LOL:

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I think he lives there already.

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Oi oi, you're avin' a laugh ain't ya? What was Wenger doing bringing Walcott on that early? Shoulda put a pony on it mate, shoulda put a pony on it.

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I think that the football writers must be looking at the wrong games this season.

Scott Parker being named as Footballer of the Year, you must be having a right laugh, to me it should have been a couple of players Bale, Giggs or Rooney, but Parker, who is he.

Never mind, the only other prize the club will get this season - next season it will be is championship football.:D

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Parker is a midfielder who plays for West Ham, and he is the reason they are not relegated already. Bale was a much dodgier shout since in the domestic games he hasn't been that great, poor assist rate and not many goals. Teams in England know how to deal with him better. His status has been achieved largely because of games against Inter.

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Well said :clap:
Don't rate Bale as highly as some others, and Parker has been sensational in the games I have seen him in.

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I think they have been looking at all the games which is why Bale didn't win it, I mean he goes missing regularly, out injured a lot and his best performance was in a game already lost and what do you mean only prize, we won the bid for the Olympic stadium as well and once that running track is ripped out that'll be a prize actually worth winning, unlike Europa League qualification.

"Parker's selection as the FWA Footballer of the Year only underlines the scale of his contribution to a West Ham team that could still be relegated - and probably would be already if it wasn't for his professionalism and performances.

"It's often easy to shine in a good side but Parker has carried a poor team and has been so outstanding that he has finally convinced England coach Fabio Capello of his worth. A worthy winner."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13167837.stm

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Their are 11 players in a team, NOT one player,.

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Yet only one player can score at a time.. You can't discount the team without the players or the player without the team. The award though is a footballer of the year and not team of the year

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Yes but the award is for 'player' of the year. So that statement makes absolutely no sense what so ever.

It's quite hard to judge but I can tell you Bale would not be in my team of the year and nor would Rooney.

My shortlist:

Nani
Van Der Sar
Nasri
Modric
Tevez
Scott Parker
Charlie Adam

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My comment was on the fact that West Ham appears to have put the good work up to Scott Parker.

As l have said there is more than one player in the West Ham team have done the same amount of hard work to help them stay up so far.:)

---------- Post added at 22:45 ---------- Previous post was at 22:42 ----------

I might not be a great lover of Celtic, but l cannot understand why someone has sent him a 'nasty object' in an attempt to kill him.

Whats the world coming to, he is a football manager for christ sake.

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Nani???

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Yeh Nani! He has been great for United? You don't agree?

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No I don't agree. He's been great for the other team. ;)

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To be fair with 9 goals and 18 assists he has dont alright for Utd.

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Bah! To me he's one of those frustrating players, who can do something amazing and something that makes you want to bang your head against the wall within a second of each other. ;) He's far from the complete player.

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I would have Vidic and Kompany over VDS and Nasri in that list. Defenders don't get enough credit IMO and for me united would definately not be top of the league if not for Vidic. I actually thought Vidic was the most deserving out of all those players to win it, obviously with a bit of bias though.

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Phew!

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Agree with most on the list but I'd add Tiote

Another Essien

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No one has mentioned Hernandez, has to the buy of the season.

19 goals in all comps, many of them crucial match winners as well.

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Liverpool 5 - 0 Birmingham :Yikes: :D

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Flanagan and Robinson as fullbacks to...

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Its about time we used young'uns who came through the academy ;)

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Liverpool might even pinch the Europa League spot...

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i hope so.but with only 2 games left.

was a great result 5-0 since king kenny took over we have played brill