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And nowhere in my post did I defend Rooney, nowhere in my post did I say he didn't deserve a red card. I did say that cynical so called proffesional fouls warrant a red card. it is a matter of conjecture but I thought the West Ham foul was a deliberate and cynical trip, he just disguised it better than Rooney's clumsy hack.

As for the offside/onside goal, that was a not a clear cut howler by the officials, in fact it could have been an excellent decision or a the very tiniest of errors. It was definitely not a cast iron goal, in spite of what Big Sam says.