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Rooney Charged: Faces Two Match Ban for cursing | Appeal lost
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The worst part about the incidents involving both Sir Alex and Rooney is that, if history is any guide, very little will have changed in terms of discipline, which will further underscore the disingenuousness of the part that both the FA and media have played in it.
The media has had their pound of flesh and subsequently benefited from it financially, and the FA has been widely praised for finally taking on the giants of the game (as if they have never punished anyone at United before). Ironically, United will also benefit, both in terms of the publicity that we have received, which doesn't appear to have harmed us in the past, as well as the motivation that it will undoubtedly provide for a successful end to the season.
But is this really, as so many newspapers are suggesting, ' a watershed moment for the respect campaign'? I very much doubt it, as it was so transparently a reaction to external pressure rather than a genuine commitment by the FA to administer punishment consistently and fairly and to take their own responsibilities seriously for the first time in living memory.
And that is sad, in my opinion, because few football supporters who really care about the game could argue if there was a concerted effort to enforce the rules consistently, without reference to 'high profile' examples, and without influence from a media that doesn't cover all clubs equally.
The media has had their pound of flesh and subsequently benefited from it financially, and the FA has been widely praised for finally taking on the giants of the game (as if they have never punished anyone at United before). Ironically, United will also benefit, both in terms of the publicity that we have received, which doesn't appear to have harmed us in the past, as well as the motivation that it will undoubtedly provide for a successful end to the season.
But is this really, as so many newspapers are suggesting, ' a watershed moment for the respect campaign'? I very much doubt it, as it was so transparently a reaction to external pressure rather than a genuine commitment by the FA to administer punishment consistently and fairly and to take their own responsibilities seriously for the first time in living memory.
And that is sad, in my opinion, because few football supporters who really care about the game could argue if there was a concerted effort to enforce the rules consistently, without reference to 'high profile' examples, and without influence from a media that doesn't cover all clubs equally.
Well seeing as we are now in April near the end and this is the first time a player has done that in that manner, I'd say that was unlikely, wouldn't you?
Never wanted Rooney banned and said the swearing doesn't bother me, if anything its funny but that doesn't mean I can't see that he shouldn't be doing it. Its not just the words he used, its HOW he said them and that is what has cost him.
If he had looked at his teammates and said "fecking what" then he would not have been banned, even if the camera picked it up even clearer sound wise. It was a silly mistake and you don't need to behave like that to show 'passion'. Now he misses the City game, a game he'd love to play in when he could have been playing. Now seriously is the FA really to blame for that?
The only good to come out of this IMO is that it shows lots of people are starting to forgive Rooney for his contract antics, based on how they are now defending him to the hilt as they would other United players.
fecking hell!
Its as if only Rooney has ever swore or he has started a virus or something,that too purposely.
There is this Ed Moses who is saying Rooney is uncool because he is a bad example for kids.
Paraents happy that Coke dropped Rooeny.
This is comedy.
Its as if only Rooney has ever swore or he has started a virus or something,that too purposely.
There is this Ed Moses who is saying Rooney is uncool because he is a bad example for kids.
Paraents happy that Coke dropped Rooeny.
This is comedy.
That Reina incident clearly shows that this is not a blow for the RESPECT campaign when a player is using foul language towards a referee. RESPECT campaign is for the referees, Rooney didn't disrespect the official while Reina did but, the one that is banned is Rooney.
Wonder what the idiot Graham Poll and his friend had to say about that?
Wonder what the idiot Graham Poll and his friend had to say about that?
I think that comes within the 10 degrees from the camera?
It was also complaining about the award of an absolutely stonewall penalty, as if the ref had got it wrong.
But they can't punish reina,they might boycott something
Another Spaniard(Cesc) could be seen saying "puta madre" after a missed chance against Blackburn this weekend. Guess he should be banned too...
You can bet your house on the fact that no one else will ever get banned by the FA for swearing
Wingie dived that's why Pepe got so upset.
I'll let Didier sum up my feelings about Rooney getting a ban for swearing...
The problem with the FA is that it is run by geriatrics in gay blazers who are about 50 years behind the times. hen Wayne is collecting his FA cup winners medal on our way to our second treble he should piss all over what ever fa cockbiscuit is doing the presentation and tell England to go feck themselves in his post match interview.
Doesn't matter how close it is to the camera because he's directing it elsewhere. Abusing the ref is another debate. Apart from the the words used, that Reina incident is nothing like the Rooney one and you know it.
They will if they look down the barrel of the camera and hurl abuse at it like Rooney did and IF they don't then its our time to moan, if and when someone does the same thing.
Just so that you know, Rooney's ban is for the "use of offensive language" and not for aiming it down a camera.
Eyes suffering again Peter? Reina clearly makes major contact with him.
You should be able to tell the difference between a foul and a dive by now - after so many years watching Arsenal.
Yeah I know, we've been through this but if he didn't look down the camera and direct it at the viewers as such he wouldn't be banned IMO. That is where the media uproar has come from because its an unusual case (bar Drogba, which was another competition/FA).
Come to think of it, didn't SAF swear on TV when getting interviewed after a game? I think it was more 9pm time though where he responded to pressure of the job or something and said "that's bollocks" right in front of camera but in response to the reporter?
He was told off a little by the reporter with please watch your swearing this is a family show or usual rubbish but never got a ban for it. Again, it was a different scenario and manner to what Rooney did but obviously a lot more clearer than some of the examples people are giving, like the crowds chants or Reina lip readings etc.
Another way players have sent out messages to the viewers back home is wearing shirts underneath with messages like 100 goals or some other message. How many of you think they would get a ban if they put feck off on their tshirts and flashed it after a goal? I reckon they would, no matter what club they played for. Although obviously if one of our players did it the ban might be a game or two more due to media pressure.
He was told off a little by the reporter with please watch your swearing this is a family show or usual rubbish but never got a ban for it. Again, it was a different scenario and manner to what Rooney did but obviously a lot more clearer than some of the examples people are giving, like the crowds chants or Reina lip readings etc.
Another way players have sent out messages to the viewers back home is wearing shirts underneath with messages like 100 goals or some other message. How many of you think they would get a ban if they put feck off on their tshirts and flashed it after a goal? I reckon they would, no matter what club they played for. Although obviously if one of our players did it the ban might be a game or two more due to media pressure.
There have been other football figures swearing during interviews - Redknapp and a City player for example.Come to think of it, didn't SAF swear on TV when getting interviewed after a game? I think it was more 9pm time though where he responded to pressure of the job or something and said "that's bollocks" right in front of camera but in response to the reporter?
He was told off a little by the reporter with please watch your swearing this is a family show or usual rubbish but never got a ban for it. Again, it was a difference scenario and manner to what Rooney did but obviously a lot more clearer than some of the examples people are giving, like the crowds chants or Reina lip readings etc.
Another way players have sent out messages to the viewers back home is wearing shirts underneath with messages like 100 goals or some other message. How many of you think they would get a ban if they put feck off on their tshirts and flashed it after a goal? I reckon they would, no matter what club they played for. Although obviously if one of our players did it the ban might be a game or two more due to media pressure.
58:08 of last nights ITV coverage...Chelsea player heard screaming "fecking hell" when he lost the ball for a throw.
Bloody hell, talk about a massive overreaction. Don't even see why he has felt the need to speak out about the issue either.
Bizarre.
Soon we'll have a janitor at a school in Ipswich coming out and saying his pupils would get detention if they said 'fecking' like Rooney did.
fecking hell, he said one swear word, and it's portrayed as a 'foul-mouthed rant' and every man and his dog feels the need to comment. I don't know why, and since when, it's Wayne Rooney's job to raise the children of England. If the children think it's OK to say feck because Rooney did it on the telly, then it's the fecking parents who need to have a word with themselves, not Rooney.
fecking hell, he said one swear word, and it's portrayed as a 'foul-mouthed rant' and every man and his dog feels the need to comment. I don't know why, and since when, it's Wayne Rooney's job to raise the children of England. If the children think it's OK to say feck because Rooney did it on the telly, then it's the fecking parents who need to have a word with themselves, not Rooney.
Article claiming FA put pressure on Mason to claim he would have sent Rooney off in his match report to make it easier to ban him. Interesting.
What the hell is Winter talking about? "Gutteral"? "Graphic context"? 35 days? Is he insane?
If there's evidence of this, there has to be a case against the FA for breaking normal rules in order to get their way. It would have been nice to know before the appeal though no doubt the FA would deny this. We all know it's an attempt by the FA to stand up for itself because of media pressure. That's why it comes in April rather than the beginning of the season as it should. There's no other explanation for the sudden crackdown.
They're a bunch of cowards and should all be sacked. Also, the "independence" of the review panel is a joke.
Drogba's ban wasn't for swearing down a TV camera, or even just for swearing. I mean perhaps it's why they chose to punish him rather than someone else, but they charged him for making insulting comments to the referee, not swearing.
What the feck is Winter on about? Idiot.
Rooney Would Have Been Locked Up
Top comments by a Wolverhampton senior police officer.
How on earth is this relevant? What we he be locked up for exactly?
If Rooney ran over to a police-officer shouting this, then of course he'd be idiotic to do so, but he didn't do this to a dibble, or at a night-club or in public, he did it after scoring a goal and didn't threaten anyone.
Top comments by a Wolverhampton senior police officer.
How on earth is this relevant? What we he be locked up for exactly?
If Rooney ran over to a police-officer shouting this, then of course he'd be idiotic to do so, but he didn't do this to a dibble, or at a night-club or in public, he did it after scoring a goal and didn't threaten anyone.
Wayne Rooney would have been locked up for behaving like that on a night out, says senior police officer - Telegraph
If only there was a thread about this whole ordeal.....
Pathetic
Huh?
Jesus Christ.
Out of touch copper shocker! The cells would be full in about twenty minutes!
feck me. Can people shut the feck up about this already? Bloody british media.
All the foreign players have an unfair advantage in this. They swear in other languages, which prevents charges being filed. The FA are clearly biased against the English-speaking people of the Premier League.
Already posted in the Rooney thread Johnno
Ah-so!
Could a kindly mod-muppet please merge?
Until then kids, continue as you like discussing this issue as you see fit.
I assure y'all, this is not the view of all coppers either, I know some who have been stunned by the sentence handed to Rooney.
Could a kindly mod-muppet please merge?
Until then kids, continue as you like discussing this issue as you see fit.
I assure y'all, this is not the view of all coppers either, I know some who have been stunned by the sentence handed to Rooney.
Yes folks... Saying "feck" is now a crime against humanity.
I'm giving up to the Police now for saying it twice.
I'm giving up to the Police now for saying it twice.
Rooney needs to learn Scottish.