Weekend Football

[McDermotX]

You poor soul

[Baracus]

i really thought wigan might get something out of this game, especially after the 1st 15mins. They had their chances and did not take them.

Where now relying on piss-poor teams to over take a piss-poor team to claim the title. when the league is so piss poor, i can't see the piss poor teams taking their chance to over take and claim the title over the piss poor team, when the chances are they will get defeated by other piss poor teams . Looks like the piss poor team will win the title.

[magicalbarnes]

Nah **** it. I'm not listening to Arsenal fans thinking they're great cause they won a ****e league.

I'd rather utd won it and got 19 over and done with.

Who do you support?

[Reece]

Just came in from a cigarette to see MOTD showing Rooney delivering an elbow/forearm smash to a Wigan player. Did anything happen to him as a result in the game?

If not, what's the betting nothing happens via video evidence either....

[spud_gun]

Just came in from a cigarette to see MOTD showing Rooney delivering an elbow/forearm smash to a Wigan player. Did anything happen to him as a result in the game?

If not, what's the betting nothing happens via video evidence either....

The FA can't do anything but investigate and ban Rooney. It's fairly clear cut

[Reece]

Unless he got booked for it in the game.... I couldn't tell if he had or not?

[little dave hedgehog]

can you imagine the uproar if someone like dan agger had done something like that to an ex liverpool player somewhere like the bridge? it would be chaos!

[Exiled_red]

The FA can't do anything but investigate and ban Rooney. It's fairly clear cut

It's Man Utd and Rooney it's far from clear cut

[Exiled_red]

Unless he got booked for it in the game.... I couldn't tell if he had or not?

He wasn't booked according to skysports match report. FA can only investigate if the ref didn't see it

[Arn]

It's Man Utd and Rooney it's far from clear cut

Wait a minute, corruption don't exist in English football if you believe Bender, so he will get a three match ban starting against Chelsea.

[Chazza]

Daniel Sturridge is a finisher

[Chazza]

Ferguson is such a cunt, any other manager came out with this the press would be calling for the FA to be taking action

Fergie ready for Rooney furore
Martinez adamant United striker should have been sent off

Sir Alex Ferguson expects a storm to be made over the incident which Roberto Martinez felt should have seen Wayne Rooney sent off against Wigan Athletic.

Manchester United striker Rooney appeared to catch Latics midfielder James McCarthy with his elbow during the early stages of his team's 4-0 win at the DW Stadium.

Referee Mark Clattenburg awarded a free-kick to Wigan, but chose not to take any action against England international Rooney.

After reviewing the incident, United boss Ferguson felt Clattenburg made the correct decision, although he still anticipates a media furore.
Unbelievable

"I have had a chance to see it," said Ferguson. "There is nothing in it.

"But, what will happen, the question has been asked and because it is Wayne Rooney the press will raise a campaign to get him hung by Tuesday or electrocuted or something like that.

"It is unbelievable. Watch the press. It will be interesting to see it."

However, Ferguson's Wigan counterpart Martinez is adamant that Rooney should have been shown a red card for the challenge.

"I saw the incident clearly and the referee did as well because he gave the free-kick," said Martinez.

"Once you give a free-kick it is quite clear that it is a red card. When you look at the replay, it is quite clear he catches James McCarthy in the face with his elbow.

"If one of my players had done that, I would think he was very lucky to stay on the pitch.

"It is a big call in the game. It is unfortunate because the referee saw it but he didn't feel it was a red card.

"It was not because he was Wayne Rooney. It was an incident in the game. That is it.

"I saw the referee at half-time. He said he felt it was not a red card and that Rooney had just clipped McCarthy."

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...783118,00.html

[Baracus]

can you imagine the uproar if someone like dan agger had done something like that to an ex liverpool player somewhere like the bridge? it would be chaos!

Bedlam

A people's revolution

[Pablo]

Fully expecting severe punishment to be dealt here. McCarthy never should have got in the way of Rooney's elbow. A 4 game ban for him seems fair.

[Chazza]

My mate, who is a manc fan, was claiming that McCarthy blocked Rooney off and it wasnt an elbow.

Silly cunt!