That was definitely a/never a red card

[CopperCyclist]

Showed studs. Knows he shouldn't do that anyway. Studs then hit another player - regardless of intent, red can be justified IMO.

 

[TVC]

By the reaction in the papers and on the radio, I thought the ref had shot him. It's only a game.

 

[The Brewer]

Other way round and Nani would of been begging for the ref to send Arbeloa off.......Fact

 

[vernon]

Where are the "Oh yes it was!' and "Oh no it wasn't!" options.

 

[mark st1]

Where are the "Oh yes it was!' and "Oh no it wasn't!" options.

THERE BEHIND YOOOOOOOOU.

 

[swee'pea99]

Funnily enough just came back from a drink with two footie-mad mates, both of whom said their first reaction was 'oh, that's ridiculous', then after a few replays, 'actually, the ref got it right'. Hmmm.

 

[machew]

Irony - Manchester united getting a dubious refereeing decision against them and all the paper siding with Man U

 

[mark st1]

Funnily enough just came back from a drink with two footie-mad mates, both of whom said their first reaction was 'oh, that's ridiculous', then after a few replays, 'actually, the ref got it right'. Hmmm.

You got it bang on the money there. As said after a few replays it looks worse. As far as im aware the ref doesnt have the few replays option. As said if Nani would have got up held his hands up to apolagise chances are the ref would of run over brandishing his Yellow card before you could blink an eye.

 

[Noodley]

Always worth it to see Ferguson's bairny reaction, he's a miserable nobber - very funny tho, the silly old tool

 

[DiddlyDodds]

I would have sent him off , along with Winging Fergie , chinless Ronaldo and motor mouth "oh god i love myself" Mourinho.

 

[Hitchington]

Refs need an "orange" card for situations like this.

 

[Herbie]

The option 'maybe a yellow' would have been my choice.

If it was a Real Madrid player that got sent off
the silence from Fergie would have been really loud eh....football eh...bloody hell

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

Other way round and Nani would of been begging for the ref to send Arbeloa off.......Fact

Players like him and managers like Ferguson are one of the many reason I do not watch football anymore. Apparently he has got a life size marble statue of himself in his lounge. It was in the Sun so must be correct.

 

[Spartak]

If it had happened in the Premier League ( where Fergie seems to influence / intimidate refs ) it would have been a yellow card.
But in Europe definitely a RED

 

[ASC1951]

Funnily enough just came back from a drink with two footie-mad mates, both of whom said their first reaction was 'oh, that's ridiculous', then after a few replays, 'actually, the ref got it right'. Hmmm.

Same here.

This is why professional football is such a great game. I mean, who cares about the consequences of two HippoBall players lumbering into each other at Twickenham/Murrayfield/mudbath of choice?