ronaldo sending off

[krazylegz]

deserved it my eyes too and judging by the looks of it he wasnt too bothered about missing the next 3 games...ferdinand and berbatov looked more bothered than him.

as jamie redknapp says you hear all sorts of things when out on the pitch but you know what the refs whistle sounds like so you learn to ignore the rest.

i personally think he went to gain an unfair advantage as he never just stuck his arm up he was jumping and the ball looked to be out of his reach so he tried a maradonna

[Ballistic]

I can only think he heard something/ or something happened to him like a push...notice the hand on his back here and crumplied top



Had to go for second bookable although the first decision was dubious as the ref was directly in line behind them and must have see the ball go off at a different angle after Ronaldo had made the tackle....but hey swings and roundabouts and you cant complain as he as had many a free kick given for him for good tackles...along with many not given when he has been hacked down.

B

[TravelHead]

What did he expect handling the ball in the box! He had to go.

[opsmonkey]

as a qualified and current referee i can answer this:

firstly the tackle on Wright Philips he "tackled an opponent to gain possession of the ball, making contact with the opponent before touching the ball" which he deliberately did therefore was guilty of "unsporting behaviour".. Yellow card number 1

handball in the box.. now unless i watched a different match Ronaldo "handled the ball deliberately" which is classed as "unsporting behaviour".. Yellow card number 2

By the laws of the game he had to go.. simple really

[smartlinkuk]

Facts is facts

Ronaldo is the best player in Europe, if not the world, so say the people who know, like the rest of the professional footballers who have to play against him. You will only ever get mindless, stupid comments from non reds so no surprise there. He is petulent and at times daft but he is a very special player. Like Scholes in the meaningless pre season farce, players do stupid things, so lets remember his skills and great goals and watch as Man Utd slowly creep to the 2009 title. On Liverpool, they are already showing they are inconsistent, so I see them fading away. Chelski and Man United will contest the title.
Mark

[nobbystyles]

Manchester United being a one man team, will most likely lose all the games he is suspended for. Just like earlier in the season when they struggled to get results without him and had then to try to play catch up.

OUCH!! i can feel the bitterness mate.

[nobbystyles]

deserved it my eyes too and judging by the looks of it he wasnt too bothered about missing the next 3 games...ferdinand and berbatov looked more bothered than him.

as jamie redknapp says you hear all sorts of things when out on the pitch but you know what the refs whistle sounds like so you learn to ignore the rest.

i personally think he went to gain an unfair advantage as he never just stuck his arm up he was jumping and the ball looked to be out of his reach so he tried a maradonna

2 yellows is a 1 game ban.

[harveyd]

The sooner he goes to Real Madrid the better. (Mind you I'm a Manc Blue)

[nobbystyles]

The sooner he goes to Real Madrid the better. (Mind you I'm a Manc Blue)

Not your fault mate. Don't worry.

[bazzaonetwo]

to me it seems like the ball was heading for his nose my thoughts are put your hands in front of the face it was bloooooody cold that day some refs are attention seekers agree!

[opsmonkey]

to me it seems like the ball was heading for his nose my thoughts are put your hands in front of the face it was bloooooody cold that day some refs are attention seekers agree!

a ha ha ha ha ha ha you should go on tour mate with your comedy thoughts..
he's a professional footballer not a school boy.. get a grip it was a deliberate handball..

[andybag]

Very daft but now he'll be able to enjoy his Ballon d'Or with a week off.

[jfish]

what you yours thoughts lads

Howard Webb is probably the best PL referree at the moment but on Sunday his pocket was like a toaster

The first card was harsh and the second yellow had to be give, therefore no compliants on the sending off

[jfish]

a ha ha ha ha ha ha you should go on tour mate with your comedy thoughts..
he's a professional footballer not a school boy.. get a grip it was a deliberate handball..

he is banned for the Carling CUp game against Blackburn so will be back at weekend for Spurs

[krazylegz]

oh well 1 game ban is good enough at least he cant contest it