ronaldo sending off

[cantona7]

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

would that be sunderland????

pretty sure it is

two yellows =1 red easy,why he did it ~~~~ knows

[opsmonkey]

it is Sunderland.. now im not being cynical but.. would he have even played in the Carling Cup.. NO.. so where's the punishment..?

[cantona7]

it is Sunderland.. now im not being cynical but.. would he have even played in the Carling Cup.. NO.. so where's the punishment..?

yea what a bummer eh

[nobbystyles]

it is Sunderland.. now im not being cynical but.. would he have even played in the Carling Cup.. NO.. so where's the punishment..?

Tough. That's the way the cookie crumbles.

[Tommy1706]

Anderson needs to play every game and then the liquid football will return. Berbatov's touch is pure silk, he truely is the Prince of Bulgaria.

[horus11]

The guy is not above the law! the sending of was legit. He's a bit like Drogba (a diving all over the place) all that talent and choose to tarnish their good play by cheating. Sad really

[Ballistic]

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

I agree with all of what your saying apart from the tackle part of Wright Philips i see he took the ball first? Questionable to whether it was from behind as he was along side him..maybe a bit behind..

Nether the less he was booked for both and had to go no doubt about it

B

[thered]

i too think he had to go once he had the first yellow i thought it was a bit harsh and in my opinion he played the ball and took the man a bit but i was always under the assumption if you play the ball its not a free kick(football is getting too soft)and i agree with the above it wasn ot directly from behind more like a bit of both i think if it was in the box he would not have give a penalty put it that way

i think his reaction after helped him get sent off too. btw has anyone else noticed he seems to have lost a bit of pace or is it just me

[stevan]

I can say only if Vidic was on that jump,he would send ball in goal no calculate is referee blow visle or not.

[opsmonkey]

I can say only if Vidic was on that jump,he would send ball in goal no calculate is referee blow visle or not.

yes mate Vidic would have headered it in no doubt, he wouldnt have hand balled it

[auldyin146]

Should have consulted Senor Marradonna before the game

[auldyin146]

Should have consulted Senor Maradonna and God before the game

[DDjnr]

its a clear second bookable offense , he couldnt make his mind up whether he was pushed in the back or he heard a whistle , none of which actually happened . so its a sending off in my book.

[Glandman]

Ronaldo send off

Ronaldo has done nothing in the last three games. The title may mean more than you think as he has probably got his plan on track to go to Madrid. Hence playing rubbish and handling a ball when all pros know you play the ball first and ask questions later. Wouldnt get him doing this last season.