0% villa- Rooney escapes any ban!

[eastie]

The fa have confirmed no action will be taken against Rooney after his off the ball elbowing incident at Wigan.
Smacks of double standards as it was quite clearly violent conduct and should have been a 3 game ban.

[Ad@m]

You can thank FIFA and their ridiculous rule that the onfield referee's decision is final - even when he's clearly ballsed it up!

You can also thank Clattenburg and his frankly bizarre decision to award a freekick for something he clearly hadn't seen, thereby preventing the FA from doing anything about it retrospectively.

There is so much about the game of football that makes no sense!!

[Mazrim]

The footballing authorities are as straight as Spaghetti junction.
Is anybody really suprised any more?

Man Utd in particular get away with fucking murder.

[usav]

That's a disgrace.

[lovejoy]

If I was a Wigan player I would have just elbowed a Man U player in the face in that case - on the basis that offence is just a free kick these days.
Another referee in Ferguson's inner cicle.

[UK Redsox]

You can thank FIFA and their ridiculous rule that the onfield referee's decision is final - even when he's clearly ballsed it up!

You can also thank Clattenburg and his frankly bizarre decision to award a freekick for something he clearly hadn't seen, thereby preventing the FA from doing anything about it retrospectively.

There is so much about the game of football that makes no sense!!

So this is a case of; the referee saw it, therefore it didn't happen !!

[garyshawsknee]

Amazingly Clattenburg said he dealt with the foul correctly,so the F.A cant do anything. So he should be taken off the Premier league list for a while and made to ref in the Blue Square for a while.

Isnt he our ref on Wed?

[eastie]

If clattenburg has said that then he should be stripped of all refereeing at this level- a deliberate forearm smash in the head off the ball =red card , not a free kick and clattenburg is a joke if he thinks otherwise.

[l_mckay]

Bloody disgrace,if it was any  team outside the top 4 it would of been a ban!

[VillaZogmariner]

I've not seen this elbow, however I agree that he should be banned for no other reason than because I think he's a ******.

[Chris Smith]

Common sense, how are Manu expected to win everything if they have to stick to the same rules as everyone else?

[Chico Hamilton III]

Common sense, how are Manu expected to win everything if they have to stick to the same rules as everyone else?

Exactly

And James McCarthy should receive a lenghty ban for headbutting Rooney's elbow on Saturday

[pablopicasso_10]

manure in fa / refereeing favouritism shocker...

[supertom]

An appalling but entirely expected decision. Surprised I am not!

[eastie]

I must admit I am surprised supertom, it was quite blatant and clear to see and I find it amazing that he can do such a thing and get off scot free, it leaves a nasty taste in the mouth .