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The wider question of United getting  away with a lot is more intersting to me.  Rafa made the same point.  I feel it's right.
 
The Rooney thing?  Well, yes, he should have been punished, but it's not worth getting all worked up about on its own.  Besides, what's the betting that he finds it hard to get away with anything for a while now?

--- On Tue, 1/3/11, David Knowles <retroquestions@gmail.com> wrote:

From: David Knowles <retroquestions@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [lfc] Re: Dave Whelan
To: lfc@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, 1 March, 2011, 16:07

 

More years, less years, number of offences etc. All meaningless when trying
to come up with a justifiable argument for/against the 'Rooney elbow'. It
was wrong, end of.

My point is it's very easy to forget similar issues closer to home when
shouting from the roof top.

On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 3:47 PM, Bill Thomas <anfield@me.com> wrote:

> Even you can't think you'd win a battle of Gerrard vs Rooney offences?!?!
> That's not even including the vile verbal barrage that Rooney gives
> officials and rarely gets a card for. Plus Gerrard has 5 years longer in the
> league.
>
> These debates of Manc favouritism wouldn't come up if it wasn't so bloody
> obvious.....and it's not just LFC supporters, everyone complains about it.
>
> But, as I said yesterday, I'm sure the Mancs will drop their next six
> points due to dodgy decisions against them.
>
>
> On 2011-03-01, at 10:32 AM, David Knowles wrote:
>
> > Bill Thomas, member of blinkers anonymous.
> >
> > Come on, even you have to admit that it's a bit rich us complaining about
> a
> > Rooney elbow when Gerrard is guilty of an alomost identical incident.
> >
> > As far as the 'not many youtube videos' defence goes. I'll see your
> rooney
> > elbow, and raise you a Gerrard two footed lunge:
> >
> >
> http://fortheintegrityofsoccer.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83478053469e201127945fcbc28a4-800wi
> >
> > Don't get me wrong, the Rooney elbow was dangerous and should be
> punished.
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 3:14 PM, Bill Thomas <anfield@me.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Brown was a more deserving recipient than McCarthy too!! :)
> > >
> > > Plus, no ones denying that Gerrard was wrong there. But can anyone come
> up
> > > with another Gerrard elbow? There's at a bare minimum three youtube
> clips
> > > out there of Rooney incidents. The one I sent yesterday is followed by
> him
> > > telling the linesman [who should have clearly seen it right in front of
> him]
> > > to go forth in short jerking movements for eventually giving a freekick
> > > against him.
> > >
> > > Rooney constantly goes purple faced telling officials where to go and
> gets
> > > nothing.
> > >
> > > Here's a couple more incisents
> > >
> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dHVtqMl0Xg&feature=player_embedded
> > >
> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxcXT9PH91M
> > >
> > > The only thing that surprises me that the opposition don't wind him up
> more
> > > often.
> > >
> > > Those that complain about this stuff may have "blinkers" but they're
> not
> > > blind.
> > >
> > > I'm looking forward to the crucial decisions going against the Mancs
> > > today....yeh, right!!!
> > >
> > >
> > > On 2011-03-01, at 9:24 AM, andym2210 wrote:
> > >
> > > > Agreed but in that case it was of course incompetence :)
> > > >
> > > > --- In lfc@yahoogroups.com, David Knowles <retroquestions@...>
> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Think there are far too many blinkers on this list. A certain mr
> > > Gerrard was
> > > > > more than guilty of a similar 'unseen' incident not so long ago.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 2:19 PM, andym2210
> > > > > <andy.macleod@...>wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Got out of the coffin on the wrong side Ed?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I dont think this is particularly about one player but about the
> > > obvious
> > > > > > bias or incompetence (depending on which way you look at it) on
> > > behalf of
> > > > > > the football authorities.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > As such it affects Liverpool football club as much as any other
> club
> > > so in
> > > > > > my view is a valid subject for us to discuss and comment on.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In lfc@yahoogroups.com, "Edward Crusoe" <Edward.Crusoe@>
> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > What the hell?!?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > We've now had more comments about a bloody Manc player than our
> own
> > > > > > games.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > This is the Liverpool list, you know.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > From: Colin Rowlands
> > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 12:38 PM
> > > > > > > To: lfc@yahoogroups.com
> > > > > > > Subject: RE: [lfc] Dave Whelan
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > >
> http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/887476/dave-whelan-claims-
> > > > > > > > double-standards-over-wayne-rooney-escape?cc=5739
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Not really double standards so much as incompetence and/or
> > > dishonesty
> > > > > > > really and all that rubbish from Riley about refs relying on
> > > peripheral
> > > > > > > vision to pick up on an off the ball incident clearly ignores
> the
> > > > > > > assistant who was right on top of the incident and should have
> > > brought
> > > > > > > it to the refs attention.
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