Two match ban for swearing!

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/12950670.stm

Wayne Rooney faces a two-match ban from the Football Association for using offensive language during Manchester United's 4-2 win at West Ham.

The United striker swore into a pitchside camera after completing his hat-trick at Upton Park.

The England international has until 1800 BST on Tuesday to launch an appeal against the FA charge.

If he accepts it, he will receive a two-match ban - if he denies the charge a hearing will take place on Wednesday.
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I didn't even notice he swore, but a two match ban for over-excitement?

Bit excessive in my opinion. They should have fined him, has anyone else been banned for swearing, I understood it is usually a fine?

EDIT: What do people think of discipline and control in the Premiership in general, are the rules fairly applied?

Does the FA apply the rules fairly across Clubs and Players, or are they partisan toward certain people?
 
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Well the thread title and first post indicate you want the discussion to be about Rooney's incident. I was just saying it was already been discussed.
If you want to talk about discipline in football in general then i think it would be better if the title and first post said this.
 
Biz.Kid09 said:
Well the thread title and first post indicate you want the discussion to be about Rooney's incident. I was just saying it was already been discussed.
If you want to talk about discipline in football in general then i think it would be better if the title and first post said this.
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That's the thing about discussion, it is rarely limited to a single illustrative incident, anyway I have edited the OP, and maybe a Don can alter the Title.

So what do you think about the incident and how it relates to football discipline on the field and the FA's application of the rules across a range of Clubs and Players?
 
Castiel said:
That's the thing about discussion, it is rarely limited to a single illustrative incident, anyway I have edited the OP, and maybe a Don can alter the Title.

So what do you think about the incident and how it relates to football discipline on the field and the FA's application of the rules across a range of Clubs and Players?
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I know but if i was starting a thread to discuss a topic then i wouldn't just mention the one incident.

I think that it is getting better. I think that it is has been biased to the big teams for a while and now the top 4 has been broken the FA are getting better in terms of bans after games etc.
There is a little bit of consistency now starting to appear also eg Ferguson gets banned for ref comments and now Avram has.
 
Castiel said:

EDIT: What do people think of discipline and control in the Premiership in general, are the rules fairly applied?

Does the FA apply the rules fairly across Clubs and Players, or are they partisan toward certain people?
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Siege mentality, I like it, it's come just at the right time ;)
 
Banned for swearing but not for elbowing a player in the face and off the ball? :D

Love the F.A.

They make a rod for their own back with things like this.

Also, **** off camera man asking him to kiss the camera.

Biz lololol
 
Tbh ive no problem with players getting banned for swearing aslong as it is applied to all of them. Not to mention more bans need to be handed out for dissent, its becoming a joke how often players are swarming around referees* and trying to tell them what to do.

Currently the rules arent applied fairly the top clubs seemed to be dealt with more harshly on some things, though they are never fined for playing weakened teams.

*yes the standard of refering is **** poor but doing the avove just makes things worse
 
I personally think it's fair. Too much 'thugishness' in football in my opinion, needs more discipline to iron it out. Like in other sports

Eg: Ponting throws his gloves onto his bag and it ends up in him being fined and forced to apologise.
 
Personally he should, its not like he was heard saying it, he did it deliberately, about time too his behaviour is vile sometimes, he wants knocking down a peg or two, remember his World Cup rant, I dont swear in front of kids so why should he swear into a camera that is being broadcast at midday. He brings it onto himself acting the big man, he is bringing the publicity right into his actions.
 
tbh this is a poor decision.

Just been chatting to a mate and wrote "you don't see suspensions of that sort for foul language in sports as highly strung(!) as tennis let alone football"

If every player got suspended for swearing then we may as well watch 5 a-side.

The point imo is this:

Do I think footballers should behave better, yes. Should players be treated the same yes

Unfair decision!
 
If we are going to be punishing Players for every small infraction then should not the teams also be held responsible for the actions and profanity from their fans?

Some of the things you see fans shouting on camera are far worse than Rooney over-reacting.

I understand that Players are professionals etc...but if there is clear evidence (including TV coverage) of a fan being abusive, ban him from the ground for x amount of time or something similar.
 
right decision. rooney needs a bit of therapy or something, first elbowing someone for no reason (which surely has only helped to make this decision easier for the FA) and now acting like this. he didn't look like a man who was excited, he looked like a man who was thoroughly angry and decided to swear blatently down the camera at (what?) 13:45 on a saturday afternoon in a match broadcast in nearly 250 countries? 99% of other players who had just got their team back into such an important game would have been smiling and happy, rooney looked like he'd just been turfed out of a brothel.
 
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