So desperate are the FA to punish Manchester United, they charged Sir Alex Ferguson for complimenting referee Howard Webb. On the same day, Ancelotti also sung the praises of Webb, yet no charge was made. When Harry Redknapp was asked about the charge, he agreed it was silly, before going on to call Webb the [...]

Just like in 2009, Manchester United have won the title with a game to go, meaning there is the opportunity to rest players before the Champions League final. On the final day two years ago we played Hull who were in a relegation fight. De Laet, Gibson, Martin, Welbeck and Macheda were amongst the starting [...]

The FA have offered up yet another poor response to a simple question. Why was Gary Neville charged with improper conduct and fined after celebrating in front of Liverpool fans when Mario Balotelli wasn’t even given a warning about his future conduct? Dear Scott, Thank you for contacting the Football Association. All camera footage showed [...]

The FA have today confirmed that Mario Balotelli will not be punished for celebrating in front of Manchester United fans at the end of the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday. Over the years, we’ve seen plenty of examples of players winding up the opposition. Rio Ferdinand was particularly annoyed with Balotelli, given the inciting celebration [...]

The FA charged Wayne Rooney with “using offensive, insulting or abusive language” and banned him for two games. Last weekend, RoM (as well as many others) wrote to the FA with examples of other players guilty of “using offensive, insulting or abusive language”. In their response, they said: The FA takes a dim view of [...]

Dear Scott, Thank you for contacting the Football Association. The FA takes a dim view of any foul and abusive language used at football matches. The clear distinction to be made in the Wayne Rooney case is that the language used was directed specifically at a television camera lens, whilst clearly audible to the viewing [...]

The Mirror has also now exposed the double standards of the FA in dishing out a two match ban to Wayne Rooney for “using offensive, insulting or abusive language” whilst ignoring all the other players guilty of the same offence on a weekly basis. Whilst everyone can agree that Rooney was wrong to swear directly [...]

April 10th 2011 1. Player: Charlie Adam Game: Blackpool vs Arsenal Time: 57 minutes After being fouled, Adam was clearly seen on the TV screen saying “fuck off”. The referee is Lee Mason who claimed in his match report from West Ham vs Manchester United that if he had heard Wayne Rooney swearing, he would [...]

April 8th 2011 1. Player: Steve Fletcher Game: Bournemouth vs Peterborough After being penalised for a foul, repeatedly said to the referee “you haven’t got a fucking clue.” April 9th 2011 2. Player: Jermaine Beckford Game: Wolves vs Everton Time: 73 minutes After being substituted, Beckford was clearly seen on the TV screen saying “fuck [...]

RoM is launching “Swear Watch” this weekend following the two match ban for Wayne Rooney. He was charged with using “offensive, insulting and/or abusive language” in our 4-2 win over West Ham. Referee Lee Mason did not hear the swearing and did not see the swearing but in his match report claimed he would have [...]