From the Telegraph,
Wayne Rooney has warned the Football Association that his two-match suspension for using offensive, insulting and abusive language will do nothing to eradicate swearing from the game after claiming that his failure to overturn the ban “doesn’t seem right”.|||Carry on is right. I am no expert and have only watched a couple of Rugby Union matches in order to see a nephew.
What impressed me was the respect shown to the match officials. the ref was called "Sir" His instructions were obeyed without discussion. During play a player was hurt which was not at first noticed until a player pointed it out again calling him "Sir"
Calling a man sir is not a show of inferiority on the man who uses it but it acknowledges that the receiver is in control of the game and in any case is a term of respect not an acknowledgement of inferiority. The players swore at and about one another to one another but not the ref.
Rooney was out of order he knows he was not only out of order but acted stupidly. I would suggest that until the FA and League together introduce draconian penalties for the conduct we see from players towards the ref: the behaviour will continue and will dip further into the amateur game|||I would add, fine the manager as well as the players forget suspensions alone. Hit them in the pocket it is all they will understand
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|||Unfortunately swearing by young people is now endemic, listen to their music, watch the films they watch, watch TV, especially so called reality programmes, they are peppered with foul mouthed expletives, Rooney is representative of that behaviour - many young people cant complete a sentence without using the F word. When i was young my gran had the answer to bad language (as she called it) she would wash your mouth out with soap - usually carbolic!
Sadly behaviour has been in decline in this country for decades - ask any front line teacher. Such behaviour has been brought about by the liberal left who believe in free expression....
As for Mr Rooney? Its time he grew up, he is no longer a kid, but then everyone close to him either condones his behaviour (Alex Ferguson) or tolerates it (his wife) perhaps if he received more than being told, 'now there's a naughty little boy', he would start to learn how to behave in a civilised manner - but don't hold your breath!|||Rooney's 'opinion' should be treated with the contempt it deserves. He's NO mastermind, when it comes to appropriate conduct ON/OFF the field of play.
Quite the opposite - his 'private' life is riddled with grubby scandals and as a hugely/excessively rewarded Professional Footballer his conduct on the field leaves much to be desired.
Kids DO dream of being the next Rooney - and if the spoilt, self-indulgent, foul-mouthed little **** can't accept his behaviour sets a BAD example he has no business wearing a United shirt - never mind the 3 Lions England shirt.
Bleating "t'aint fair' etc merely dishonours himself. his club and bully-boy spiteful 'manager' all the more.
The FA should have doubled the ban and fined him 3 months' 'wages' for still arguing the toss - pleading his behaviour was somehow excusable.|||The botherless cranial uniwatt is probably right, it won't eradicate swearing, but atleast it might make him and other players less likely to hoot expletives right down the camera.
That is the only good that could possibly come from this, apart from the camera man getting an insight of what it would be like to work for David Attenborough.
This not the first time that Football has found it's standards of conduct compared to Rugby, and found itself falling short by a long way.|||Rooney earns a fortune for being a talented footballer. He is a role model for thousands of kids. He must accept responsibility for his actions. It won't eradicate swearing, but Manchester United should be more reesponsible. They should fine him or ban him, but they won't because they are only interested in results!|||It's part of the game - he was just unwise enough to do it into the probing Sky Touchline Camera, which is of course looking for any such controversial event ... don't understand the bleating about Rugger .. isn't one of the England chaps up in front of the beak soon, for attempting to gouge out someones eyeball? How charming ...
PS I remember George Best getting sent off for throwing mud at the ref ... imagine if Rooney ever did that? But Besty got away with it because he was a good lacking chap who had a bit of an Irish twinkle ... oh, and got kicked to bits every week, so his frustration was very real ... but I suppose three Miss Worlds came along (like buses) to help soothe the pain ... Wayne will never compete in that department (swordsmanship, Sir!)|||Footballers are overpaid self preening Madonnas and the only way to make them pay attention is a massive cut in income.
Another way to deal with the problem of swearing on the field is for fans to show their annoyance by simply staying away from a couple of games - that would really shove the message home hard and cut the income of the club concerned by a massive amount.
Doubt it would happen though, but it would work.
The intro of Rugby style rules will deffo help.|||You'll never change it until someone grows some and makes a decision at FIFA. . I've said it before, I'll say it again. Introduce rugby style laws on talking back to officials and general language, zero tolerance. If you berate an official you lose 10 yards and give away a penalty, (in football this would equate to a free kick). Do it again, and you could be walking for an early bath.|||it was more the aggressive way he was swearing at a cameraman, his body language.
I think if a player busts his leg and swears it might be seen differently.|||If the FA continue they can clean up the sport. Next player that does this, same treatment. Next time players mob the ref when a decision is not one they like, 10 minutes sin bin. Managers getting to gobby, match bans. Next player that rolls around clutching an ankle when they are OK, sin bin.|||He could be right.....but it might stop foul mouthed yobs swearing directly into camera as he did.
His ban should have been extended......if you challenge and lose etc.
On what grounds did he profess his 'innocence'?
He looked straight at the camera to deliver his foul mouthed comments.....|||Rooney is too dense to understand. He can not get his pea brain around the fact that swearing is not nice. Along with spitting %26amp; swearing he comes across as a horrible little person.|||I dont see what all the fuss is about, its only swearing.
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