Awful decision....I agree with Dermot......

Retired referee Dermot Gallagher on BBC Radio 5 live: "[The decision was] harsh to say the least but in fairness the Real player did Nani no favours whatsoever. At worst Nani catches the underside of his arm, certainly not the ribs as the guy has gone down and shown.

"I can't reiterate enough that he [Nani] is watching the ball over his shoulder, there was no malice in him. At worst it was a yellow for dangerous play, but if I was refereeing that game I cannot se what stretch of the imagination where I would have sent him off for that."

Posted By: admckechnie on March 5th 2013 at 22:04:40

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Awful decision....I agree with Dermot...... (Other Football) - admckechnie, Mar 5, 22:04:40
- certainly looks like his ribs to me (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 5, 22:10:29
  - Ha ha. Which makes the rest of Gallagher's opinion a joke. (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Mar 5, 22:15:07
  - Vile challenge, just vile. That looks even worse, then he straightened his leg. (Other Football) - jafski, Mar 5, 22:12:57
- didn't Darel Russell get a red (Other Football) - trt354, Mar 5, 22:09:27
  - I made the same point on twitter during the game (Other Football) - KentonCanary, Mar 5, 22:13:36
  - Yep against saints in league one. (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 5, 22:12:35
- theres been far more controversial reds where no ones debated it so much (Other Football) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 5, 22:08:03
  - Never a red chelts.... Be furious if was a Norwich player (n/m) (Other Football) - admckechnie, Mar 5, 22:12:16
    - possibly a.yellow but cant you see why the ref chose red? (Other Football) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 5, 22:19:04
    - What if the challenge had been on a Norwich player though? (n/m) (Other Football) - jafski, Mar 5, 22:13:33
      - any foul on a norwich player is a red card tbf (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 5, 22:17:10
      - Real Madrid would've been disqualified surely (Other Football) - essexcanaryOTBC, Mar 5, 22:16:35
      - Equally awful decision. (n/m) (Other Football) - admckechnie, Mar 5, 22:15:18
        
        How is it an awful decision though? Studs up in his ribs. Debatable maybe but not awful. (n/m) (Other Football) - jafski, Mar 5, 22:17:13
        
        I disagree... No intent, no real danger. Serious foul play??? (n/m) (Other Football) - admckechnie, Mar 5, 22:18:02
        
        Violent conduct??? Can't see it (n/m) (Other Football) - admckechnie, Mar 5, 22:18:18
        
        He studded him in the ribs, surely you can see how a ref may give that? (n/m) (Other Football) - jafski, Mar 5, 22:19:13
        
        It's all opinions.... (Other Football) - admckechnie, Mar 5, 22:20:12
        
        vmt (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 5, 22:20:54
        
        Thanks!! (n/m) (Other Football) - admckechnie, Mar 5, 22:21:05
        
        just an accidental collision (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 5, 22:19:11
  - Yeah the scum had 2 reds tonite and we arnt debating them... (n/m) (Other Football) - promethian1, Mar 5, 22:10:57
    - that`s because they where definetely reds (Other Football) - emmaroyds, Mar 5, 22:13:18
      - 100% agreed thats them debated fairly then... (n/m) (Other Football) - promethian1, Mar 5, 22:14:04
      - every red is 1 red too few (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 5, 22:13:43
  - corruption? (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 5, 22:08:40
    - possibly (Other Football) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 5, 22:11:00
- Yep,i've only seen it the once but definitely felt he went for the ball. (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 5, 22:06:54
- All refs support Man U (n/m) (Other Football) - promethian1, Mar 5, 22:05:47
  - Fergie stipulates this as part of Prem league conditions (n/m) (Other Football) - promethian1, Mar 5, 22:07:08
- vmt (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 5, 22:05:41

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