Should Rooney be punished?
 

For swearing at the cameras?

Answer as if he's any well known footballer. Not Rooney/a Man Utd player

Yes.

Like Lee Dixon said on MOTD, it's fine swearing at yourself, under your breath, etc.. but to just start swearing at the camera on live TV for no reason whatsoever.. He is just a bad dickhead, and hopefully they make an example out of him.

And this was at about 1pm in the day, if a random other person mouthed off like he did at this time on another channel there would be murder.

Have to say he did shock me. You'd think he'd learnt his lesson after his tantrum last time

My view - yes. He deserves punishment. In which way I'm not sure. Fines mean sod all to footballers on their wages

A 6 month ban will be fine.

:D

Yeah but he probably wont be, can't believe he got away with elbowing that wigan player!

The England striker yelled “---- off” into a camera as he celebrated completing his hat-trick at Upton Park and, despite issuing a swift public apology for his behaviour through United’s website, the FA was last night facing calls to prove it is serious about improving standards of player behaviour by suspending him.

While the governing body is believed to favour issuing a written reprimand to Rooney, reminding him of his responsibilities, it has privately not ruled out stronger action.

United, for their part, are fearful that the FA could seek to make an example of their talismanic forward by imposing severe sanctions, particularly in the wake of Sir Alex Ferguson’s five-match touchline ban for his comments about referee Martin Atkinson.

The Premier League, while not being able to impose its own punishment, is understood to favour a hard-line approach.

Rooney’s fit of pique came just 48 hours after Richard Scudamore, the organisation’s chief executive, had outlined plans for a revamped Respect campaign to begin next season and there is embarrassment at the image portrayed by Rooney in a match beamed to 211 countries.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...ntroversy.html


Sounds promising

well considering everybody of all ages watch football,i think he probably should have a 2 match ban.

He has been banned for 2 games :)

Misses the Fulham and FA Cup Semi Final against Man City

Well no one can say United have protection anymore

no it goes to arsenal instead.:hugesmile:

You would say that
as you Hate us Winners Man U.

Yes he needs one on one help
and if he does it again he is Sacked.


End of.

Obivously what Rooney said is wrong but you get endless amounts of thugs that turn up to football matches and scream more obscenities then that, some football players swear and adrenaline gets high when they score and the thrill of silencing a crowd shouting abuse is too hard to resist reacting back..

Yeah as a footballer he has responsibility to be a role model to kids etc although judging by his recent behaviour-not!, as for those complaining about the kids then if parents are worried about their kids hearing that language WHY take them to a football match in the first place when that thing is common to be shouted in the stands, some of their parents might swear after a goal has been scored and the kids hear all sorts on the playgrounds and from people around them..

Why did he do it though, that's what I don't get :joker:

He is supposed to be celebrating then just starts roaring at the camera

Oh and if the FA wants a family image then I guess they have to stop the ferocious chants footie fans are known to do, will just wreck the atmosphere of the game although some do go OTT and need telling off!

Guess it's fine for those fans who called Colleen a slag then, nice image to set too with young kids near by:joker:.

His charming way of silencing the crowd:rolleyes:.

Another thing I don't understand is because of the OTT reaction (IMO) if these people are so offended by what he said why are Sky Sports News or the normal news programmes continuing to show the footage with the bleepers on of course?:rolleyes:

The repeat showing had it though

Sky Sports News show repeat things that have already been aired or discussed and people who would have been sensitive at that comment will be watching.. will SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN for crying out loud:laugh2:.

You are right there jf, Arsenal get away with murder. Rooney is Rooney,what you see is what you get, he is his own worst enemy though and should know better by now than to use foul language when cameras are about.

Same as fans loudly swearing which can be heard on TV because of how loud the chants become, if footballers get criticised for it by fans + the media then they should look at themselves too because it works both ways:).

This ban is nowhere near enough for his immoral outburst. He should be banned for 5 matches and fined 5 weeks wages.

I like Man Utd and also rate Rooney as a player too,while I see your point there is a difference, the fans are the fans, Rooney is a professional footballer and England player,therfore he should be an ambassador for the game also he is on a ridiculously massive wage too which the fans are not.
He needs to learn to simply 'behave' when he is aware the cameras are there and he clearly knows they are.

We get the opposite lol..

Like the newcastle game..
And then blackburn this week they should have had 2 players booked inside 10 minutes but no..