but the point is that

there is no purely subjective test.

As Trent pointed out above; the Nani tackle was similar (high & dangerous) yet collective wisdom in that case was that the ref's decision was wrong.

Posted By: Henclrikus on March 19th 2013 at 14:42:04

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The McManaman tackle.......... (Other Football) - usacanary, Mar 19, 13:46:57
- Compare it to the Nani sending off (Other Football) - Trent_Canary, Mar 19, 14:32:39
- he is going for the ball but... (Other Football) - mr carra, Mar 19, 13:51:02
- of course he was going for the ball! (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 19, 13:48:41
  - Not sure why this is up for debate (Other Football) - duke of york, Mar 19, 13:49:44
    - but the point is that (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Mar 19, 14:42:04
      - Good post, that (Other Football) - norway, Mar 19, 14:53:49
        
        massive difference between the 2 (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 19, 14:58:48
        
        and by that logic (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Mar 19, 15:20:09
        
        but he clearly wasn't (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 19, 15:35:40
        
        Not the only difference, McM knew the player was there the whole time (Other Football) - megson, Mar 19, 14:57:40
      - I haven't seen that one (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Mar 19, 14:48:08
        
        the one in the champs lge (n/m) (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Mar 19, 14:51:49
        
        Yep - mjust be only football fan in Britain who hasn't seen it (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Mar 19, 15:02:14
        
        ^ ^ future pointless question (n/m) (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Mar 19, 15:21:25
    - yep was much too high to connect fully (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 19, 13:52:05
    - Indeed, a point made on Sunday is that the *only* rule that specifies 'deliberate' (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Mar 19, 13:51:34
      - disagree about nani (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 19, 13:56:52
        
        Poor Man Utd, always on the wrong end of bad decisions (Other Football) - Ben, Mar 19, 14:08:44
        
        I think there was actually intent on Nani's part (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Mar 19, 14:00:55
        
        doesn't seem that way on the replay (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 19, 14:06:58

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