Martin

@liannesanderson No it’s never a red,why because there isn’t a slight chance your getting hurt from it,not a little bit,yes the hair puller gets an advantage and that’s why it’s no more than a foul and possibly yellow,if really pulled.

Sorry as much as I’m United. You can’t pull someone’s hair, those are the rules. I really don’t get this hair pulling situation that’s becoming popular in the men and women’s game. For me it is a red! Regardless of people thinking it’s soft.

@IanDarke What do you reckon happens to the player if his hair gets tugged.Thats right absolutely nothing,not hurt in the slightest,it’s a joke and everybody knows it and again it was a slight pull,not clear and obvious tug should have never been given.Piss off

Every player knows tugging hair is a red card. It was brief and stupid from Martinez. Officials got it right. Can’t see basis of Carrick complaint. Leeds deserve to stay up. United bit rusty perhaps.

@israel_ajoje Was it really with Force I think that’s what everyone is saying as you stated.Was it clear and obvious a mistake by the referee to see it was done by force for VAR to intervene?I think the answer is no.And I believe corruption is happening in the @FA_PGMOL what needs looking at

Referees make two kinds of mistakes. The kind that gets talked about and the kind that gets buried. Today there was one of each. Lisandro Martinez was sent off for pulling Calvert-Lewin's hair. IFAB Law 12 explicitly states that a player must be sent off for making a clear action to pull the hair of an opponent with force. The referee saw force and the law gave him no alternative. That decision has a legal basis whether you agree with the assessment or not. Then there is the first goal Leeds scored today. Okafor fouled Leny Yoro before his header that led to the opener. That foul was not called and the goal stood. Bruno Fernandes stood in front of Sky Sports cameras afterwards and said he could not talk about the referee or he would get into big trouble. He did not need to say anything else. The smile said the rest. Both things can be true simultaneously. The red card was legally defensible. The uncalled foul was not. United have a genuine grievance on one count and a harder argument on the other. Knowing which is which matters. The reason Bruno Fernandes unfortunately could not speak freely is FA Rule E3. It prohibits any player, manager or club official from making post-match comments that imply bias, question the integrity of a match official, or bring the game into disrepute. It is a serious offence under the FA Rukes. Marco Silva was fined £80,000 under FA Rule E3 for post-match comments implying bias against a referee following a Premier League match in December 2023. José Mourinho was fined £50,000 and handed a suspended stadium ban for suggesting a referee was afraid to give a penalty. The rule exists, in theory, to protect referees from reputational damage and to maintain the integrity of officiating. In practice it means that the people with the most direct experience of refereeing decisions, the players and managers on the pitch, are the ones legally prevented from discussing them publicly. Everyone else, pundits, journalists, fans, can say exactly what they think. The participant who lived it cannot. That tension is not incidental to football's relationship with accountability. It is central to it. Referees do not have perfect games. Neither do players. The difference is that players face consequences for their errors in real time. Referees do not and players can't complain. How fair exactly is that? My name is Ajoje. I am a FIFA Licensed Agent and International Sports Lawyer. I write on the Law and Business of Football, a lot. Repost and Follow if you want to read more posts like this.

@paultimminsuk @rioferdy5 @FA_PGMOL Red cards should always be for: 1.Stopping a clear and obvious goal 2.Endangering an opponent to the point where they could get badly hurt,as non of that happened no red. Get back to watching dancing on ice

@MartMartin33a @rioferdy5 @FA_PGMOL Yes it's a red. If anyone grabbed a united players hair and didn't get a red you would be pissing your pants. Ssssh

Explain @FA_PGMOL

@FA_PGMOL they games gone what an absolute embarrassment,a little tug on a hair constitutes as a red.What a joke,tweaking a nipple will be next or standing on a foot,you lot are clowns destroying our game

@bet365help taking to an advisor keeps repeating offer will apply once settled, now he’s changed it to an hour,what am I dealing with

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@DeborahMeaden @Nigel_Farage @grok Oops that must have hurt not the 1st time 🤣🤣

@Nigel_Farage Hi @Grok is this true

I wasn’t able to take part in #BBCQT from Clacton tonight, as we were told MPs are not allowed to appear on the show in their own constituencies. I’m sure I’ll be back on before too long!

@TheSunFootball He can’t even try to say something that might be funny without looking an absolute ballon 🤦‍♂️🤣🤣

Mick McCarthy just reignited his rivalry with Roy Keane with this absolutely brutal dig 😱

@xCurrys_service Why have you got no followers

Great news @currys trading standards are investigating you for you poor and lack of customer service

@Currys_Custline Hi Lisa how come you have no followers

@MUFC__Prince It’s the same as previous managers where they are just playing their best 11 and hope for the best.We need to adapt and change for the opposition we are playing,love to see formation and players change game by game.Its to easy for the opposition to train for who they are playing

Now that the dust has settled, let’s be honest about Carrick’s football. Yes, the results look good. But outside of that Mancity and Arsenal performance, where is the clear identity? I haven’t seen anything structurally better than what Amorim was building. It’s mostly counter-attacks, moments, and individual quality. And if we’re being honest, that’s the exact formula that fooled us before. That works in short bursts. It doesn’t win leagues and the Champions League unless we are just comfortable qualifying for the Champions League every season. United can’t make the same mistake again - giving a permanent job off a good run without asking bigger questions. We need a coach for the next five years, not just the next five months. If we’re serious about competing in the Premier League and Champions League, vibes won’t be enough.

@BROKENBRITAIN0 @Andypublicuk He’s definitely undercover police

🚨Antifa have just attacked somebody in Manchester 🇬🇧 Antifa attacked Ryan Ferguson, who was then thrown in a police van for defending himself 😑 Talk about two-tier policing 😮 Credit: @Andypublicuk

@maxmufc7 @RobDawsonESPN 2/2 and going forward if we don’t rotate how are the players coming on get match fitness,I’d love Carrick to be manager but I think this highlights issues,like Oli did

@maxmufc7 @RobDawsonESPN There is a lack of back up quality,but again give the opposition something to think about.That is why Carrick has started well,and we said he’d get worked out,so don’t play the same 11,we were poor because West Ham did their homework on our starting 11 they nullified us 1/2

There are limitations with Man United’s squad that aren’t Michael Carrick’s fault, but he’s willing to take risks to make up for it. A third late goal in five games and the momentum continues, even if the winning run has ended. espn.co.uk/football/story…

@RobDawsonESPN I agree slightly,but Sir Alex would play Park ji if the opposition had a messi etc,remember when we played 6 defenders against Arsenal and Won,it seems if you look at past managers they have this stubbornness to find their best 11 and play them,and don’t do their homework

@MartMartin33a They had been winning with that team. If he’d changed and not won the question would have been “why did you change?” He can’t win either way.