And I have to say, if Scholes was shown a 2nd yellow there for his handball, it would have been harsh IMO. We can see lots of incidents where the ref didn't give anything other than a freekick/penalty unless it was an obvious one, or stopping a goal chance. What do you guys think about that? I was worried though, I thought he would have gone straight away seeing our luck over the years with referee regarding giving our players the 2nd yellow.

Ronaldo did it a few times if I'm not mistaken, and Rooney last season against Fulham.. the ref is quick to show them that..

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Added on September 27, 2009, 3:03 amHe didn't have a good game admittedly, but not many did in that game. Valencia and Rooney were ineffective I thought. Berba wasn't doing much either. It was just that type of game where the opposition had men behind the ball most of the time.

Who's to say he won't have a good game next time he plays and keep that up? It's not like he didn't show any potential.. in his first season he was very good I thought. One of our highest assister.. since then things haven't quite work out, but we look at things 2-3 years ahead, not just on the now of things. Ronaldo took 4 seasons to become the player we know today. Nani is just starting his third season for us. Give it time eh?  I'm sure you had doubts about Fletcher too back then. Good to see our fans don't learn a thing about being patient our players, young ones especially. Keep up the good work because I would love to see you guys being proven wrong, yet again.