Posted by:
Andy Gray
on Nov 1, 2010 at 11:18:49 AM
It seems like a lifetime away that two refereeing decisions made within the space of a couple of hours got the whole of the English footballing world talking but I think it's a case of "better late than never" so here are my views on them...
First and foremost, Gary Neville should have been sent off. My colleagues on commentary thought so, every fan at the ground thought so, heck even Sir Alex Ferguson agreed, which is why he substituted him at half time. In an interview, when asked about it Neville considered himself "unlucky" to have been booked for his first offence, in the process pretty much declining to comment on the second incident and I think that tells you everything you need to know!
The referee bottled it, pure and simple. If that offence had been made by a Stoke player...