Yes, I feel bad for him, but what about dani alves and­ eric abidal?
And we shoulda had at least 2 definite­ penatlies today (chelsea), I was just devastated when­ the iniesta goal went it... :'(

BARCA ARE A LOAD OF MIERDA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

WHAT DISGUSTING REFS HOW MUCH ARE THEY GETTING PAID?

ITS FUNNY?IF IT HAD BEEN AT THE OTHER END. TOURE ON­ RONALDO ROONEY OR GIGGS.YOU
@#$% HEADS, ­ WOULD HAVE BEEN BAYING FOR A RED CARD. POT KETTLE­ BLACK. OR WHAT.
COMMENT 89, GO SEE YOUR­ OPTITION. OK ILE MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU,THE MAN WHO­ MAKES
YOUR GLASSES. PS. NOT THE BEER ONES,­ BARCA RULE.PLATINI SAYS­ SO.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BARCELONA COACH SAID THEY NEEDED A 12TH MAN THE FANS­ WERE SILENT THAT MEANS IT WAS THE REFEREE.ITS CLEAR­ THAT THEY NEVER WANTED AN ALL ENGLISH FINALS AGIAN

Perfect final,2 great teams! Man U to win..... Come on­ you reds!

who the f is bill w some one tell me

Fletcher was robbed. He clearly played to ball­ (everyone but the official saw it). Appeals rule needs­ to be changed. It's one of those once in a lifetime­ games you get to play in and he's missing it­ because the cocky ref was way to quick to pull the red.­ xD

gutted for fletcher, i rate him as a player. he isnt­ goin to do anything exciting, but he can play, doesnt­ miss a pass and can tackle. if he gets in the united­ team.... that says it all! sour grapes from alot of­ arsenal fans. the young arsenal team just isnt good­ enough to win anything major and i dont think they­ willin the near future unless they buy some top­ experienced players and players who are always fit.
UP­ THE VILLA

Didnt deserve to get sent off. Wasnt really a penalty­ either but the ref was looking at it from behind and­ couldnt really have seen what actually happened but­ perhaps gave it for fletchers left leg catching­ fabregas during the tackle as well as the challenge on­ the ball.
Im a liverpool fan but darren fletcher is one­ of very few united players i actually admire and think­ isnt an overpaid moaner

By the way the others of the­ very few are tevez and giggs

H, number 74, the push was john o shea! and your­ allowed to shoulder tackle and use your wieght, like­ someone else said its a contact sport, every team has a­ player in the wall to ruffle feathers, not just the big­ ugly red machine. he got the ball, infact i thought it­ was a cracking tackle, took a lot of effort, he didnt­ leave his boot in once he touched the ball away.

to anyone out there who thinks it is automatically a­ foul if a player goes to ground from behind I can tell­ you it is not a foul unless he gets the man first.­ Fletcher clearly didn't and therefore no red card­ by the way I qualified as a referee 3 years ago and­ have refereed my fair share of matches and never had a­ complaint about how it was run. I have never sent­ anyone off as I believe that it is better to try to­ keep all the players on the pitch although there are­ limits and I agree that having given the penalty he had­ to send Fletcher off I just think that it should be­ allowed to be appealed.

awwww bless him he was in tears!!! OMG I feel­ soooooooooooooo sorry for him!!! an yeh i am a girl

go (post 76)
if I remember correctly Fletcher came­ from the side, got his leg in front and clipped the­ ball away, I think that is enough of a atouch isnt it?­ But like i said, i can also see the refs opinion, but­ that kind of tackle happens all the time, its a contact­ sport! I dont think the tackle was either high, or­ dangerous, or really from behind, if the ball is played­ through you have to make the effort. Like i said­ before, its one of those things, but its not our fault­ european leagues are to soft and dont like a good old­ fashioned tackles which the refs send off for all the­ time.. Unless he went ploughing in the back, or his­ boot was near the face, or flying it a la Joey Barton,­ my opinion is no pen, but hey, the ref had to make a­ decision and we have to deal with it.

It is only­ Darren Fletcher after all lol

dgd_bowles
I didn't see Fletcher once complain. He­ didn't even protest to the ref, he just walked­ dejectedly off the pitch knowing he would miss out on­ the CL final.
The boot was high because the ball was­ high. It was nowhere near head or knee height. The only­ possibility of injury would have been to Fletcher­ himself.
One thing you have said is true though. He­ plays for United so typical reaction here. ABUs seizing­ on a rare opportunity to criticize something about­ United. You can't criticize our results so you try­ to knock us down some other way. Luckily for us your­ little opinion amounts to Jack Schitt in the grander­ scheme of things.
Exactly what more punishment would­ you give for an honest attempt to play the ball other­ than to be mistakenly sent be sent off, concede a­ penalty, and miss out on the CL final. He didn't­ cripple anyone or glass anyone.