01 Apr 2026 19:29:32
So not only did Maguire get wrongly dismissed against Bournemouth but now he’s facing an additional ban because of his reaction to it. ??‍♂️

1.) 01 Apr 2026
01 Apr 2026 20:25:16
It's farcical and petty. Players do have the right to object in a constructive manner. It's reminiscent of being at school, where teachers tell you what to do. If you attempt to argue or answer back, it's a detention.

2.) 02 Apr 2026
02 Apr 2026 00:28:09
He was not wrongly sent off; it was 100% the correct decision. It was a penalty, and because he made no attempt to play the ball, it is 100% a red card.
Emotions run high, so while he should not say anything, it should, and I think will be, excused.

3.) 02 Apr 2026
02 Apr 2026 12:35:34
Agree with Ken here.
The argument for me was, if that was awarded as a pen, then so should Amad.

4.) 02 Apr 2026
02 Apr 2026 12:55:03
It was one of those decisions where you see them given and you see them waved away.

The problem was that, in this game, the Ref had already set the standard for what should and should not be a penalty when he waved away the Amad "foul".

I fully understand why Maguire, in that situation, asked the question, "Why is that one a penalty and not the Amad one?" and why he felt hard done by. At the same time, he did not leave the field as he should have done once dismissed, and, by the letter of the law, he can be charged for that.

The common sense thing would be for the FA to ignore his behaviour when getting sent off, due to the context within the game.

This would defuse the situation and try to draw a line under it, rather than drag it out, as dragging it out only acts to highlight the inconsistencies in how the game was refereed.

However, since the club have launched an official written complaint over how the match was officiated, I suspect this is retaliation from the governing body.

It reads like a way of trying to assert dominance, and showing how they can implement the rules to the letter of the law to try and put us in our place, as if the club has no right to question the authorities.

5.) 02 Apr 2026
02 Apr 2026 13:46:20
Unfortunately, obscenities towards the officials are not considered objecting in a constructive manner lol.

6.) 03 Apr 2026
02 Apr 2026 23:12:00
Common sense to ignore abuse of officials. That's ridiculous. Sorry, Shappy.

7.) 03 Apr 2026
03 Apr 2026 09:12:46
Keefy, every single weekend there is at least one incident similar to what Maguire said/did in the EPL.

How many of them get charged? Few, if any. Most are ignored as players react in the heat of the moment.

8.) 03 Apr 2026
03 Apr 2026 10:14:44
It doesn't matter one iota. Abusing officials needs to stop. It is Not common sense to ignore it. Just because incidents are "ignored" does not need to make it the norm and acceptable.

Sorry, Shappy. You make perfect sense a lot of the time, but on this occasion I will not be moved.

I cannot and should not be condoned.

9.) 03 Apr 2026
03 Apr 2026 11:29:06
Ha ha, I should not be condoned. Bit of self appraisal there!

"It" should not be condoned.

10.) 03 Apr 2026
03 Apr 2026 16:46:50
Keefy, in theory I have no problem with them enforcing the rules of the game, and I agree that players shouldn't be abusing officials.

The problem is the reason Harry was so frustrated and let his frustrations get the better of him was due to the Referee not applying the rules of the game consistently throughout the game (waving away Amad's penalty only to 11 minutes later give a penalty against Maguire for an near identical incident).

To then decide to ban Harry further when they ignore 95% of similar incidents across the league over the course of the season is just the FA doubling down on the perception that they treat Manchester United and our players differently to the rest of the league.

Rules are rules, but they only work when everyone is held accountable to them and to the same standard.

That is the issue here, it's not that Harry's foul wasn't a foul, it's that we have seen two very similar incidents managed by the same Referee within minutes of eachother have two very different outcomes. While arguably the foul on Amad was the more obvious foul (two handed shove with force and no attempt to win the ball) compared to Harry's slight pulling back of a player (and quickly let go) only for him to throw himself to the ground. One of those players could have easily stayed on their feet and it isn't Amad.

That raises questions on the legitimacy of how our games in the EPL are managed, is it utter incompetence or are Referee's making biased decisions, or worse actually fixing matches. Which while I doubt it is cheating, we cannot rule it out.

This would be bad enough by itself, a bad performance by a referee, it happens and we were on the wrong side it this time. But for the governing body to then impose what feels like a frivolous charge on top is just rubbing salt in the wound. Again the problem here isn't that he hasn't done what he's been accused of, but the uneven application of the rules, punishing him when countless others get away with it every single week.

It reeks of the FA trying to make an example out of us due to our official complaint over the performance of the referee.

Rather than take our concerns seriously about how the Referee AND VAR didn't come to the obvious conclusion that Amad had been fouled and we should have had a penalty; they have instead decided to ignore, what is either a shockingly poor performance or potential cheating from the officials, and punish us further. It isn't them attributing justice, it is them saying loudly and clearly do not question us or our officials or we will make you suffer.

Let's be honest here, the main reason the Ref didn't give the foul on Amad was because he had already given us a penalty in the game and he didn't want give us two penalties back to back. How often have we ever seen a team go two goals up due to two penalties. He didn't want to give it, yet a foul is a foul. Yet they can't ever admit that as it highlights that Referees make decisions based on the game state or past incidents within the game rather than simply on the merits of the incident in question.

11.) 03 Apr 2026
03 Apr 2026 22:55:45
Nope.

Not bothered about the circumstances or the inconsistency. The discussion was that the authorities should ignore it. Total rubbish. Kids see this and think it's okay to abuse referees.

The inconsistency is entirely different issue.

That absolutely does need to be addressed.

Harry's was 100% a red card. He needed to own that and walk off like the leader he is supposed to be.

Like I said. This I will not be shifted on.

12.) 04 Apr 2026
04 Apr 2026 10:05:24
I understand the frustration, but where is abusing the officials going to get you? They aren't going to change their mind.

Footballers in general need to accept the officials' decisions, regardless of whether they are right or wrong. Their behaviour on the pitch filters down to grassroots football. Watching kids give officials abuse because their footballing heroes do it is not good for the game.