[XAP]Bob wrote:Mick F wrote:Listening to the news this morning on Radio2, it occurred to me that some news reporting is biased.
It can be argued that the BBC are biased news-wise and I have no comment about that as I don't notice it, but news sport-wise they are VERY biased!
I understand that the sports-lovers want to hear a biased reporting, but if you are not interested in sport, it would be good to hear a balanced view and not saying it's a shame that so-and-so got beaten.
Just report the facts, not a biased tribal view.
Just saying he got sent off for a dangerous tackle is akin to saying that a cyclist collided with a lorry on a dual carriageway - it really doesn't report what actually happened.
Sam Warburton went in for a good hard tackle (as he should have done). The fact that the tacklee was a fairly small chap (in comparison with an open side flanker) meant that he ended up going over rather than just back. When Sam Warburton realised that, and realised that he couldn't put him down gently because the tackle was so one sided, he didn't carry the tackle through and drive they winger into the ground (which is what the regulation is for).
Yes it was dangerous - no it was not a red card offence.
I'd go so far as to say that all red cards should be referred to the TMO - they make such a huge difference to the game.
It was a close call, either way. Some people have commented that the decision spoilt the game. You could argue that it made the game.
jonty
