derbydan Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 A football fan was so outraged with the referee's decision to send off Manchester United's Nani during a Champions League clash with Real Madrid, that he dialled 999. The 18-year-old Manchester United supporter was watching the second-leg tie at Old Trafford from his home in a village near Bingham, Nottinghamshire, at around 9.20pm on Tuesday when he made the call. He felt the moment the Reds' Portuguese midfielder was controversially shown the red card by Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakir for a high challenge on Real's Alvaro Albeloa was a crime and called police. The fan later apologised for his actions, claiming to have been caught up in the excitement. United, who were leading 1-0 at the time of the dismissal, were reduced to 10 men and went on to lose the tie 2-1 and exited the competition 3-2 on aggregate. Police are now urging Nottinghamshire residents to think before they dial. There were 6,933 recorded hoax calls to Nottinghamshire Police in 2012, with calls increasing during holiday periods, particularly in August. This amounted to around 2% of all reported incidents. Control Room Chief Inspector Ted Antill said: "While this recent example may be amusing, it illustrates the sort of insincere calls we have to deal with on a daily basis in the control room. "They waste our time and they direct us away from genuine victims of crime, particularly if we dispatch officers out to something that turns out to be a bogus report. "I would ask people to think before picking up the phone for emergency services. I would also advise parents to ensure your children are aware that prank calls and the reporting of made-up crimes is a crime in itself. "There may be people out there in real trouble who need our help and they have to wait because we are tied up with calls like this one, reporting a referee from the television. "It's no joke. In this case, the man realised his bad judgement and apologised and we decided not to pursue it further - but we can and we do prosecute people for wasting police time and making false reports." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFCfranco Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 What a ******* moron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 He had to be from Nottingham!!! Well he wasn't going to be from Manchester was he!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 .....and fergies distraught. Aw bless him Hahahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gritstone Ram Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I phoned them on friday when we missed that penno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozza Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 another **** after 15 minutes of fame,..tosser. and the Man U fan haha.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 We had worse decisions against us at Cardiff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randombc Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I heard this in the car, and I nearly crashed it laughing! What a berk! And the fact he's from Nottingham makes it even better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needles Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 It was never a red card. If they get stiffed another 250 times they'll be somewhere near even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 remember sausagealdo diving against us at Old Trafford to win a penalty, mardy mancs were already 3 up....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 remember sausagealdo diving against us at Old Trafford to win a penalty, mardy mancs were already 3 up....... Malcolm Christie denied that hat-trick at PP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 They weren't defending Eboue when he was sent off at OT for a challenge exactly the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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