Here is the response i got from the BBC
Dear Mr Markie07 :)
Reference CAS-1429708-VNPQLN
Thanks for contacting us regarding 'Match of the Day' broadcast on BBC One on 30 April.
We understand you were unhappy with the content of the highlights of the Manchester Derby, in that you feel they showed a clip of Wayne Rooney swearing. We appreciate in your view, this was inappropriate for broadcast.
'Match of the Day’s' purpose is to show the action and cover the key talking points of the day from the Premier League. This was a tensely anticipated and heated derby game, demonstrated by the tensions of the players on the pitch, and their own managers off it. There are times where during our coverage the cameras may pick up on something not intended for viewers at home to see, and as such it is difficult to edit coverage simply because a player may have used a swear word. In such contexts, this is almost inevitable.
This clip of Wayne Rooney was played back as Mark Lawrenson was making the point that the player spent too much time looking for favours from the referee rather than playing to win:
"From Manchester United's point of view, for them to get a result tonight that was positive, he had to play well and he didn't. It is very rare you ever talk about him - he is moaning all the time. He got too involved with the referee. He is looking for the referee - look how he does that. He loses something from his game when he does that. It was a bad night for United when he does that."
Mark Lawrenson was making a relevant point as part of his post match analysis, and the clip shown perfectly encapsulated Wayne Rooney's frustration. Having reviewed that part of the programme however, it is not obvious to viewers at home as regards what was said. In addition there was no audio which accompanied his protest, so viewers would have to be looking rather intently at the screen to make out the series of swear words you claim he said. He was clearly frustrated, and did use some form of bad language. However, while we appreciate you were watching a recording of the match, its important to stress this programme was actually broadcast well after the 9pm watershed, when the normal adult audience for 'Match of the Day' would be watching.
Nevertheless, we appreciate your strength of feeling on this matter and therefore your comments have been registered on our audience log. This is a daily report of audience feedback that's made available to many BBC staff, the BBC Executive Board, channel controllers and other senior managers.
The audience logs are seen as important documents that can help shape decisions about future programming and content.
Thanks once again for contacting us.
Kind Regards
Stephanie McGuckin
BBC Complaints
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Dear Mr Markie07 :)
Reference CAS-1429708-VNPQLN
Thanks for contacting us regarding 'Match of the Day' broadcast on BBC One on 30 April.
We understand you were unhappy with the content of the highlights of the Manchester Derby, in that you feel they showed a clip of Wayne Rooney swearing. We appreciate in your view, this was inappropriate for broadcast.
'Match of the Day’s' purpose is to show the action and cover the key talking points of the day from the Premier League. This was a tensely anticipated and heated derby game, demonstrated by the tensions of the players on the pitch, and their own managers off it. There are times where during our coverage the cameras may pick up on something not intended for viewers at home to see, and as such it is difficult to edit coverage simply because a player may have used a swear word. In such contexts, this is almost inevitable.
This clip of Wayne Rooney was played back as Mark Lawrenson was making the point that the player spent too much time looking for favours from the referee rather than playing to win:
"From Manchester United's point of view, for them to get a result tonight that was positive, he had to play well and he didn't. It is very rare you ever talk about him - he is moaning all the time. He got too involved with the referee. He is looking for the referee - look how he does that. He loses something from his game when he does that. It was a bad night for United when he does that."
Mark Lawrenson was making a relevant point as part of his post match analysis, and the clip shown perfectly encapsulated Wayne Rooney's frustration. Having reviewed that part of the programme however, it is not obvious to viewers at home as regards what was said. In addition there was no audio which accompanied his protest, so viewers would have to be looking rather intently at the screen to make out the series of swear words you claim he said. He was clearly frustrated, and did use some form of bad language. However, while we appreciate you were watching a recording of the match, its important to stress this programme was actually broadcast well after the 9pm watershed, when the normal adult audience for 'Match of the Day' would be watching.
Nevertheless, we appreciate your strength of feeling on this matter and therefore your comments have been registered on our audience log. This is a daily report of audience feedback that's made available to many BBC staff, the BBC Executive Board, channel controllers and other senior managers.
The audience logs are seen as important documents that can help shape decisions about future programming and content.
Thanks once again for contacting us.
Kind Regards
Stephanie McGuckin
BBC Complaints
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">www.bbc.co.uk/complaints</a>
NB This is sent from an outgoing account only which is not monitored. You cannot reply to this email address but if necessary please contact us via our webform quoting any case number we provided.