Referee apologises to Man Utd for Arsenal goal

[RoyHodgeGone]

Referee Philip Dowd took the unusual step of apologising yesterday for awarding Arsenal a goal against Manchester Utd. Apparently Dowd got the decision wrong and saw it necessary to apologise to Rio Ferdinand DURING the game. That's what HRH Fergie had to say after the game. I can't be the only one who finds this weird. If a ref makes a mistake and wants to own up to it afterwards then fine. To do so during a game is most odd. Ultimately he's the figure of authority on the pitch and shouldn't be going around apologising to players who often show a lack of respect as it is. He's just undermining himself and making it even harder for himself to give the tough decisions. It doesn't really help that's it's Man U and the perception that refs brown nose them anyway.

[FrenchEyeGlass]

Incredible.

[Red Banjo]

Probably a pre-conceived PR stunt concocted by the mancs to subtley slip in that they don't get all the decisions.

[Bjornebye]

slur actually said in his interview 'we have one of the best disciplinary records in the league, i cant believe he has booked 5 manchester united players'

 

fuck off

[ngogswilly]

Did we ever get an apology for the Beachball goal?

 

Just out of curiosity I mean.

Theres definitely no subtle undercurrent of "One rule for the Mancs, another for the others" in my question...

[jsims]

This is fucking crazy

 

Fergie tore into Dowd this moring in the papers saying his performance as ref was rubbish, and that united have one of the best disciplinary records in the league

 

But what does that matter? If they were yellow cards on the day, then they have to be given as yellow........it doesnt matter what went on last week. Prick.

 

Dowd should be fuming with those coments, yet he is saying sorry to United

 

Prick

[dirk grout]

They have not conceded a penalty or had someone sent off all season. Still, these things even themselves out over the course of a season...

[ngogswilly]

They have not conceded a penalty or had someone sent off all season. Still, these things even themselves out over the course of a season...

 

Guarantee they'll have at least one penalty and one sending off given before the end of the season.

 

Nothing like manipulating the stats to make everything look hunky dorey!

[boomer39]

phil dowd will now be suspended for 10 games involving the scum... how dare he get a wrong decision against them, a disgrace to the honorable football association... lucky he wasn't exiled..

[dirk grout]

Guarantee they'll have at least one penalty and one sending off given before the end of the season.

 

Nothing like manipulating the stats to make everything look hunky dorey!

 

I think its also true, although I'm not 100% on this, that paul scholes has been sent off more times in europe than he has domestically. When you consider how many more games he must've played domestically its a pretty incredible statistic.

[navbasi]

It'll be interesting to see when Dowd next ref's a manc game. The average is about 12 months once you've upset the cunts. He might be spared now that he's got an apology in early but still can't see him reffing a game for them until they decide, probably if they are in desperate need for a result next season and he'll be wheeled out.

[Newport]

Why was Dowd apologising when it was the linesman who made the mistake? Makes you wonder what kind of relationship the refs have with the club.

[Flying Pig]

I need to leave the internet.

 

Everytime I look at it, something pops up giving United another advantage over other teams or propoganda selling their story of complete pureness to the masses. My currently simmering blood is now quickly reaching boiling point.

[Rico1304]

Weren't all 3 of RVPs goals offside against Villa?

[boomer39]

Weren't all 3 of RVPs goals offside against Villa?

being silly now, 2 were but 1 was a bit iffy.....

[Reacher]

Weren't all 3 of RVPs goals offside against Villa?

 

Yeah.

[ngogswilly]

I need to leave the internet.

 

Everytime I look at it, something pops up giving United another advantage over other teams or propoganda selling their story of complete pureness to the masses. My currently simmering blood is now quickly reaching boiling point.

 

I'm pretty much the same way.

Between the Manc's more or less openly running the referees association and Suarez getting the shit kicked out of him and then our fanbase being portrayed as tantrumish children without any valid points whatsoever.

 

I just don't know anymore. I'm just more or less in a state of perpetual rage.

 

I just desperately wish something would change for the better.

[clangers]

Just astonishing, we may as well go the whole hog and introduce a rule stating that opposing teams should apologies to the mancs for scoring a goal of any nature against them even legitimate goals.

 

Anything that 'does down' Manchester United™ and the 'Theater of Dreams'™ must be outlawed.

[Redder Lurtz]

The thing that winds me up more than anything is the stonewall refusal by anyone in the media to investigate this kind of shit. We all know it goes on, we all know referees and reporters are shit scared of that particular knight of the realm and show bias towards him and his team of cunts. But the fact that nobody from Panorama to the Eccles Gazette has got the kahoonas to step up and investigate all the sly pro united stuff that goes on is fucking sickening.

[RobC]

Some of the blame must surely go to Rooney; he was advising Phil Dowd with every one of his decisions.

[MOGLET]

Dowd is looking towards his christmas dinner invite, and wants to be sure he isnt left out in the cold.

[LFC64]

Not something you hear every day is it? A manager claiming the ref apologised to his captain during the game for an 'incorrect' decision.

This is the level at which United have undue influence over the officials in my opinion. It's not a question of bribery or direct corruption like with Inter Milan in the 60's for instance, but one fear deference and self preservation on the part of the officials.

[Baltar]

Is there a link to this story? Find it astonishing if true. Although it shouldn't surprise me that sack of shit would grovel to United, especially after his crooked performance in our game against the mancs.

[Lee909]

They won't stop Dowd referring there games long.He will get our game against them in the first 6 games of next season.

[Ranxerox]

The thing that winds me up more than anything is the stonewall refusal by anyone in the media to investigate this kind of shit. We all know it goes on, we all know referees and reporters are shit scared of that particular knight of the realm and show bias towards him and his team of cunts. But the fact that nobody from Panorama to the Eccles Gazette has got the kahoonas to step up and investigate all the sly pro united stuff that goes on is fucking sickening.

 

is true, I've said it before but something like this just wouldn't happen in North American Sports, the journos over here are like barracudas and very iconoclastic, the sports pages are littered with Fergescum types who have had their little empires torn down over much less than this.

 

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