Slur at it again

[Dan Vito Corleone]

BBC Sport - Football - Take added time out of ref's hands - Sir Alex Ferguson

 

Sir Alex Ferguson said referees should not be responsible for calculating the amount of time to add on after watching Aston Villa beat Manchester United.

 

Ferguson argued his case vociferously with fourth official Michael Jones at Old Trafford after three minutes of extra time had been signalled.

 

He said afterwards: "It has to be taken out of the referee's hands.

 

"There were two stoppages of two minutes three seconds, but we only played three minutes added time."

 

Aston Villa's victory, sealed by Gabriel Agbonlahor's first-half strike, was their first in the league - home or away - over Manchester United since 1983.

 

And it put them up to third in the Premier League table, while United fell three points behind leaders Chelsea, who had earlier been held to a draw by Everton.

 

Ferguson went on: "Second half I think we deserved something. There wasn't much in it first half, they probably just shaded it and deserved the goal.

 

"Second half we pummelled them, had a lot of good chances and didn't get any.

 

"We are camped in their box and if we take one of those chances then the game would have probably changed. It's just one of those days it wasn't going in."

 

However, he also paid tribute to the spirit shown by Martin O'Neill's team, who defended with great skill in the second half.

 

"Every man jack of them has put in the extra 10 yards to get to the ball. We closed them down but it was a very strong effort from them."

 

Ferguson remained calm about his team's chances of retaining their Premier League title.

 

"It's not an easy league. I say that time and time again. If we get to January within touching distance of the leaders then we're in with a great chance."

 

A delighted O'Neill said his team had played "cleverly".

 

"There is a good confidence about the team and great ability," he said.

 

"There's a fine set of players coming through. If on the day we're capable of scoring goals then I think we have a chance. Just recently we've tightened up a wee bit and that's made a marked improvement.

 

"Manchester United penned us in and that caused us a few problems, but when we broke we still had a little chance to do something.

 

"We had a bit of luck when [Wayne] Rooney hit the bar and perhaps after what's happened in the past on trips here we deserved that little bit of luck.

 

"It's a great win for us, gives us a boost of confidence but we have a difficult programme between now and the new year."

 

 

Drunken, bitter pisshead.

[RobbieOR]

Not his players fault. Just the refs. He's a senile old cunt and if he were a dog he would be put down by now.

[manwiththestick]

Did fucking dums.

[Guest davelfc]

There were a lot of really pissed off mancs at their game today, even some of the early leavers were caught out an in their seats when the final whistle went.

[05 Milan]

It's all gone a bit Houllier. Bizarre obsessive behavior like counting minutes of stoppage time, blaming everyone but himself, lashing out at the press.

[gaz181]

As soon as they lost I said to my Dad he'll have a moan at the officials. He can never just say they just lost to the better team on the day.

 

Have to say I agree with him about someone other than the ref deciding how much injury time there will be.

[The Chief]

Watch the shithouse premier league change the rules in the next couple of years, fucking shitbags.

[odris]

Fucking net spend.

[Manny]

Brilliant. As usual, ginsoak looking out for the best interests of the game.

[Chinandeler Bong]

The audacity of the man is beyond.

Absolute lunatic of a man.

[stevienando]

CUNT

 

Sir fucking shithouse alex bastard fucking ferguson. Go fuck yourself. But you cunt because your dick is too small.

[Croque Monsieur]

Demented, blotchy-faced wank stain.

[Ponz]

[FrenchEyeGlass]

Saddam was less of a cunt than Ferguson. Just.

[tokyojoe]

Someone must have laced his drinks. The old twat's even more pissed than usual.

 

[Manny]

Oh, and he wasn't complaining about it being the referee's decision when they beat City. Or in this corresponding fixture last season.

[Liverpool lad]

Beyond the pale

[RedinSweden]

Poor little lamb. I heard baz1969 dumped him too. What an awful week.

[PaulMcC]

It's all gone a bit Houllier. Bizarre obsessive behavior like counting minutes of stoppage time, blaming everyone but himself, lashing out at the press.

 

Haha.

 

Class.

[FortressAnfield]

Saddam was less of a cunt than Ferguson. Just.

 

I agree entirely.

 

Regime change, please. I'll supply the rope when they catch him.

[BexBissel]

Stupid arl pissy kecked whinging tramp. Fuck off and take it like a man.

[Xherdan]

He is such a predictable old cunt. I said to the missus that he would have a press release before 9 giving out about the officials, and true to form he does so.

[Brownie]

What a total cunt.

 

I don't remember him saying that the referee's shouldn't be in charge of the time-keeping after the Man City game.

[The Dude Abides]

Careful what you wish for Mr. Ferguson.

[Dirty Parry]

yeah and if time was taken out of the refs hands and the time official didnt give you more time whos to blame then ginsoak.