Man United Boss Sir Alex Ferguson: King of Double Standards
by Big Stuarty on November 13th, 2009 444 words | 23 commentsOnce again, Sir Alex Ferguson has shown his complete disregard for the Football Association and shoved two fingers up at their authority with his derogatory comments towards Sunday’s referee, Martin Atkinson.
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For 20 years, Manchester United have been nurturing their self-perceived entitlement to win every game to the point that when they don’t, it’s always somebody else’s fault. Any self-respecting football fan can see that this posturing is only done to deflect attention away from the fact that the Reds were out-played and outclassed by Chelsea at the weekend.
First, SAF complains it wasn’t a free kick when it very clearly was! Darren Fletcher followed through with his tackle and took Ashley Cole out. So he complains that the referee was in the wrong position. He should be asking why Wes Brown went down like a big girl’s blouse.
Then there’s Wayne Rooney mouthing ‘Twelve Men’ to the camera as he troops defiantly off the pitch at the end, clearly brainwashed by Fergie’s siege mentality! If the referee had any blue bias, why did he book Didier Drogba when the Drog was booted in the chest by Jonny Evans? Now I hate Drogba and his play-acting poncyness but Evans should have been shown the red card for that vicious challenge.
It would also be considered rude not to point out to Wayne Rooney that when Manchester United are involved, there normally is a twelfth man. He’s usually wearing red tinted spectacles although not deliberately, of course but subconsciously, because Sir Alex Ferguson continual mind games have been imbedded in the heads of referees.
Recently he complained about Liverpool fans influencing the referee; like that’s never happened at Old Trafford before! Then he questioned Mike Reilly’s fitness; and now he’s attacking the referee’s positional sense on the pitch!!
When he needs a few minutes injury time, he doesn’t even need to pull out his metaphorical stop-watch; the referee is already aware that Fergie is preparing his post-match excuses and aiming both barrels at him. Where did the extra seven minutes come from against Man City?
There has been some interesting research recently carried out that proves that the average length of injury time in the Premiership is a little over three minutes. However, Man United’s average length of injury time is 4.22 minutes. Why? Because that’s Fergie time!
He’s manipulative and Machiavellian. And he’s created this paranoia that everybody is against Man United. He’s nothing but a tyrannical bully, trying to dominate and intimidate referees and allowing his reputation for the hairdryer treatment to unfairly influence the outcome of games.
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TrueBlues - November 13th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Great article about the truth.
anonymous - November 13th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
as a United fan i have to agree with the shifting the blme when we do not win, as for the outplayed part at chelsea, i beg to differ.
redarmy4life
anonymous - November 13th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
here here
Aquaman - November 13th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
In an attempt to be neutral (which no LFC fan truly can), I’d say that this article hits the the nail on the head and then again and again until there is no nail and it’s actually hitting the wood. Um.. Perhaps I’d better explain that analogy.
There’s a lot of truth in this article but, just like the “Myth of Rafa” articles we had a few days ago, it gets to a point where it stops trying to be rational and ends up ranting.
Great article though (to hell with being neutral!). More please, Big Stuarty!
anonymous - November 13th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Teflon mate they cannot make it stick LMFAO
Reminder of FA’s dealings with United
- Manchester City’s Christian Negouai was fined £2k and received no ban for missing a drugs test around the same time the FA fined Rio Ferdinand £50k and an eight month ban.
- Manchester City’s Robbie Fowler scored a late goal against United and celebrated in front of our travelling fans, holding up his five digits to represent Liverpool’s success in Europe and received no punishment. A week later, Gary Neville celebrated in front of Liverpool’s travelling fans following a late goal and was fined £5k.
- Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard and Neil Mellor were sent off in the pre-season friendly Amsterdam tournament and received no punishment. Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes were sent off in the same tournament a couple of years later and were banned for three league matches.
- Craig Bellamy hits a restrained fan in front of the world’s cameras and receives a warning. Patrice Evra allegedly punched a Chelsea groundsman, although there was compelling evidence to the contrary (the CCTV footage which recorded the incident showed no punch) and receives a four match ban.
No other club’s fans can compare like to like examples where their club has repeatedly been dealt with more harshly than any other club.
And the FA set the precedent with Manchester United… again.
Retryboy - November 13th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Don’t see why managers aren’t allowed to complain about refs anyway course they are all biased but we are supposed to have freedom of speech. Even if it is crap being spouted.
anonymous - November 13th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
This is just turning into an over the top rant at a proud old man who doesn’t like his team to lose that’s all.He has done more for the english league than any one else.I f you think he’s going to lie down and fade away you are sadly mistaken.We are now a nation of sheep and if you don’t want freedom of speech or the right to complain then just conform and be walked on.
anonymous - November 13th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
who ever you are Big Stuarty – you are a joke and to think you know football thats even worse!!! every manger thats loses does the same shift the blame cos idiots like you wrte about it rather than football!!!!!
out played go look at the stats. did you even watch the game ? i doubt it.
anonymous - November 13th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
the man who wrote this article needs to be checked by a shrink does not know what he is talking about. what is certain is that man u would not only be playing against their opponents but also against the officials. it would be an interesting cup this time
anonymous - November 13th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Rooney was almost right.Not twelve men but 14!!!!!
anonymous - November 13th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
The only thing wrong with this article is that only tells half the story. Your ending point regarding the amount of injury time during United games fails to mention what the average amount of injury time for the other big four teams.
If you had done your proper research, you would find that Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool receive on average more injury time at Stamford Bridge, The Emirates, and Anfield respectively than Manchester United at Old Trafford.
From the Guardian “the Guardian has looked since the start of the 2006-07 season the average stoppage time added at Old Trafford in the period in question is below that given at Anfield, the Emirates Stadium and Stamford Bridge. United’s is 205 seconds, compared to Liverpool’s 210sec, Arsenal’s 224sec and Chelsea’s 229sec.”
Get your facts straight buddy, so who is Machiavelian and Manipulative now?
anonymous - November 13th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
The person who wrote this article does not know his football very well. First of all everybody except you thinks it was not a freekick, then drogba fouled brown and worse still was interfering with play from an offside position. United were denied a clear pen when John Tears felled Valencia. Rooney was called for offside when replays show he was onside. Outclassed? Clearly u either didn’t watch the game or u are just trying to wind up united fans. Whoever gave u a job to write should ask for his money back. What a waste of space and time. No clue about what you are writing.
anonymous - November 13th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
any of u united fans claiming that it is poor united that is victimised care to venture a theory as to why evans wasn`t cited for his cowardly assault on drogba?
by the way, drogba being a play actor and all round tool isn`t a viable excuse… video replays are there, just like they were in adebayors case, to show there was a powerful unprovoked kick in the chest
anonymous - November 13th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
Dear Guardian Reader,
Try to keep up to date. Quoting 2006/07 stats is a piece of nonsense and shows how out of touch you really are. Check out this season figures when SAF is putting referees under real pressure and you’ll see how much they really buckle.
Man Utd have way more injury-time than any of the so-called Big 4!
anonymous - November 14th, 2009 at 12:25 am
The only way to gain perspective is to stop watching United matches. Other teams don’t automatically begin acting like petulant five year olds when their team goes behind. Once Chelsea got that first goal, every player in United was on some sort of holy jihad against the inevitable result. It was a juvenile display of unsportsmanlike conduct that was a disgrace to behold. How can the ref allow players to repeatedly rant and rave like mad men over every decision? Wasn’t there a time when dissent was a bookable offense?
anonymous - November 14th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
dont know what game this guy was watching or does he have bad eye sight or is he a premier league referee
anonymous - November 14th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
1-0. Live with it mancs.
anonymous - November 20th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
ok my name is Emeka Osasah from Nigeria (which is in Africa just in case if you dont know you ignorant dozy player) I am a Manchester United supporter and I have been one since I was 9 years old ( making it 20 years now). I didnt need to finish reading your stupid blog about Alex ferguson. Ok let me stop here and sound un biased … Manchester United out played Chelsea it was so bad that I actually thought I was at the wrong stadium watching another team play chelsea. No doubt Man U is a good club… did I say good wonderful club with sweet free flowing attacking football. But as an unbiased Manchester United fan I will say that Man U dont go all out to attack in the big matches. That goal by John Terry should have been disallowed for fucksakes Drogba pushed Wesley Brown in the fucking box you fucking cum gozzling cunt.. But let me be a neutral Manchester United fan … this is football and these things are likely to happen
anonymous - November 21st, 2009 at 6:52 pm
Emeka well said…well except for the strong language. The dude who wrote this is likely a frustrate fan of another team who just hates man utd. News for you big Stuarty or whatever, get yourself another job cause you are obviously clueless about this one.
anonymous - November 25th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
This person who wrote this article must be a retard so much so he is allowed to publish an article which is pretty obvious one sided.Article should be publised or made from a neautral point of view.If not everybody can be pundit and start publishing their own atricle which they think is correct…the everybody can go on and assume they know they best .Get some life dude….
anonymous - November 25th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
What a load of shit. And i’m Chelsea fan btw. While i’m happy with 3 points, i was first to acknowledge United’s dominance and our luck with decisions that went our way (well, the ones we needed most). As for Ferguson being tyrant and all… He’s been there over 2 decades, imagine what image Mourinho would have had after that period
anonymous - November 27th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
This retart shouldn’t be allowed to write articles, the guy’s nothing more then an idiot, utd completely dominated the game you little twerp and we should of had a penalty…fletch didn’t foul anyone and the chelsea goal had 3 reasons why it shouldn’t had stood, 1. a foul on brown, 2. drog being offside and 3. he interferred with play.
The queen who wrote this is just your usual reatarded gutless abu, a disgrace to all real football fans and writed etc everywhere.
Big Stuarty- your a f’n disgrace and so is everyone who back this bullshit.
anonymous - November 27th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
Fergie has finally lost it, claiming Wes Brown is the best defender in the uk. He is finished, he was the worst player on the pitch against Brazil, this shows that Fergie’s judgement has finally gone. You Man u fans are clinging onto past memories.
Chelsea will win the league this season, Man utd’s domination is over, there are cracks appearing in the defence,midfield, and are not as dominent going forward. Get used to 2 -3 years of Chelsea domination.
I am not a Chelsea fan, I come from up north