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Nah he will never speak to them again.Fergie is still pissed they made his son out to look like a c*nt, who used his dad as a way to get extra "monies" for himself in the transfer market. His son was never found guilty....but neither was Big Sam or bent 'Arry

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Nah he will never speak to them again.Fergie is still pissed they made his son out to look like a c*nt, who used his dad as a way to get extra "monies" for himself in the transfer market. His son was never found guilty....but neither was Big Sam or bent 'Arry
I know why.I just think there comes a time when you start to be TOO petty, how Fergie still gets away with it, I have no f*ck*ng clue. Man Utd fans are some spinless cunts, your manager & club taking the piss out of you. I like Redknapp but same with him too.Bi Sam aint getting no job soon so who cares...
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I don't want Tevez at OT. He doesn't offer us anything that next man can't IMO.
Thats a bit deep still, he's done well, got us some important goals this season.Plus he works very hard, gives defences hell tryna come out with the ball, not many strikers defend from the front like that.Giggs is passed his best but we still need to have respect for what he has done, Fergie shouldnt be playing him as much but he's tryna make him break Charltons record, Nani aint fit either so...& f*ck Afonso Alves, tryna ruin Manchester Uniteds season.Aslong as we dont get beat at Chelsea we'll be kool.
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and they say Wenger a sore loser...Fergie left Southgate to HANG...
lol are you blindsouthgate shook hes hand and gergie patted him on the back like 10 seconds after he shook quieroz's hand
Did Fergie leave him to hang before he went to Carlos?
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Respect The Ref? Explain This One RileyMiddlesbrough committed 22 fouls today yet received 3 yellow cards. How does that add up? Good to see that Ferguson’s rant about the incompetency of Keith Hacket’s band of referees has been taken on board. Or not.Less than a minute played, Aliadiere fouls Evra. With two minutes played United won their second free kick after a Pogatetz foul on Ronaldo. Five minutes played, Ferdinand is fouled by Alves. Seven minutes later Arca is guilty of a crunching foul on Carrick 30 yards out, referee has a word. Fifteen minutes played and Wheater fouls Rooney on the wing. Sixteen minutes played, Boateng fouls Scholes. Twenty minutes gone, and United make their first foul of the game in the opposition’s half, in contrast to the six from Boro. A minute later, Boro fouling again, this time Arca on Scholes. Twenty four minutes played, Gary O’Neil is guilty of a horrible tackle on Evra just outside the box, but Riley waves play on. Evra limps off the pitch which is greeted with jeers and boos. A few minutes later, Rooney is through on goal only for the linesman to lift his flag, despite Wheater playing him a yard onside. Good to know the linesmen are fully aware of the rules which state they should give the benefit to the attacking player.Half an hour played, Gary O’Neil fouls again. Forty two minutes played, Evra is fouled again, this time it’s Alves. Just before half time Taylor clearly blocks Ronaldo’s shot with his arm which is up in the air in the box. Mike Riley, with a great view, waves play on. This is the same Riley who everyone says gives United penalties for nowt?Just after half time, Luke Young slides in with his studs on Evra. Horay, first yellow card of the game following eleven Middlesbrough fouls. Fifty four minutes played, O’Neil fouls again, this time it’s Scholes. Fifty six minutes played, Aliadiere guilty of another foul, on Wes Brown. The second yellow card of the game goes to Boateng ten minutes later, for another poor challenge on Evra. Three minutes later, Luke Young fouls Ronaldo. Two minutes later (72 minutes), Boateng fouls again, and again it is Paul Scholes on the receiving end of a late challenge. Seventy seven minutes, Aliadiere again fouls Wes Brown.Third yellow card comes in the eight fifth minute, as Ronaldo is prepared to charge in to the box. Surely a goalscoring opportunity as O’Neil purposefully takes a swipe for the Portuguese winger. Had he rightly received a yellow for the poor challenge on Evra in the first half, this would have been his marching orders. Three minutes after the booking, O’Neil fouls Hargreaves. Eighty eight minutes, Boateng shoulder charges Ronaldo, with no attempt to go for the ball. Already on a yellow card, Fergie is rightly incensed that Riley just has a word with the player. He hasn’t finished there though, injury time begins and Boateng fouls Park.Now, I’m sure every team could cite examples where this happens. The point of this article isn’t to wallow at how hard done by United are, rather to question the state of refereeing in this country. Where players are let off foul after foul, facing no consequence. Had Evra’s leg snapped when Gary O’Neil twisted our defender’s leg between his, what is the action that would have been taken? Does the fact that Evra is lucky enough still to be running around suddenly make it acceptable that O’Neil took the man and not the ball?Ferguson has rightly criticised Keith Hackett this season, publicly on two occasions, for not getting his referees in order. After Taylor’s lazy challenge ended Eduardo’s season, including a trip to Euro 2008, the media frenzy around action and consequence was rife, however that has all seemed to die down now. The fuss is about respecting referees, which is something I agree with. Seeing half a team charge down a referee is not something anyone wants to see. But when a player has been kicked from pillar to post, being offered little protection from the referee in the form of yellow cards, are they obliged to show the referee respect that they themselves aren’t being shown?Against Portsmouth in the Cup a few weeks ago, Ronaldo was shoulder charged off the ball as he accelerated down the right wing. It was no surprise that Distin felt he was able to do the same thing in the box a few minutes later, and it was no real surprise that the referee didn’t award a penalty for it. It appears as though playing the man with no attempt for the ball is perfectly acceptable against certain players. I am not asking for football to become a non-contact sport, not by any means, but how can it be deemed a fair challenge for a player to charge in to another without even taking a glance at the ball?Regardless, United have the best squad they’ve ever had, and we should win the league on merit. At 1-0 against Boro, had the referee kept his flag down when Rooney was onside and one on one with the keeper, maybe today’s result would have been different. Had Riley correctly awarded us a penalty for handball at 1-1, again, maybe today’s result would have been different. But United have to plough through regardless. It wasn’t the referee who decided to play John O’Shea in the centre of defence after all.City weren’t scoring any own goals for us, and Boro certainly weren’t hitting the woodwork three times, which are blessings Chelsea have received over the past fortnight, but United aren’t getting the rub of the green at the moment. That happens, and it doesn’t need to be addressed in detail.What does need to be addressed is the incompetency of referees, their status as seemingly infallible when questioned, and the treatment of certain players within the Premier League. As the snow poured down on Ronaldo today, as he got kicked and shoved whenever he touched the ball, he has got to question at times why he’s still playing in the league. Why play in a country where referees continue to allow him to be fouled, where players intentionally go to hurt him, and where he is booed whenever he hits the deck. The abuse that was hurled at Ronaldo last season, for example, as he lay on the ground, after Michael Ball planted his studs in his chest, was disgusting. This is not just for Ronaldo though, but any skilful player with quick feet, where the opposition resort to fouling as their only way to stop them. Do we want a league full of heavy footed English players, hoofing the ball up the pitch, whilst the likes of Ronaldo and Torres enjoy the praise and lack of bruises in Spain?There was a time when great players were cheered. People would pay money to watch their team when George Best was in town and enjoy what he had to offer. There was no jeering him or booing him simply because he was better than their players. There was no talk of him disrespecting the opposition because his fancy feet left their defenders in knots.Sadly, too many supporters love to see their team kick players like Ronaldo in to the stands, and even more sad, is that too many referees are allowing it to continue on happening. Ferguson has had the bottle to complain about Hacket for not doing his job properly and he received a charge from the FA for doing so. So what exactly does have to happen for the referees in this country to do their job properly?
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Ferguson will never speak to bbc ever againSir Alex Ferguson has launched an astonishing attack on the BBC, saying that the national broadcaster is "arrogant beyond belief", has an "inability to apologise", and does not care about being sued "because they are so huge and have insurance." The Manchester United manager has also reiterated his stance that he will never speak to the corporation again.Ferguson is not the only football manager who now refuses to talk to the BBC. Newcastle's Sam Allardyce and Portsmouth's Harry Redknapp have both declined to be interviewed by the broadcaster since last year's Panorama investigation into alleged malpractice in football transfers. The pair both featured in that programme but have never been accused of any rule infringement or faced charges for any wrongdoing.Yet Ferguson's renewed assault – not to mentioned his and the others' conspicuous and ongoing absence from the flagship Match of the Day – has again highlighted the rift between the BBC and some of football's major figures. The BBC did not respond to an invitation to reply yesterday.Ferguson's broadside came late on Tuesday evening at the Citizens' Theatre in Glasgow, where he was the guest of honour at an 'An Audience With...' evening attended by family, friends and fans. For 45 minutes he captivated the audience with a wide range of tales from a life in football, and then spent as much time again answering questions from the floor.He made it clear that he is still furious about a BBC documentary from 2004, called Father and Son, which portrayed his agent son, Jason, as somebody who exploited his father's influence and position to his own ends in the transfer market. Ferguson jnr was never found guilty of any wrongdoing, and Sir Alex said he would never speak to the BBC again, a promise he has kept."I think the BBC is the kind of company that never apologise and they never will apologise," he said."They are arrogant beyond belief. I read Alastair Campbell's diaries recently and he's written a fantastic piece explaining the arrogance and their inability to apologise."They did a story about my son that was whole lot of nonsense. It all made-up stuff and 'brown paper bags' and all that kind of carry-on. It was a horrible attack on my son's honour and he should never have been accused of that."But it is such a huge organisation that they will never apologise. They don't even care if you sue them or whatever, because they are so huge and have insurance. They carry on regardless and it's breathtaking."Two of Ferguson's answers to other questions in the Q&A session contained replies that might be interpreted as ironic in light of his view of the BBC, and given Jason's job.First, talking about the late, great Jock Stein, Ferguson spoke in praise of the former Celtic manager, who, Ferguson pointed out, was responsible for introducing the regular post-match press conference in Scotland.Ferguson said Stein did this to counteract what he saw as a Rangers-dominated media agenda. After introducing press conferences, Ferguson said, Stein had the press "dancing to his tune." Ferguson not only refuses to talk to the BBC, but never attends post-match conferences after Premier League games, despite having a theoretical obligation to do so.Ferguson also suggested that he feels agents are unnecessary, and implied they demand wages for players that the players do not deserve. "I say to young players 'You don't need an agent'."I say 'Speak to Gary Neville, Paul Scholes or Ryan Giggs about what you get paid at Manchester United [when you deserve to].' Sometimes they [young players] take my advice and sometimes they don't."
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07/04/2008 16:57, Report by Ben HibbsRio suffered no breakUnited received some good news on the injury to Rio Ferdinand on Monday afternoon as it was confirmed the defender has not suffered a break to the foot he injured against Middlesbrough.The 29-year-old defender was forced off after 70 minutes of Sunday's 2-2 draw at the Riverside. However, any concerns that he had broken a metatarsal in his left foot have been allayed.A club spokesperson told ManUtd.com: "Rio went for a scan on Monday and we can confirm that he has not suffered any break."United's medical team have not confirmed how long the defender will be out of action.Sir Alex Ferguson will provide a further update at his pre-match press conference on Tuesday afternoon ahead of Wednesday's Champions League quarter final second leg clash with Roma.
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07/04/2008 15:09, Report by J Tuck, A BostockRoma leave Totti at homeRoma captain Francesco Totti will miss Wednesday's Champions League return at Old Trafford after being omitted from the travelling squad.The 31-year-old striker sat out Saturday's 3-2 home win over Genoa in Serie A. Roma coach Luciano Spalletti admitted then: "I would be happy to have him back next weekend."Totti was conspicuous by his absence last Tuesday when United took a big stride towards the semi-finals, winning 2-0 with goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney.Another first-leg absentee, Greater Manchester-born midfielder Simone Perotta, is recalled to the Roma ranks after completing a one-match suspension.Spalletti named the following squad for the second leg, as listed on AS Roma's website:Goalkeepers: Gianluca Curci, Doni, Carlo ZottiDefenders: Christian Panucci, Marco Cassetti, Cicinho, Juan, Philippe MexesMidfielders: Gabriel Antunes, Alberto Aquilani, Matteo Brighi, Daniele De Rossi, Simone Perrotta, David Pizarro, Rodrigo Taddei, Max TonettoForwards: Mauro Esposito, Ludovic Giuly, Alessandro Mancini, Mirko Vucinic.
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