Comments on: Ferguson And Wiley Deserve To Be At Center Of Controversy

By: Tyson

Tyson — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:10:58 +0000

Alan Wiley couldn’t keep up with the players so he made some wrong decisions when he was too far away to see the situation properly.

He’s fine as a fourth official but running around on the pitch with his weight problem makes no sense. This is the second incident involving referees in the last few days.

Bruce Allardyce said it best when he said if the referees cant make the correct decisions then somebody needs to speak up.

Premier League refereeing is a joke. I follow a couple of other leagues and they are vastly, vastly superior to the refs in the Prem League in practically all regards.

By: Hargo's Left Knee

Hargo's Left Knee — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:56:44 +0000

Hrm, United massively underperform at home, Fergie picks a mis-firing first XI, Paul Scholes has one of the worst games of his career, Wayne Rooney similar – and all we’re talking about is the ref?

Job done methinks. Jose would have done the same and he’d be called a master.

To be fair, I do think it was weird that the game stopped at 94:01. Given all the justification that they gave last week for a goal meaning 1 extra minute or so, then the exact same ref gives 1 second for the goal.

And seriously, if he was fit and running 10 km a few times a week, how much does Alan Wiley eat!?

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:34:14 +0000

So let me get this straight, if it was say Chelsea or Liverpool that were behind late at home and scored a goal to tie it, their fans should not be happy? That has got to be one of the stupidest comments I have seen. Yeah they should cheer, they got a point when it looked like they would not get anything.

By: eplnfl

eplnfl — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:08:41 +0000

Another weekend of poor calls by the referees throughout the Prem. Why should anyone be surprised at this point.

All the reaction I have heard or seen to the Man U game is pro-Man U for the late score to gain a draw. Why the pass in the press? Maybe SAF has a bigger hold on the English media then we think. For whatever reason Man U avoid attack for a weak performance. I should praise Steve Bruce for getting his squad to put out the effort that they did.

By: ovalball

ovalball — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:03:13 +0000

Is that you in the picture above??

By: Chris from Texas

Chris from Texas — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:50:02 +0000

It seems like everyone is aware of Sir Alex’s hypocrisy toward the officials. To lash out at a referee after ejecting a player for a minor reason is beyond me. Sunderland is the team that has a right to complain, Manchester United need to realize that if you play badly the referee shouldn’t be able to rescue you.

The fact the it was the same referee that helped gift them a win against Man City cracked me up. I thought the officials were calling an even game, but were slightly better to United. If you want to look at a worse job by the officials this weekend you should have been watching the Liverpool v. Chelsea game earlier.

Chelsea deserved the three points, but the absurd calls were amazing to watch. I especially loved the obvious handball that occurred before their second goal. I can understand an official missing some calls, but to miss an obvious handball is behind me.

The worst part of any sport is watching a team lose based on a bad decision by a referee. In Sir Alex’s case, his team drew because they were second best. He needs to stop whining whenever his team plays badly.

By: Nah

Nah — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:44:35 +0000

Is Sir Alex Ferguson to get away with whatever he wants? Because he got the calls he needed to steal a point at home and still went way below the belt in harassing Wiley. If the FA does not backup their own referee, they are even sadder.

By: Nah

Nah — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:39:13 +0000

The call against Richardson was such a waste. The only reason it even looked bad is because United was struggling to find a second goal so they chased after every random loose ball; the call in the first place was questionable and when (I believe) Valencia came to get the ball it was about 12-15 feet ahead of where the foul was committed. Obviously, Richardson didnt want to allow a free kick, but in 90% of games that would never be called and the ref would agree the ball should be back where Richardson kicked it.

Sad thing is Wiley pulled the red card to avoid any kind of wrath from SAF, only even though he pulled a red and United tied the score, it backfired and Ferguson basically said he was a lethargic fatass that couldnt keep up with the game.

How anyone can root for United and Ferguson is beyond me. Yes, maybe they are an inch better than Drogba and his antics against Liverpool every time they play, but still…

By: The Fat Panda

The Fat Panda — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:31:07 +0000

Imagine United having a player nudge the ball like that late in the game at Old Trafford after a call goes against them. Does the ref hand a second yellow/red card to the United player in the same situation? No chance. The fact that Ferguson still moans and groans after another gift at home that brought the better playing Sunderland team down to ten men and allowed them to tie the game is a sad state of affairs.

I love the United fans cheering at the final goal that tied the score and gave them a WHOLE point against Sunderland at home. Imagine, United fans celebrating a point against a team that may or may not ever finish in the Top 10. What has it come to?

Also, sorry Real Madrid. Try to beat Sevilla before doing whatever else you plan to do this year.

By: sucka99

sucka99 — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:31:42 +0000

United’s on all cylinders now – they will run out of steam by Christmas, not get better. mark my words