Re: Liverpool Thread
You deserved the win, there's no doubt about it. We didn't show up, and never had the mentality to win. You were by far the better team today.
But don't you find it ironic, that you were complaining about Ronaldo getting kicked around, yet you had 4 players on Torres hounding on him like dogs? And what does Torres get for pointing that out to the ref? A yellow card. And what did Mascherano do? All he asked was why Torres got the ridiculous card. We have never had problems with referees when we have been under Rafa, and the first time our player asks the ref a question, it's a red card. And Scholes never got anything for his lunge on Scholes. Anderson never got anything.
You outclassed us, but we only wanted a fair chance to fight back. We never got that. Even the most biased fan will tell you the refereeing was shit.
Your sensible words are wasted, they dont give a stuff they support United and they dont care how they win by fair means or foul.
This sums things up for me:
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It's been over a week since Sir Alex Ferguson launched his incredible rant(s) after Manchester United's FA Cup defeat to Portsmouth, claiming that the referee was on Pompey's "side" and refs chief Keith Hackett wasn't up to the job. So far there's been no comment from either the FA or Hackett, merely a polite request from the governing body for Sir to explain his comments. Just the salient issues or a full guide?
One aspect of Sir's rant which has largely gone unreported - in part because it was made on MUTV rather than during his televised post-match interview on Sky Sports - was his claim that Hackett "always" puts his favourites in charge of the Mancs away matches.
"Keith Hackett's got a lot to answer for in this country. I don't think he's doing his job properly. He's got his favourites, as everyone knows. You look at the refs we get away from home - Steve Bennett, Mark Clattenburg, Phil Dowd, all these people - we never get them at home, always away, and I think that tells you everything about him [Hackett]. Clattenburg - oh, Jesus, God."
Appealing to the almighty has clearly has the desired effect. On Monday, Hackett, apparently oblivious to Clattenburg's inept handling of Everton v Liverpool in October, put him in charge of Chelsea v Arsenal. Oh, Jesus, God. 'Inept' was putting it kindly. Steve Bennett, meanwhile, who the Mancs "never" get at home, has been handed the task of officiating Manchester United v Liverpool at Old Trafford.
So, just to recap, a mute Hackett still hasn't responded in public to Fergie's rant, but has all of a sudden done what Ferguson asked him to do. To paraphrase, Mediawatch thinks that tells you everything about him.
(And as a final aside, Howard Webb, who didn't appear on the list of "Hackett's favourites" compiled by Ferguson, may be regarded as the Premier League's best ref but he won't be on duty this Grand Slam Easter Sunday. Instead he'll be taking charge of Aston Villa v Sunderland. (Go figure).
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