Benitez charged by FA

[Zoob]

... over improper comments made after the Spurs game.... Fekin joke.

 

But all he did was look at his classes. I'd like to be a fly on the wall when they tell him that what 'said' was improper, particularly since we were denied such a clearly nailed on penalty.

 

Also look forward to Ferguson being charged next time he has a hissy fit. Oh, hang on...

 

 

Edit: doh... 2 topics posted a minute apart... pls merge / delete...

Edited September 1, 2009 by Zoob

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

charged with what?

[richwilks]

I looked at my glasses walking down the street the other day. Got arrested but released without charge.

[CarraLegend]

He cant be punished given Ferguson got away with this :

 

Ferguson said: "The game was decided by the decision not to give us a penalty. They had great confidence to hang on knowing the referee was on their side.

 

"Keith Hackett has a lot to answer for - he is not doing his job properly. He has to be assessed.

 

"I'm assessed as a manager, players are assessed - and that performance should not be accepted.

 

"Hackett is in a nice, comfortable position and does nothing really. I don't think he makes a contribution to the referees' performances in our country.

 

"That should be addressed. He's not doing his job properly.

 

"That guy will go and referee next week, no problem.

 

You see his [Hackett's] favourites always get the games and that's disappointing." Ferguson could not believe that a sixthminute clash between Cristiano Ronaldo and Sylvain Distin did not produce a United penalty.

 

Television replays suggested Ferguson's complaint was justified. "It was ridiculous not to be given a penalty," said the United boss. "I cannot explain it.

 

"And there was no yellow card in the first minute when Lassana Diarra put Ronaldo on the track and made no attempt to play the ball.

 

"Diarra had eight or nine fouls in the match. It's incredible.

 

"I've got to agree with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. Someone is going to get a serious injury in our game. He's had one himself with Eduardo.

 

And Queiroz called the ref "a robber" and "a disgrace"

[richwilks]

They'll maintain this is part of a new initiative.

[Rory Fitzgerald]

When were those comments made by Ferguson.

[CarraLegend]

When were those comments made by Ferguson.

 

When Portsmouth outclassed them at Old Trafford in the Cup

[Des]

When were those comments made by Ferguson.

 

After Pompey knocked them out of the cup in 07/08.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

but Rafa didn't actually say anything, so how can be charged for comments?

[Chili Palmer]

but Rafa didn't actually say anything, so how can be charged for comments?

 

If I was rafa I would just say 'prove it.'

Edited September 1, 2009 by Chili Palmer

[CarraLegend]

but Rafa didn't actually say anything, so how can be charged for comments?

 

He had a few digs, one about the 4th official being "to young" and another about "we were never going to get 2 penalites with this referee" or something.

[Leo No.8]

Rafa should take the above comments by Ferguson as supporting evidence.

[_00_deathscar]

I think Rafa should just quote Ferguson word for word every time he wants to complain about the referees.

[sutty]

I think Rafa should just quote Ferguson word for word every time he wants to complain about the referees.

 

Warnock has already done that

 

And to be fair to Colin that was funny.

[dorgie]

A quick look at the first 3 pages of a google search of "Ferguson escapes punishment" proves conclusively that there is never favouritism shown by officialdom and Rafa was completely wrong to say otherwise last season

 

29 Nov 2000

Ferguson will not be reprimanded for his finger-jabbing exchange with referee Mark Halsey during Tuesday night's Worthington Cup defeat at Sunderland.

 

December 12, 2001

ALEX FERGUSON is likely to escape punishment for his harsh criticism of referee Paul Durkin following Manchester United's defeat against West Ham on Saturday.Ferguson felt Durkin should have awarded United at least one penalty during the 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford.He claimed Durkin does not give United penalties, adding: ''He used to be a good referee, but not now.''

 

16 August 2007

The Football Association is not expected to take action against Sir Alex Ferguson following his comments about referee Steve Bennett."Steve Bennett sent him off at (Manchester) City (in January 2006) and will have loved the opportunity to send him off again," Ferguson told MUTV.

 

29 May 2008

Sir Alex Ferguson and Carlos Queiroz have escaped punishment for their behaviour after their Pompey FA Cup exit. The Manchester United duo launched a tirade of criticism at referee Martin Atkinson following the Blues' 1-0 triumph at Old Trafford in March

 

March 24, 2009

Ferguson also escaped censure, despite openly criticising the performance of the referee, news that will no doubt anger Rafael Benítez, the Liverpool manager, who accused his United counterpart in January of getting preferential treatment from the FA. The United manager had said, “It’s Phil Dowd, so what do you expect?”, when asked for his assessment of the referee’s performance.

 

August 9, 2009

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insisted the referee was to blame for his side’s defeat to Chelsea in the Community Shield

 

[Zoob]

Wow, that's pretty damning. It's so par for the course, you actually forget how many times he gets away with it.

 

And last season in the semi final of the cup against Everton, the Mancs were upset not to be given a pen, but thankfully everything was made right a week later when they were given a dodgy one that started their comeback against Spurs...

[Falconhoof]

Ferguson has got himself a power over referees by being such a b*****d to them. The FA can't charge him every week so he pushes it further knowing that he's been charged by them in recent memory. It loses its power of rebuke and leaves him free to push back at the referees in a new fixture. The referees see him getting away with things and then become nervous about being made to look a fool in the newspapers by a 'Fergie hairdryer treatment'...so the referees are more likely to give the decisions to man U.

 

ferguson knows this and has played for it with the refs for years.

 

The best thing Rafa can do is take the punishment and go even further with the next poor refereeing display against us.

[Tommok]

Show some respect, that's "The Top Manager, Sir Alex Ferguson" to you, sonny - according to Martin Tyler.

Edited September 1, 2009 by TommoK

[Zoob]

The best thing Rafa can do is take the punishment and go even further with the next poor refereeing display against us.

 

I'm inclined to agree with that. He has nothing to lose. And if he keeps getting done for it, and Ferguson keeps getting away with it, the disparity will become even more obvious.

[Stevie H]

stuart atwell is too young. this is a fact.

[urban]

I think Rafa should admit his mistake and then proceed to pull out a dossier on Mr. Ferguson's antics for the last 12 months and ask the FA to have a look at it as well.

[Stevie H]

how come it's taken them so long to charge him out of interest? couldn't be to deflect attention from the embarrassing wenger incident at the weekend could it?

[Behind Enemy Lines]

A quick look at the first 3 pages of a google search of "Ferguson escapes punishment" proves conclusively that there is never favouritism shown by officialdom and Rafa was completely wrong to say otherwise last season

29 Nov 2000

Ferguson will not be reprimanded for his finger-jabbing exchange with referee Mark Halsey during Tuesday night's Worthington Cup defeat at Sunderland.

 

December 12, 2001

ALEX FERGUSON is likely to escape punishment for his harsh criticism of referee Paul Durkin following Manchester United's defeat against West Ham on Saturday.Ferguson felt Durkin should have awarded United at least one penalty during the 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford.He claimed Durkin does not give United penalties, adding: ''He used to be a good referee, but not now.''

 

16 August 2007

The Football Association is not expected to take action against Sir Alex Ferguson following his comments about referee Steve Bennett."Steve Bennett sent him off at (Manchester) City (in January 2006) and will have loved the opportunity to send him off again," Ferguson told MUTV.

 

29 May 2008

Sir Alex Ferguson and Carlos Queiroz have escaped punishment for their behaviour after their Pompey FA Cup exit. The Manchester United duo launched a tirade of criticism at referee Martin Atkinson following the Blues' 1-0 triumph at Old Trafford in March

 

March 24, 2009

Ferguson also escaped censure, despite openly criticising the performance of the referee, news that will no doubt anger Rafael Benítez, the Liverpool manager, who accused his United counterpart in January of getting preferential treatment from the FA. The United manager had said, “It’s Phil Dowd, so what do you expect?”, when asked for his assessment of the referee’s performance.

 

August 9, 2009

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insisted the referee was to blame for his side’s defeat to Chelsea in the Community Shield

 

something wrong there - what happened between December 12, 2001 & 16 August 2007? was he on sabbatical?

[Andy @ Allerton]

I wonder if a manager could be in a position to take the FA to court because of provable corruption?

[cymrococh]

I wonder if a manager could be in a position to take the FA to court because of provable corruption?

Anyone would.