Time Keeper At Old Trafford

[The Coon Dog]

Is Sir. Alex Ferguson the time keeper at Old Trafford?

The 4th official holds up the board showing 4 minutes to be played with scores locked at 3 all in a pulsating Manchester derby.

5 & a half minutes into that 4 minutes & Manchester Bloody United score a winner!

I think the board should say '4 minutes, or until Manchester United score'!

Seems to happen frequently at Old Trafford.

Mark Hughes was seething with rage on the touch line. Be interested to hear his views.

[LostDoggy]

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It's usually penalties at OT.

Time to mix it up?

[LostDoggy]

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Mark Hughes was seething with rage on the touch line. Be interested to hear his views.

He can't talk. He's benefited plenty from it -- I remember a game that they drew 3-3 with Sheffield Wednesday where they came from 3-1 down and scored their last two goals in injury time .. their equaliser in the NINTH minute of injury time. Hughsey was happily revelling in it that day, so he can suck it. What goes around, comes around. (Mark Hughes used to play centre-forward for Manchester United, for the non-soccer initiated around here.)

[Remi Moses]

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Let's get the actual story right . The third official gives a time recomended for injury time ,the ref actually adds time for substitutions,goal celebrations[Bellamy took 1 min]. It's the old adage of playing to the final whistle. BTW wasn't it wonderful to see Michael Owen score. Don't you hate noisy neighbours and moaning neighbours 30 miles down the road!

[Remi Moses]

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He can't talk. He's benefited plenty from it -- I remember a game that they drew 3-3 with Sheffield Wednesday where they came from 3-1 down and scored their last two goals in injury time .. their equaliser in the NINTH minute of injury time. Hughsey was happily revelling in it that day, so he can suck it. What goes around, comes around. (Mark Hughes used to play centre-forward for Manchester United, for the non-soccer initiated around here.)

Spot on you'd think will that Oil money City would buy some decent defenders with that 200 million

[The Coon Dog]

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Fergie's not a happy camper this week:

"Even Sir Alex Ferguson admitted Villa had edged the first half, but he was irritated at the amount of time added on by referee Martin Atkinson, who decided three minutes was enough for six substitutions and two lengthy injury stoppages.

"The timing should be taken out of the referee's hands," Ferguson said. "Those two stoppages took two minutes and 20 seconds, and then there were the substitutions on top of that. That is disappointing.

"It is silly really. We are nearly in 2010. A change should be made."

Funny how he never refers to that when they score a winner in the 29th minute of injury time!

[MrMahatma]

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Fergie's not a happy camper this week:

"Even Sir Alex Ferguson admitted Villa had edged the first half, but he was irritated at the amount of time added on by referee Martin Atkinson, who decided three minutes was enough for six substitutions and two lengthy injury stoppages.

"The timing should be taken out of the referee's hands," Ferguson said. "Those two stoppages took two minutes and 20 seconds, and then there were the substitutions on top of that. That is disappointing.

"It is silly really. We are nearly in 2010. A change should be made."

Funny how he never refers to that when they score a winner in the 29th minute of injury time!

They had 90+ other minutes to score and couldn't. The bloke just flat out can't hack being beaten. Almost as bad as Mr Wenger.

[Remi Moses]

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Yes fergie should just aknowledge we got beat and thats that. Just out of interest starting to notice the big clubs getting beat more often these days. Besides the mob at Anfailed who everyone beats

[Remi Moses]

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Fergie's not a happy camper this week:

"Even Sir Alex Ferguson admitted Villa had edged the first half, but he was irritated at the amount of time added on by referee Martin Atkinson, who decided three minutes was enough for six substitutions and two lengthy injury stoppages.

"The timing should be taken out of the referee's hands," Ferguson said. "Those two stoppages took two minutes and 20 seconds, and then there were the substitutions on top of that. That is disappointing.

"It is silly really. We are nearly in 2010. A change should be made."

Funny how he never refers to that when they score a winner in the 29th minute of injury time!

he does have a point they don't add enough time for subs and injuries [mostly feigned during end of games] but he sounds like a moaner when United get beaten

[Remi Moses]

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They had 90+ other minutes to score and couldn't. The bloke just flat out can't hack being beaten. Almost as bad as Mr Wenger.

he's nowhere near as bad as Wenger who complains not only about the officiating but the lack of referee attention against anyside who tackles one of his players.

[The Coon Dog]

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he's nowhere near as bad as Wenger who complains not only about the officiating but the lack of referee attention against anyside who tackles one of his players.

Remember that period a few years back when Arsenal would rack up about a dozen red cards per season & Wenger never saw a thing!

All the Managers now look to use the presser to tee off on the officials, Mark Hughes is really starting to get under my skin with it!

[Remi Moses]

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Remember that period a few years back when Arsenal would rack up about a dozen red cards per season & Wenger never saw a thing!

All the Managers now look to use the presser to tee off on the officials, Mark Hughes is really starting to get under my skin with it!

Just how petty Wenger is that I remember Jose Mourhino saying he sent all the other P/L managers a Xmas card and the only one he didn't receive one back from was Wenger.

[The Coon Dog]

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Sir Alex Ferguson upset by timekeeping in FA Cup tie

Well, there's a surprise!

Manchester united 0
Leeds United 1

Only lost to a League 1 side & Fergie once more has a crack about the amount of time played. Get over it! It gets boring!

[Missing-Dog]

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I saw the results when I woke up this morning, and all I can say is HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, MAN U were beaten by a team who are placed 43 teams below them.
Go LUFC!

[The Coon Dog]

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