But they make up for it by doing it for most of every game.
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Could you imagine a minutes silence at OT for Hillsborough..Comment
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I'm sure something similar happened when Utd fans failed to observe the silence..
Anyone confirm?
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13Avj2zmEUo"]Sunderland fans singing You'll Never Walk Alone - YouTube[/ame]Comment
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Lucky breaks even themselves out - Sir Alex Ferguson
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists contentious refereeing decisions even themselves out over the course of a season.
Fulham were denied a late penalty in the 1-0 loss at Old Trafford as United moved three points clear of Manchester City at the Premier League summit.
"It evens itself out over a season and that will never change," said Ferguson, whose club have won 19 league titles.
"You get breaks here and there. Every club gets good breaks, bad breaks."
Fulham wanted a spot-kick in the 87th minute on Monday when Michael Carrick appeared to trip Danny Murphy in the box.
“City could have had a penalty kick against them at Stoke as everyone saw. We had a terrible decision at Old Trafford when Newcastle got a penalty kick”
But referee Michael Oliver rejected their appeals, as he did when United felt Stephen Kelly handled Patrice Evra's cross before half-time.
City executive Patrick Vieira said on Wednesday that he believed United and other big clubs "get some advantage" from officials at home, though his club later released a statement to say his views had been taken out of context.
"From the referee's position, I can see why he didn't give a penalty kick when Danny Murphy was brought down because the ball has moved to the angle as Michael Carrick has challenged him," Ferguson argued.
"From that position it wasn't clear. It was a good claim.
"We could have had a penalty but you don't often get these ones when a wide player's crossing the ball.
"He almost caught the ball between his arm and his body. We could have got a penalty but I wouldn't have expected one for that, to be honest."
Ferguson suggested Manchester City were fortunate not to concede a penalty when Gareth Barry challenged Stoke's Glenn Whelan in Saturday's 1-1 draw at the Britannia Stadium
He also mentioned the controversial penalty Newcastle were awarded in their 1-1 draw at Old Trafford in November and an apparent stamp on Scott Parker by Mario Balotelli - who went on the score the winning goal - in Manchester City's 3-2 victory over Tottenham in January.
"City could have had a penalty kick against them at Stoke as everyone saw," Ferguson commented.
"We had a terrible decision this season at Old Trafford when Newcastle got a penalty kick. Tottenham could claim the same when Balotelli wasn't sent off and then ended up scoring the winning goal.
"You could go through millions of things like that but I think maybe we've a point that the smaller clubs feel that way.
"Someone said some years ago United always get penalty kicks at Old Trafford but when you go back through the 25 years I've been here it's only averaged about three a year, or something like that.
"It has some mileage in terms of press and things like that but most managers believe that the breaks even themselves out."
The hyporicsy, irony, bull**** and undeserved moral high-ground can be found here: BBC SportComment
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Alex Ferguson, you know what you are?
Once again Ferguson singles out foreigners as cheats more than the brave English lions.
FA Charge for racism? Doubt it.
Football without Origi is nothingComment
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Decisions even themselves out over the course of a season? How about the number they've amassed over 20 ****ing years?!Comment
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Thats one of the worst Cliches in football. Are decisions conscious then? Do mistakes realise what they have done and then put it right 6 months later. Come off it you senile old cunt.Decisions even themselves out over the course of a season*Except Michael, who died.Comment
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Fergie is a foreigner though. He is Scottish like me.Originally posted by ChesterDave View PostComment
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Are losing 1-0 to Kluge.Comment
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They're losing to clunge.Trey Nyoni: countdown to stardom-2 years1year0.5 yearsComment
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especially poor as they're not even playing them.Originally posted by Vermilion View Post
Trey Nyoni: countdown to stardom-2 years1year0.5 yearsComment
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ahwooga!removing all the weak links makes us stronger
too many gutless players, no beef or desire. pussies everywhere... sack them all.Comment
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Great to see but hardly surprising, they are at best average.......Comment
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Why have you edited my post.Originally posted by Kenneth View Postespecially poor as they're not even playing them.
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