Saturday, October 01, 2005
Fergie Is Pointing Way For Referees
Sir Alex Ferguson has called on referees to be braver in awarding penalties - to put some excitement back into football. With Liverpool still smarting from being denied a blatant spot-kick in their Champions League stalemate with Chelsea, the United boss believes officials have become too cautious in their penalty decisions. Ferguson said: "I hope referees will relax and lose a little of their caution that is seeing them refusing to give penalty kicks. They seem to have adopted a mindset that has them going for the safety-first option. I don't deny it is difficult, but I would like to see referees return to the days when it was the attackers who got the benefit of the doubt."
Oh, Not You Again
Wayne Rooney will face another major test of his temperament in England's final World Cup group tie, with Kim Milton Nielson refereeing the Poland clash. Rooney was sent off by the Dane for sarcastically clapping him on being shown a yellow card during United's Champions League against Villarreal and also reported for using foul language. The 19-year-old is banned for the game with Austria on October 8 at Old Trafford, but will return to the side for the final qualifier against the Poles.
Reds Track Valencia Pair
Martin Ferguson, Sir Alex's brother, was scouting when Barcelona entertained Valencia last week. The objects of his attention were believed to be visiting winger Vicente and his team-mate, Portuguese defender Marco Caneira.
Fans Respect Keano's Decision
Roy Keane's revelation that he is likely to leave Old Trafford this summer sparked huge debate on our Talking Reds message board.
Some were sad, others excited about a new chapter in the club's history. But not one had a negative word to say about the combative Irishman who became a United legend...
The press won't leave it alone now. I really hope he's offered a new contract. I'd hate to see him play for another club, even if he does go abroad.""I'd be sad to lose him, the kids in the Academy and Reserves could learn so much from being coached by a thoroughbred champion such as Roy, and I honestly think he would get more from actually seeing a group of kids he worked with step up to the first team level and make him proud."
EPL prediction:
Fulham 0 vs 2 Manchester United-Ruud van Nistelrooy, Wayne Rooney
Arsenal 2 vs 1 Birmingham-Reyes,Pires.Pennant
Liverpool 1 vs 1 Chelsea-Gerrard,Lampard
Blackburn 3 vs 1 WBA-Pedersen,Dickov,Bellamy.Horsefield.
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