The Pub - Discuss Anything

[Azpinator 2,325]

My gosh, rename the thread into "The Pub/Weather Channel - Discuss Anything/Weather".

P.S. #TeamSummer

[NishC300 1,865]

I know I've been pissed beyond words after the first match against ManUtd last year (for EPL) because of the very poor officiating and I know they happen to have done doubtful calls that favor ManUtd for a few years now - especially when Howard Webb is officiating, BUT bad calls happen to all teams, in their favor or against them. Poor officiating has favored ManUtd awfully much lately - imo - but I can't call it corruption and I'm not even sure how much Fergie influenced on that and if he did, he was doing his job. He can - and should - ask for better officiating as many times as he wants. I don't like managers talking about officiating after matches because it comes off as whining and overlooking their own flaws except in extreme cases. I think that's for the board to complain when it's outrageous. Before the match is just their right and job as I said. Sometimes you have to pressure the referees so they'd think twice before being the man of the match. Sometimes they want to take the award from the players.

The thing about officiating favoring ManUtd more than anyone else and quite often imo isn't suspicious, just irritating, but that's part of football. It may cost UCL titles, but the team should overcome those things in the pitch as it is one of the variables. Not one I appreciate, but one nonetheless.

Yes, it is corruption. I posted this earlier.

Wildly exaggerated?

Here r some important quotes from Nadim's most recent article on United (http://diminbeirut.typepad.com/my-blog/2013/05/never-again.html)

The new FA Chairman, Greg Dyke, is an ex Man United director.

The FA Vice chairman is David Gill, current United CEO and future Board member (like a certain Mr. Ferguson).

And the new Premier League chairman, Anthony Fry, is a self confessed United fan.

The new FA Chairman, Greg Dyke, is an ex Man United director. The FA Vice chairman is David Gill, current United CEO and future Board member (like a certain Mr. Ferguson). And the new Premier League chairman, Anthony Fry, is a self confessed United fan.

The new FA Chairman, Greg Dyke, is an ex Man United director. The FA Vice chairman is David Gill, current United CEO and future Board member (like a certain Mr. Ferguson). And the new Premier League chairman, Anthony Fry, is a self confessed United fan.

Not to mention Mike Riley, the cunt, is head of the PGMOB is another pro-United person.

U know when Fergie said he had left the club in a good situation. This is what he meant. He had got all the ppl he wanted in the right places.

Ferguson leaving has to teach English football lessons. English football needs to put measures in place to ensure that the years of abuse of power that have formed Ferguson’s reign never happen again:

Never again should a football manager have so much power within the game, to the point where he has his key allies in positions of power inside the country’s football institutions

Never again should a football manager be allowed to abuse the system

Never again should a football manager have his colleagues punish other clubs for firing his son

Never again should a football manager be allowed to bully referees without punishment

Never again should a football manager be allowed to build political connections while working in the game

Never again should a football manager be allowed to ban and bully reporters at a whim

Never again should a football manager be allowed to tamper with the refereeing selection process

Never again should a football manager be allowed to go years without fulfilling his media obligations, with no punishment

Never again should a football manager be allowed to ban referees from taking charge of this team (ask Graham Poll or Jeff Winter)

Never again should a football manager force his players to use his son as an agent, and threaten punishment if they don’

Also this sums up how Fergie has abused the game

Questions to @JayC, and other United fans or "United aren't corrupt" people.

One question I'd just like to ask is why every ref who referees a game United lose is never seen again for a year or so (and when they come back they give out reds and penalties). Clattenburg reffed the 6-1 on the 23/10/11 next game he reffed for United was Chelsea-United 28/10/12 and we all remember wht he did.

Jeff Winter didn't referee a United match again for 2 years!

I also don't understand how he was allowed to build political connections while he was managing a football club (which he used to land a knighthood for helping Tony Blair).

I still don't believe that nonsense of "he got the knighthood for 1999". Why weren't Bill Shankly or Alf Ramsey knighted? Isn't Alf Ramsey the only manager to have won the World Cup for England?

All B.S. Fergie and his players have abused the game and got away with it for years.

Anyone remember Peter Walton? The guy who refereed United games in 2011/12? U know where he is now after Fergie was angry with him? Just guess......North America. Shipped off to another League for not being in Fergie's good books.

There was also Alan Wiley who Ferguson forced into retirement because he was famous for officiating

I could go on and on. Just read Nadim Bedran, a fine writer.

[Stingray 9,441]

My god .... Will you guys for the love of god open a thread about this somewhere else ....

The boring-o-meter just went through the roof. Wtf do we care about Manure or the constant weather updates.

The whole pub into a red hostile take-over. The disgrace! Even the weather debate is ugh ...

Anyway ....

[NishC300 1,865]

My god .... Will you guys for the love of god open a thread about this somewhere else ....

The boring-o-meter just went through the roof. Wtf do we care about Manure.

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The whole pub into a red hostile take-over. The disgrace!

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Anyway ....

A Man United fan joined. That let me loose hahaha

[Stingray 9,441]

A Man United fan joined. That let me loose hahaha

I know + he is also now @barbara 's brother substitute. So we have Manure and oestrogene etched in our Pub....

Fantastic....

[Barbara 15,149]

I know + he is also now @barbara 's brother substitute. So we have Manure and oestrogene etched in our Pub....

Fantastic....

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oh poor thing. He misses his testosterone! Don't worry for my part I'm keeping most of it private

@JayC is my fave member at the moment and trust me, it's not because he's my brother substitute far from it

I just happen to agree with 99% of what he's said so far and the kind of post he offers to the forum and none of us had anything to do with the weather talk.

I know that's how you feel:

[Stingray 9,441]

oh poor thing. He misses his testosterone! Don't worry for my part I'm keeping most of it private

@JayC is my fave member at the moment and trust me, it's not because he's my brother substitute far from it

I just happen to agree with 99% of what he's said so far and the kind of post he offers to the forum and none of us had anything to do with the weather talk.

I know that's how you feel:

[JayC 171]

@JayC is my fave member at the moment and trust me, it's not because he's my brother substitute far from it

Thank you very much. I thought I might have a tough time of it at first on a rival board. You are all very nice though.

A Man United fan joined. That let me loose hahaha

Quick..... lock the Asylum.

[Stingray 9,441]

You are all very nice though.

It is because we pity you, really .... Red one.

[JayC 171]

Behave. ;p

[Ankit 3,176]

It is because we pity you, really .... Red one.

[Stingray 9,441]

Behave. ;p

That is utterly impossible, I fear ....

[Ankit 3,176]

Behave. ;p

You are telling the legend of @Stingray, to behave? Who gave you the entry to the pub?

[JayC 171]

You are telling the legend of @Stingray, to behave? Who gave you the entry to the pub?

Stingray himself. He thinks he can turn me blue apparently ;p

[Stingray 9,441]

Stingray himself. He thinks he can turn me blue apparently ;p

Only thing turning blueat ManU is probably ...

After all ....

[JayC 171]

Well, Terry likes to be involved too.

[Ankit 3,176]

Well, Terry likes to be involved too.

You come to a Chelsea forum and make fun of our captain?

[Ankit 3,176]