john68 wrote:Avalon wrote:Strange as it may seem, I think he made the right decision. The FA needs to stop holding hands above their referees. Managers should be able to criticise a ref when he performs badly or made a terrible decision. If, in replays shown afterward, it shows the ref made the right decision, than fine, fine hime, ban him, whatever. If he's right, then the no harm done. The referee is human, so he has to accept he'll make mistakes. The FA doesn't do this and treats them like they're made of glass and can't take anything. Seriously, if Man City doesn't get a penalty that it should have and could have won a difficult match, Mancini should be able to tell the media that the ref mucked it up. Apparently freedom of speech doesn't apply in England if it means somebody's feelings might get hurt. With somebody's feelings I, of course, refer to 1 individual.
I agree about the FA acting all precious about the referees and officials. They should be available to the press to answer questions on their performance and decisions.
Along the same lines, a coach should not be able to dodge his public duty to the game either.
The likes of taggart ( and he is not alone) use the press when it suits them.
The trouble is it's ALWAYS the refs fault.
Imagine if Ferguson had been interviewed after the last game? Would his side have lost because they were complete shite, lost every tackle, Giggs crossed the ball like Kolarov pissed, Smalling played like Wes Brown, Rooney did fuck all, Carrick played like Scholes' dad or would the whole thing be down to the fact that Phil Dowd failed to send off Carragher?
