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Originally Posted by Bagor
What type of behaviour. Critiquing their performance? They're well compensated and hear a hell lot worse from the terraces every week. If it's so tough and they're such a sensitive bunch to the "abuse" I'm sure there's plenty of their colleagues that would gladly step into their boots and collect their cheques.
Don't screw up and you won't get criticised. Simple as that. Same as every other profession on the planet.
Long may it continue. Sir Alex, as exemplified by his success has always held people to high standards, and been critical of those that don't meet those standards. That the rest of the sub-ordinates (and let's face it, that's what they are) that pose as managers accept defeat in a meek and mild manner is typical of their track records and their acceptance of less than average performances.
Keep them on their toes. If they've had a crap game then in my books they're as fair game as any of the players on the pitch to be called out for it.
Rooney said it best yesterday.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/foot...em/8351245.stm
Oh, and there should have been at least 20 minutes extra time yesterday for the time taken to prepare Drogba's death certificate.  |
Apparently there are NOT plenty of other colleagues that are willing to step into their shoes. There is a dearth of qualified officials in England and very few are going through training academies to become officials, creating a problem. Simple as that. Which is the very reason the FA launched their Respect campaign.
Funny that he is only ever critical when he loses. If he is the standard-bearer of 'holding people to account' when it comes to officiating, then why does he NEVER say anything when decisions clearly benefit his side? I've never heard him say the officials 'screwed up' when they awarded all those penalties to United which resulted from blatant Ronaldo dives, yet you will hear it from the other Premiership 'sub-ordinates'. I think it is called propriety and/or decorum, mixed with a little bit of professionalism. But I can't be too critical as those adjectives have been in short supply in Chavchester since the days of Matt Busby. So I call bollocks to that point.
I was also under the impression that in every other major sports league (EPL cricket, IRB rugby, NFL, NHL, etc) managers and the like incur fines and suspensions when they spout off against match officials. This particular issue seems to be a fairly localized phenomenon of British association football.
I was impressed with what Rooney said, no so much for what he said but that he was actually able to count to 12.