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Bazf · 09-01-2005, 01:37

Alex "we woz robbed" Ferguson
ALEX FERGUSON believes it was Manchester United not Spurs who were robbed of victory by blunder referee Mark Clattenburg.
The referee and his linesman Rob Lewis have become infamous for the goal that never was at Old Trafford on Tuesday.
Neither saw the ball was well over the line when United goalkeeper Roy Carroll fumbled in the final minute.But Ferguson believes it was the realisation of that error which immediately denied the Reds a match-winning penalty at the other end.
Ferguson said: “We should have got a penalty straight after that incident.“But I believe what happened at the other end was still in the back of the referee’s mind.“He saw the reaction of the Spurs players who could not believe he hadn’t given a goal.“It was over the line there is no dispute about that, but why were we not then given a penalty at the other end?”
Ferguson does not blame the officials for failing to see the extent of Carroll’s blunder.But he refuted suggestions that his own goalkeeper should have owned up to the ball being over the line.

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Bazf Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,252 Liked: 1 times Rep Power: 58	Re: Goal or What Alex "we woz robbed" Ferguson ALEX FERGUSON believes it was Manchester United not Spurs who were robbed of victory by blunder referee Mark Clattenburg. The referee and his linesman Rob Lewis have become infamous for the goal that never was at Old Trafford on Tuesday. Neither saw the ball was well over the line when United goalkeeper Roy Carroll fumbled in the final minute.But Ferguson believes it was the realisation of that error which immediately denied the Reds a match-winning penalty at the other end. Ferguson said: “We should have got a penalty straight after that incident.“But I believe what happened at the other end was still in the back of the referee’s mind.“He saw the reaction of the Spurs players who could not believe he hadn’t given a goal.“It was over the line there is no dispute about that, but why were we not then given a penalty at the other end?” Ferguson does not blame the officials for failing to see the extent of Carroll’s blunder.But he refuted suggestions that his own goalkeeper should have owned up to the ball being over the line.