Evans: We Don’t Play-Act But We Still Have To Beat Ref

Its good the players are feeling the injustice cos we’re never quite so good as when we’ve got the world against us: siege mentality. At this rate Everton are gonna get pasted.

Time for the lads to step up another gear.

Well if there is another gear for them to, not sure why they wouldn’t be already playing at top gear but, have to find a way to get to another level. Fuck the refs – fuck the world … .we’ll beat them and the 11 in front of us.

Kash
im talking harrys son been a ref in italy say
and italians in spain french in england blah blah

Johnny is a young lad so I understand his frustration, but I really wish he hadn’t said this….. We can all admit I think that while yes, some decisions have not gone our way recently, we have been on the receiving end of some very fortuitious (sp?) calls in the last few years… It comes and it goes.

D epl refs r twats who r conspirin against us n if nt checked it wll hinder d grwth of our young lads.very envious of our history n successes,no weapon formed against Man.United shall prosper!

off topic…are we really in for cartlon cole ??20 mil..:O

I can understand Jonny’s feeling, but i think it’s about time we stop saying “the refs are against us” comments. Because it’s clear already, they are not just against us, but they are also showing it openly. So let’s just concentrate on football and not get ourselves further disappointed.

@ Don

Carlton cole for 20mil is just bullshit from daily mail would rather have Kenwyn Jones imo but not for the mentioned here.

I thought Jonny’s comments were level-headed and a fair reflection of what’s been happening lately. Yes it’s true that United have sometimes benefited from refs getting things wrong but in recent years I’d say the balance was strongly against us. I don’t have the stats to prove it, but I’d guess when United are in the ascendancy, such as over the last 3 years or, say, c. 1993-97, we get more duff decisions. That’s partly because, like a barometer rising, when United are top dogs it arouses more jealousy and hatred (as well as more glory hunters). That in turn creates a strongly ABU public mood which refs pick up on, however unconsciously. Right now everyone is dumping on Fergie for his attacks on refs, which stokes up this hostile atmosphere, assisted by Winter and Pole of course, repeatedly showing just how ‘neutral’ they are in the process! As Fergie will have to watch his words to some degree after his pitch-side ban, I would like to see the players speak up like Jonny, if that’s genuinely how they feel. Keep it calm and measured like Jonny, not a rant, and it carries more weight.Having seen at least 5 major errors at Stamford Bridge it’s hardly surprising that Rooney made his ‘12 men’ remark or that Jonny has had his six pennyworth . The surprise is how restrained they have been, having lost a match they should perhaps won 2-0 but for the effing reffing. If I’d been on camera after the game I’d have completely let rip. I suppose I’d then face a sofa ban for 2 matches , with 2 more suspended, obliging me to sit with my wife upstairs.

I would like to point out. Play-acting is somewhat different to diving. What I read, Evans implies that we don’t have players that do a “Drogba”, even Ronaldo, after he goes down, legit or not, he either makes a fuss or jus gets up, never rolling around like he got hit by a train, like what Drogba always do