He’s awarded 2 penalties in 08/09. None of them are to any top four club.
He awarded 7 penalties in 07/08. None of them were to any top four club.
He awarded 6 penalties in 06/07. Two of them were to Arsenal, one of them was for United.
He awarded 8 penalties in 05/06. Two of them were to Arsenal, one each for Liverpool and Chelsea, none for United.
He awarded 4 penalties in 04/05. One of them was for Chelsea, one of them for United.
So in 5 years, Riley has awarded 27 penalties. Arsenal have had four of them, United and Chelsea have had two, and Liverpool have had one.
The Guardian looked at Mike Riley’s record after that controversial penalty he gave in United’s favour against Arsenal. Whilst that penalty was dubious, the one Riley should have awarded moments later was not. As reported by the BBC: United could have had another penalty when Cole brought down Ronaldo.
So those decisions cancel each other out meaning, according to The Guardian, the only controversial penalty decision Riley has awarded in our favour since 1997 was in our 7-1 thrashing of West Ham!
A look at the penalties Riley has given United suggest only two were truly dubious: the one against Arsenal, and another in a 7-1 thrashing of West Ham in April 2000 when Nicky Butt appeared to trip over his own feet as he went round the goalkeeper Craig Forrest.
So stick that in your pipe and smoke it, Moyes!
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No s**t sherlock, considering theres 16 other teams in the Prem, the likelihood is he would have given a fair few more to the 16 over the 4, especially as he would have reffed more of the other 16 teams games.
whole lot of good its done you, theres only one club in the north and its manchester united
i could have sworn liverpool had at least one club, i must be mistaken
People talk about the penalties he has given United over the years.Well the 2 against Liverool in the 4-0 thrashing were penalties.MAybe we should a topic about the penalties he has given us and see how many if them weren’t.DAvid Moyed doesn’t need this heading into the semi final.
off the topic gotta be 1 of the most boring days of premier league football ever
vidic will get ya15 lol!2 goals in 5 games!At least Villa are winning and keeping up the pressure on Arsenal.That will force them to play for the win at Anfield.My devious mind has thought of everything!
Villa again don’t win.Oh well…
Why are we always talking about referees. Moyes has only got this in because he knows now thet Sir Alex has to watch what he says after Benitez respect tirade.
nice theory tho mate. 4 goals in 5 games is pretty piss. not that i care particually, hope united find some good form and bag 4 in the cup for the 3rd game in-a-row
Strange how this has developed. At the begining of the week DM was asked by the press “Do you think Mike Reily is a Manure supporter?”
To which he replied” Why ask me surely you should be asking the FA?”
No the press have turned it round and made look like he is posing the question.
Moyes doesn’t bother playing childish games with other managers check out his form when addressing the Beneathus!
IMWT
Oh Scott – you have sooooo gone down in my estimation.
Moyes, in case you didn’t read properly (but pointed out by someone above) refused to answer the question.
You really , really should read a little harder mate.
Irresepctive of the result we can’t lose – expected to get beat and if we do win well then all the better. It’s hard having all the media against you (you wouldn’t know about that though) all the time but we keep managing to upset them by doing our best (you call it punching above our weight).
We’ll have our day in the sun – win, lose or draw. You lot have gone so far up your own arses you wouldn’t see the sun if you tried.
Good luck in the League lad.
Other clubs must not have supporters that know how create a website… ?
“It’s hard having all the media against you (you wouldn’t know about that though)”
Is that a joke?
Blue – Moyes said the FA should take a look at Mike Riley being appointed the referee for the Cup final. I’m merely showing statistics to argue against Moyes’ point. Riley has shown no bias towards United in terms of crucial decisions (like penalties) so no Moyes, there is no need to hope for the FA reviewing their decision.
We don’t need penalties to win the game. WE ARE UNITED
THAT SHOULDVE BEEN A PENALTY!! THE ONE ON WELBECK!!! UGHH