Smiley Culture 1,651 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 He went fully mental because he thought Plymouth fouled a Doncaster player in the lead up to a Plymouth goal and that Doncaster didn’t get a penalty. He lay into referee’s in a post match interview saying they were “disgusting”, “the standard is appalling” and when asked what should be done about referee’s, he replied “shoot them all”. I cant remember him moaning about referee’s last season when Doncaster were winning every week at a lower level, where the referee’s where presumably of a lower standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig on the Wing 289 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 To borrow Fairy in Boots's metaphor to describe Steve Bruce, Darren Ferguson is a 'turd nugget'. Hopefully he's seriously penalised by the FA for those comments - you just can't spout off shite like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Dan+ 1,891 Posted January 13, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted January 13, 2018 I've got to admit I absolutely laughed out loud when I read this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,102 Posted January 13, 2018 Administrator Share Posted January 13, 2018 I laughed in bemusement as well to be honest. He can expect a hefty fine and considerable touchline ban no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey 3,767 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Apples and trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 2,153 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 It's funny people talk about how the standard of refereeing has dropped but a. have never had anything good to say about referees anyway and b. have nothing to back it up with. This should spell the end of his management at Doncaster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco 3,008 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 I'm still not sure why, with all the money involved, that we still don't have full-time refs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Palace Fan 3,334 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 I get public opinion will be divided because of the movement against Generation Snowflake, refs not being held accountable etc. but I imagine he would not be so brazen to make such comments if it wasn't for daddy's reputation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco 3,008 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, The Palace Fan said: I get public opinion will be divided because of the movement against Generation Snowflake, refs not being held accountable etc. but I imagine he would not be so brazen to make such comments if it wasn't for daddy's reputation. True point. There most be some kind of job security in having that last name, and if you don't have that safety blanket...you probably don't make such a controversial comment that could get you canned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 7,137 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 We all think it, We are just not stupid enough to come out with it during an interview... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture 1,651 Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 5 hours ago, Eco said: True point. There most be some kind of job security in having that last name, and if you don't have that safety blanket...you probably don't make such a controversial comment that could get you canned. I reckon three promotions will probably give him a pretty good safety blanket whether his last name was Ferguson or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toony 95 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 You can't really go around saying things like that but it must be frustrating for managers when the quality of officiating is so poor. I don't really watch games down the league but at the end of the day poor decisions can cost managers jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture 1,651 Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 13 minutes ago, Toony said: You can't really go around saying things like that but it must be frustrating for managers when the quality of officiating is so poor. I don't really watch games down the league but at the end of the day poor decisions can cost managers jobs. They're not that bad and it's not like referees in the Premier League are some robot-like superhumans who never make a bad decision. It's largely sour grapes from Ferguson, he never moaned when at a lower level last season when his team was winning every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Batard 2,516 Posted January 14, 2018 Administrator Share Posted January 14, 2018 If he wants to avoid human error, then I suspect football is not for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roversgirl 37 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Clearly I don't agree with his statement about "shooting" all the referees, however, I fully support his comments about the poor quality of referees at this level. Some of the decisions in Blackburn games (for and against us) this season has been appalling and the standard is definitely much poorer than that for the PL and Championship. The FA really need to take action and improve the quality and a start would be making the officials full time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toony 95 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 2 hours ago, Smiley Culture said: They're not that bad and it's not like referees in the Premier League are some robot-like superhumans who never make a bad decision. It's largely sour grapes from Ferguson, he never moaned when at a lower level last season when his team was winning every week. As I said I don't see much of the lower leagues barring the odd televised game but yeah sure they'll be plenty of good decisions that go unnoticed and nobody ever praises referees really, though I understand his frustration he shouldn't really be saying what he's saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,511 Posted January 14, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted January 14, 2018 Woopsy. Lost his shit more than I did last night when my controller ran out of charge 5 minutes from the end of a game I was winning 2-1 on FIFA causing me to draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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