WIGAN MANAGER ROBERTO Martinez has been charged by the Football Association for comments he made after his side’s loss to Manchester United.
The charge relates to an alleged breach of FA Rule E3 concerning media comments which imply that the match officials are motivated by bias or have brought the game into disrepute.
Martinez was unhappy with the performance of referee Michael Oliver during his club’s 4-0 defeat away at Old Trafford on September 15 and he did not hold back with his criticism after the game.
“We want to come to places like this and get results like we did at other big venues last season, but you know it’s going to be a tough ask when decisions start to go against you as early as the fourth minute,” Martinez said.
“Welbeck should also have received a straight red card for his challenge on Franco (Di Santo) at the end of the game.
“You need mentally strong referees to make these decisions regardless of their surroundings and the teams playing, but unfortunately I thought the game was too big for the referee.”
Martinez now has until 4pm on Thursday to respond to the charges made against him.
Must be something in it there is a lot of managers before saying stuff about Fergie the bully of refs just look at Howard Webb why it it’s only when someone says something said about united the FA come done hard is it because there chairman sits on the FA board I wonder ?
What?
David Gill was voted on the FA board by the premier league chairmen… As was David Dein, former Arsenal chairman, who Gill replaced, don’t be so ambiguous with your facts
Just another bitter Abu, learn your facts before you make stupid statements
A lot of manure supporters on here
Learn my facts why is the chairman not on the board
What?
Seriously Gavin get a clue
Start thinking the manure way u mean no thanks
Gavin please stop using the term manure, it derives from a particularly nasty Munich chant originating from Leeds fans, David Gill sits on the board, as Dein did previously, as the Premier Leagues representative, he has no control or leverage over the disciplinary procedure, if he did do you think Sir Alex would have had a touch line ban in each of the last two years, or Rooney have been rightly made an example of after his foul mouthed tirade down the camera after the West Ham game the year before last.