At an independent Regulatory Commission hearing today, charges against Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and assistant manager Carlos Queiroz were found not proved.
Ferguson and Queiroz were charged with improper conduct in relation to media comments made following Manchester United's FA Cup Sixth Round tie against Portsmouth in March.
Ferguson's charge concerned comments about referee Martin Atkinson and PGMO General Manager Keith Hackett, while Queiroz's charge related to comments about Martin Atkinson.
http://www.thefa.com/TheFA....ven.htm
This is what was said at the time: Ferguson: "Managers get sacked because of things like that and he [Atkinson] is going to referee next week? It's ridiculous. I don't blame Portsmouth. If you're going to come here you know you're going to get off with these things ... I think Keith Hackett's got a lot to answer for in this country. I don't think he's doing his job properly. He's got his favourites, as everyone knows."
Queiroz: "The referee is a disgrace. He deserves somebody to come to the side of the pitch after five minutes, give him a red card and pull him out of the game. That is my opinion of this robber. We did our job, Portsmouth did their job but the referee didn't."
So I take it every manager can say what they want next season without punishment? No I dont think so, one rule for them another set of rules for others.
FA corrupt feckers.