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Manchester United blog.. (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
United deservedly lost 2-0 at Liverpool on Sunday, going into the game all the talk was of crisis at Anfield, the focus was on Rafa Benitez, but when the final whistle blew the focus of attention had switched to the performance of rookie referee Andre Marriner and Manchester United, who were pretty much second best all over the pitch.Andre Marriner is not the first referee...
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football is fixed (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Was Sunday's match a fix? How come the markets knew the outcome of the Liverpool versus Manchester United match before the event started? Which of the Top Four were most favoured by match officials in 2008/2009? Why did Riley, Webb and Dean get 36% of the live televised matches last season? Why has Andre Marriner been given the most live televised events this season? Is there a witchhunt...
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
... is hard to handle for a referee.” Whatever one’s view of Ferguson’s specific concerns regarding Andre Marriner, the referee in Sunday’s match, there is little to disagree with on the wider point — namely, that referees tend to be swayed by noisy home crowds. Psychologists and statisticians have long pointed to this subliminal bias to explain, at least in part, the otherwise perplexing...
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tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will avoid any FA action over comments about ref Andre Marriner. read more
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Fox News (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Sir Alex Ferguson believes his Manchester United side did not get a fair crack of the whip from referee Andre Marriner against Liverpool
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TEAMtalk (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Sir Alex Ferguson believes his Manchester United side did not get a fair crack of the whip from referee Andre Marriner against Liverpool
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Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Sir Alex Ferguson has questioned referee Andre Marriner's experience after Man Utd's defeat at Liverpool.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Sunderland manager is planning to send referees' chief Keith Hackett a DVD to back up his complaints about Premier League official Andre Marriner.
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Football.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
... tone for much of the opening period. Play was fractured, passes misplaced, touches uncertain. When Andre Marriner, the fourth official, indicated there would be six minutes of added time, Anfield groaned. Rarely had the prospect of a cup of stadium tea seemed so enticing. There had, after all, been precious little to warm them in the preceding 51 minutes. Shay Given, granted the sort...
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Football.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The former Manchester United player is seeking talks with Hackett to vent his spleen after saying he had been angered by Marriner's decisions in recent weeks that saw the Midlands-based official send off Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones...
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Watch live european football (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Portugal vs Bosnia-Herzegovina Location: Lisbon FIFA World Cup Play-OffDate: Saturday, November 14, 2009Kick-off: 20:30 local time Referee: Martin ATKINSON (ENG)Assistant Referee 1: Peter KIRKUP (ENG)Assistant Referee 2: Philip SHARP (ENG)Fourth official: Andre MARRINER (ENG) Watch football free P2P, Justin.tv, Ustream links We will post information about results of this match.. stay...
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Football.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
... Mike Riley at Chelsea last yearMike Dean might be included as No 3 but then Mark Clattenburg and Andre Marriner who occupy slots four and five, are also unpopular with United. The superior attitude displayed by Neville's remarks is what makes United so unpopular with all other fans and his words are not new. I remember going up to a United training session at Carrington at the behest...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was given a £20,000 fine and two-match touchline ban last week for criticising referee Alan Wiley and the Scot has also made public criticisms of Andre Marriner following the games at Tottenham and Liverpool this season, as well as hitting out at Martin Atkinson's handling of United's defeat at Chelsea.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Benítez had to spend four hours at a farcical disciplinary hearing earlier this season for taking off his glasses and looking at them in a strange way during a game. Yet in the past two weeks – after being found guilty of the Wiley offence – Ferguson has openly criticised both Andre Marriner and Martin Atkinson, with no action taken. It will not be long before Ferguson crosses the line...
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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
... FA charge. Following his side's 2-0 defeat to Liverpool last month, Ferguson questioned whether Andre Marriner, who took charge of the game at Anfield, had the required experience for a match of such significance.He also accused official Martin Atkinson of being in an "absolutely ridiculous" position when he awarded Chelsea the free-kick that led to their winner against United at...
