Source: Eurosport
Megson defends Fergie
Bolton manager Gary Megson believes Sir Alex Ferguson has been "hung out to dry" over his controversial attack on referee Alan Wiley. [LNB] The Manchester United manager made a series of statements about Wiley's fitness, including a belief that he took longer than necessary to book players because he "needed a rest". The United chief has already offered a public apology but referees' chief Alan Leighton has called for a UEFA-style touchline ban.[LNB] For Megson, this is just another example of someone grabbing cheap publicity at Ferguson's expense, and he told the Manchester Evening News: "Fergie couldn't have done any more. He gets hung out to dry because of who he is. He has apologised and then everyone criticised the apology."[LNB] He added: "Alan Leighton seems to have a bee in his bonnet about the apology. I have seen him quoted as saying it is half-hearted. [LNB] "But you are damned if you don't apologise and damned if you do. [LNB] "What is he supposed to do? He has said something and then, having had time to think about it, he has said 'sorry'. End of story - move on."
