Source: Telegraph
Sir Alex Ferguson dismisses 'hare-brained' play-off plan
'There's always someone coming up with hare-brained schemes from time to time,' Ferguson said. 'I don't know why people would want to change the format of the Premier League — it's very good. [LNB]"The Premier League need 14 of its 20 members to pass a motion like this but with Arsène Wenger, Roberto Mancini, Rafael Benítez and now Ferguson having come out against it, play-offs could only be introduced against the opposition of the big clubs. [LNB] Related ArticlesEverton 3 Manchester Utd 1United and Arsenal will not win Champions League without improvementFerguson reveals Scholes wishRooney 'ready for greatness'Glazers going to Carling Cup finalSport on televisionFerguson wonders why, with the Premier League so successful around the world, the format needs to be changed. 'The product is good,' he said. [LNB]'It sells well all over the world. People want to watch English games on television. There's no real need to change. OK, all teams in the Premier League would like to be in Europe but there's a way of doing that and it's to finish in the right position.'[LNB]Ferguson's hopes of securing a fourth consecutive league title were severely dented on Saturday after Manchester United slumped to a 3-1 defeat at Everton, with Chelsea taking advantage later in the afternoon at Wolves to move four points clear at the top. [LNB]'It was a bad result and at this time of the year you can't afford results like that, but I don't think we will panic,' Ferguson said [LNB]Chelsea stretched their advantage at the summit after Didier Drogba scored both goals in a 2-0 win at Molineux. 'We had the chance to improve our position and we took advantage,' said manager Carlo Ancelotti. [LNB]Arsenal moved to within two points of United, thanks to a 2-0 victory over Sunderland. [LNB]
