Fergie time, does it exist? Interesting read with stats.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20464371

"When Man Utd were losing, they had an average of four minutes and 37 seconds added time, Alexander says, compared with three minutes and 18 seconds when they were winning."

"For the other, so-called top teams, other than Chelsea, all of them had longer games on average when they were losing."

"Her calculations show that if the home team is winning, then the added time is cut by 46 seconds."

"So Fergie time does appear to exist, especially if one of these strong teams is playing at home. This applies to Chelsea too."

"There is no statistical proof that Fergie time applies specifically to Man Utd. But the statistics do show a bias towards big teams."

Or perhaps away teams don't waste time as much if they're not losing?

pisses me off when its 45 +2 or 90 +3

the ref stops the clock when summert happens and then runs it up to 45 minutes....

so if a team scores in the 3th of 4 minutes injury time....its the 44th minute ffs

does it say whether nani ran into the corner against chelsea?

Real interesting read, that. Just think: if our research methods were as rigorous elsewhere, we'd have proven Obama's from Kenya and finally captured 'Nessy!

Originally Posted by Blagger

Real interesting read, that. Just think: if our research methods were as rigorous elsewhere, we'd have proven Obama's from Kenya and finally captured 'Nessy!

can nessy play in a 2?

Originally Posted by jem

can nessy play in a 2?

only properly shown up a couple of times in our lifetime

massive prescence but always goes missing

must like secret eating

Originally Posted by irk

Or perhaps away teams don't waste time as much if they're not losing?

Bingo!

The important point that this silly article raises is not whether there is bias toward United but how bad the cynical gamesmanship is becoming at the end of games.

It's become the norm now for a team who are getting something from us to start dropping like flies from the 70th minute onward, and for all their ballboys to suddenly disappear.

A much more interesting study would look at how long the ball is in play during the final stages of a match we are drawing/losing.

Originally Posted by irk

Or perhaps away teams don't waste time as much if they're not losing?

I would think they waste more time if they're not losing. Why would they waste time when they're losing?

Originally Posted by Grimson

I would think they waste more time if they're not losing. Why would they waste time when they're losing?

£#%&! off poindexter you know what I meant

Originally Posted by irk

£#%&! off poindexter you know what I meant

I understood what you meant man. Mind you, I have to say that after giving you that nice "Bingo!"

Originally Posted by irk

£#%&! off poindexter you know what I meant

It's asking a lot for me to assume you mean the exact opposite of what you say.

Originally Posted by Grimson

It's asking a lot for me to assume you mean the exact opposite of what you say.

the real intellects of the forum managed it, eh utd99?

Are other teams permitted to score during this time, or just us?

Originally Posted by irk

the real intellects of the forum managed it, eh utd99?

No time for nit-pickers.

Originally Posted by utd99

No time for nit-pickers.

I think you should assume irk meant the opposite of that.

What gets me is the amount of added on time played in 15 minutes of extra time.

Originally Posted by Grimson

I think you should assume irk meant the opposite of that.

I love you grimmers

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Not to mention the Sheff Wed manager saying afterwards that the time added on had been totally legitimate.

Never let the truth get in the way of a good ABUrban legend.

Originally Posted by utd99

Never let the truth get in the way of a good ABUrban legend.

£#%&! them, hated, adored, never ignored