Fergie's dressing room crusade

SIR Alex Ferguson has called on the Premier League to introduce new rules regarding the size of dressing rooms.

While the Manchester United manager loves the atmosphere at Craven Cottage, he is not very happy about the facilities Fulham provide.

In particular, he believes the dressing rooms are too cramped for the modern era, in which clubs are now allowed to name seven substitutes and often have a fairly substantial back-up team.

Goodison Park and Fratton Park also do not fit the bill as far as Ferguson is concerned.

"With all the money in the Premier League, some grounds should be better," Ferguson told Inside United.

"There should be a minimum standard of size of dressing room, especially now you have more players on your bench and an increased staff.

"You have requirements for stadiums to be eligible for certain divisions, so the quality of the dressing room should be part of that.

"Everton's are so narrow it is unbelievable. Portsmouth's away dressing room is not great and the one at Craven Cottage is smaller than my office.

"It is a very traditional stadium and one of my favourite away grounds, but when you have 18 players stripping down, plus coaches, physios and kit men, it is ridiculous really."

Unsurprisingly, Old Trafford gets Ferguson's seal of approval and he will have no complaints at the facilities on offer at the Emirates Stadium next week as United chase a place against either Chelsea or Barcelona in the Champions League final.

"There is plenty of room in the dressing rooms at Old Trafford and, of the away grounds, Arsenal's are the best by far," he said.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....g_room_crusade

Bang on Fergie imo

i have this vision of premiership players getting back on the coach with their kit on under a duffle coat...hood on head and coat trailing behind them like a batman cape.....bag in hand....all covered in mud

He's right on the money as always.

I would take it a step further and force all clubs with non-gigantic dressing rooms into closure....if that seems a tad harsh then how about a 30 point deduction and relegation?

He should try the photographer's room at Fulham

Spend my few hours before kick off sat at the edge of the pitch staring at groundsmen, rather than cram myself into the concrete hole that is the room they have there

Originally Posted by Ether

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....g_room_crusade

Bang on Fergie imo

It's clearly afected you badly. If you need to talk about it you know where I am within a 10 mile radius.

Is there any pictures of the dressing rooms at Fulham, everton and Pompey?

he wants moor room

Cant say it bothers me tbf.

But Fergie is usually right so he has my backing if needed.

Originally Posted by History

Is there any pictures of the dressing rooms at Fulham, everton and Pompey?

Certainly hope so.

Would make my evening tbh

Originally Posted by History

Is there any pictures of the dressing rooms at Fulham, everton and Pompey?

Originally Posted by Sloane

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF6MAjGQV_o&feature=related

Do they play The Weakest Link before games?

Originally Posted by Ether

Do they play The Weakest Link before games?

what the £#%&! is that?

Looks like Tom Hank's apartment in BIG when he gets a job as a toy tester

Originally Posted by Sloppy

The hangers look too high up, unless those chairs are really small.

http://www.utdforum.com/forum/showpo...9&postcount=46

Originally Posted by Sloppy

Originally Posted by Sloane

That is the Ladies loo at pompey...fact

the one at Craven Cottage is smaller than my office.