Monday, February 02, 2009

An open letter


Dear Mr Riley,

Thank you very much for (almost) making my previous posting redundant only after one week.

By sending off Frank Lampard for a challenge where he got the ball (and arguably got fouled himself), you answered my question very quickly: "When was the last time there was a bad decision that decided the result in one of these big games?"

However, in your defence I may be stretching things a bit - more than any of the wide players on Sunday did in any case. Liverpool were the only team that were going to win, so perhaps you didn't decide the game.

Also, my last post implied that bad decisions don't happen in title deciders. Seeing as Manchester United will run away with the Premier League this season, it is a stretch to say that Liverpool and Chelsea are in the title hunt.

Is it too ambitious of me to ask for a last minute penalty against the home team at Old Trafford? I would be very happy if you were to oblige. Or perhaps you can just leave the game changing bad decisions at the foot of the table. We wouldn't want to ruffle Sir Alex's feathers would we? He might choke on his chewing gum.

Yours in hope,

KFF

P.s. Maybe you just thought Chelsea were owed a red card from you. Remember when you bottled it with Ashley Cole against Spurs last season? (See picture.) Thanks for that.

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