Hughes talking rubbish ahead of tonight

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Date	Time	C	Opponent	F	A	R	S
18 Dec	8:00 PM	LC	Blackburn Rovers (A)	3	2	Win

Blackburn manager Mark Hughes has been spouting rubbish about his team's competitive spirit in matches this season.

It's no secret that Blackburn always try to kick Arsenal off the park, but it's ridiculous that Hughes, whose team has already received 5 red cards already this season, is now accusing Arsenal of manipulating referees ahead of matches.

Hughes spouted: "There always seems to be a tone leading into games against Arsenal, where people tend to highlight our misdemeanours and how we approach the game.

"We obviously had another guy sent off at the weekend, so that perpetuates the myth, but if we competed in the manner we are supposed to compete, then we wouldn't have been beaten at the weekend.

"Certainly in the past, some clubs have put comments out leading into games against us in an effort to influence the referees.

"It's a touch of the dark arts, I suppose.

"But Arsenal's players have been banging the drum about how they can cope with the physical side of the game this year, so they know that it is part and parcel of the game."

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tony

Posted on 18 Dec, 2007 at 09:03 PM - Reply

Isn't he kind of doing what he says Arsenal are doing? I'm not hearing anything from Wenger.

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Posted on 18 Dec, 2007 at 05:28 PM - Reply

there's a reason why all those clubs say things about you...

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