Alex Ferguson
is finding Premier League changing rooms seem to have less and less
leg-room as he gets older, complaining that many grounds away dressing
rooms simply do not contain enough space to fit in the whole of the Manchester United party that travels to away fixtures.
Giving
away teams the more uncomfortable changing facilities is a piece of
psychological warfare that persists at every level of the game in
England, and dates back as long as teams have had changing rooms, but
Ferguson feels that his side deserve better appointed facilities than
are on offer at many stadiums nowadays.
"Everton's are so narrow it is unbelievable," Ferguson told Inside United magazine.
"Portsmouth's
away dressing room is not great and the one at Craven Cottage is
smaller than my office. Fulham is one of my favorite grounds but when
you have 18 players
stripping down, plus coaches, physios and kit men, it is ridiculous
really."
And the Scotsman thinks that it is high time that
the authorities acted to eliminate such discomfort from the game as
soon as possible, adding, "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."
Unsurprisingly, Ferguson thinks that the dressing rooms at Old Trafford are by far the best in the country, though the Emirates also meets with his approval.
"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 concluded.
rofl
from nagging king to complain king
lol whiner lah..
before u even complain, read into why he is making such comments..
haha wait till he comes to Singapore's one...