Twin Sisters And Half A Bottle Of Bourbon

I'm quoting one bit from Oliver Kay's piece in The Times on the crowd trouble at Barnsley:

the police at Oakwell reacted hysterically by trying to confiscate a banner that stated “United>England”. The hostile nature of the policing, which include herding them to a “compound” nearby before the match, has been cited by many United supporters as a factor in the atmosphere at Barnsley.

A club spokesman on the trouble:

"The thugs who spoil the reputation of the team and fellow supporters have no place at Manchester United," an Old Trafford spokesman said. "The club will support strongly any actions taken should the culprits be identified and we would pursue banning orders on anyone convicted of any offence at Oakwell."

In neither this report, or this one, does Roberto Martinez seem to deny saying his ridiculous comments of yesterday:

"Those managers have probably been in this situation and know how things work. I have had a lot of support in that respect.

"To speak about other managers you need to win the league. But it is not in my nature to be outspoken." ...

"It is important they all know I was very disappointed with the stories that were circulating. It is a very unfortunate situation but people need to understand what happened."

Which is short of the denial which a statement suggests:

Martínez insists he never made any comments about Ferguson and released a statement through the League Managers' Association which read: "Wigan Athletic manager, Roberto Martínez, has today categorically denied making the comments about Sir Alex Ferguson that have been attributed to him in a number of media reports. Martínez has referred the matter to the League Managers' Association."

Brian Moore in The Telegraph is STILL going on about the Wiley thing.

Finally, being a twin ain't easy:

Merseyside official Chris Hoy booked Manchester United’s ­Fabio Da Silva at Barnsley on Tuesday.

But he should have shown the yellow card to identical twin ­Rafael.

Now, United will ask the FA to transfer the Carling Cup-tie booking to 19-year-old Rafael.

“We are in discussions with the FA and we have pointed out that we think the official may have made a mistake,” said ­United PR man Phil Townsend.