The Arsenal fixtures row...

[Panda]

Jose Mourinho has accused Arsenal of recieving favourable treatment from the FA, especially when it comes to fixtures after European games, thanks to David Dein's FA role. Sir Alex Ferguson has backed Mourinho's comments.

Let's see if there's anything in this:

ARSENAL'S MATCHES FOLLOWING EUROPEAN DATES:
Mon 19 Sep - Everton (H)
Sun 2 Oct - Birmingham (H)
Sat 22 Oct - Man City (H)
Sat 5 Nov - Sunderland (H)
Sat 26 Nov - Blackburn (H)
Sat 10 Dec - Newcastle (A)
Sat 25 Feb - Blackburn (A)
Sat 11 Mar - Liverpoool (H)
Sat 1 Apr - Aston Villa (H)
Sat 8 Apr - Man Utd (A)
Sat 22 Apr - Tottenham (H)
Sat 29 Apr - Sunderland (A)

CHELSEA
Sat 17 Sep - Charlton (A)
Sun 2 Oct - Liverpool (A)
Sun 23 Oct - Everton (A)
Sun 6 Nov - Man Utd (A)
Sat 26 Nov - Portsmouth (A)
Sat 10 Dec - Wigan (H)
Sat 25 Feb - Portsmouth (H)
Sat 11 Mar - Tottenham (H)
Sat 1 Apr - Birmingham (A)
Sat 8 Apr - West Ham (H)
Sat 22 Apr - Blackburn (A)
Sat 29 Apr - Man Utd (H)

MAN UTD
Sun 18 Sep - Liverpool (A)
Sat 1 Oct - Fulham (A)
Sat 22 Oct - Tottenham (H)
Sun 6 Nov - Chelsea (H)
Sun 27 Nov - West Ham (A)
Sun 11 Dec - Everton (H)
Sat 25 Feb - West Ham (H)
Sat 11 Mar - Newcastle (H)
Sat 1 Apr - Bolton (A)
Sat 8 Apr - Arsenal (H)
Sat 22 Apr - Middlesbrough (H)
Sat 29 Apr - Chelsea (A)

Arsenal: 8 home, 4 away
Chelsea: 5 home, 7 away
Man Utd: 7 home, 5 away

Does Mourinho have a point?

[Panda]

Middlesbrough only have 3 home games following European dates...

[Admin]

He has a point, but hey, quit moaning and get on with it, you coped alright last season, do it again and stuff it to the gooners!

[thepennydrops]

*cough*David Dein*cough*

[The Pioneer]

Dein didnt fiddle the fixtures he's not a sly b*st*rd like mourinho is

[thepennydrops]

phoenix said:

Dein didnt fiddle the fixtures he's not a sly b*st*rd like mourinho is

Of COURSE not

[Zodiac]

Hmm, well some people will argue quite understandably that alleging that Dein manipulates fixture lists in Arsenal's favour is stretching a point a bit. However, whatever your view of Jose and this latest outburst you have to admit that he does have a point with regards to Dein's two roles. Holding positions at both Arsenal and the FA is a clear conflict of interests and he probably shouldn't be allowed to hold both posts at once.

[Robbie]

I think Graham Souness should complain, we've just had a European game and we're away to Hartlepool on Friday