Ferguson blasts ‘ridiculous’ TV schedule

MANCHESTER United boss Alex Ferguson has blamed television schedules for creating “ridiculous situations” for teams playing in Europe.

The Scot said the vast amount of money pumped into the game by broadcasters means clubs have lost control of their fixture lists.

“When you shake hands with the devil you have to pay the price. Television is God at the moment,” he said. “It shows itself quite clearly because when you see the fixture lists come out now, they can pick and choose whenever they want the top teams on television.

“You get some ridiculous situations when you’re playing on Wednesday night in Europe and then at lunchtime the following Saturday.”