Spineless Dean has let everyone down by letting Ferguson get away with it again | UPDATED: 01:36 GMT, 28 December 2012 I was at Old Trafford on Boxing Day, supporting Manchester United, and I was appalled by Ferguson’s finger-jabbing tirade towards the match officials and particularly towards assistant referee Jake Collin at the beginning of the second half. Regardless of whether Dean was correct in awarding Newcastle their second goal in their 4-3 defeat by United, what followed from Ferguson at the beginning of the second half was unacceptable. Cleared: Sir Alex Ferguson will face no action after remonstrating to referee Mike Dean on Saturday But by electing to omit the details of Ferguson’s ‘discussion’ with the officials, Dean not only let himself down but also his colleagues and most importantly, the army of referees — some of whom are as young as 14, the age at which I began refereeing — at grassroots level
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