That
point total is the lowest through 18
matches since 2005 - 06, when they had 30
points, and president Florentino Perez resigned from his first stint
in charge
midway through the season.
Along the way, Warnock
points the finger of blame at: Gareth Southgate, Rafa Benàtez and Alex Ferguson, for all playing weakened teams
in their respective clubs»
matches against United's relegation rivals; the officials who allowed West Ham to win at Blackburn with a «goal» that didn't cross the line; Times journalist Pete Lansley, for upsetting goalkeeper Paddy Kenny by asking about his troubled personal life
in an interview; the FA («rank amateurs»), for not punishing West Ham for fielding two ineligible players, Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano; and finally David Unsworth, for contriving a costly penalty miss for United against Blackburn
midway through the season but then scoring from the spot at Bramall Lane for Wigan
in the game that sent the Blades down at the Latics» expense.