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General Slang
fergie time
FUR-gee time · noun · informal
Seemingly generous added time when a big team needs a goal.
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The perception that stoppage time is stretched to favour Manchester United (or any dominant side) chasing a late winner.
“Four minutes of Fergie time and, of course, they nicked it at the death.”
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fergie time In A Sentence
Four minutes of Fergie time and, of course, they nicked it at the death.
Origin & Usage
Named for Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United and their frequent late goals.
Variants
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People Also Ask
What does Fergie time mean?
It refers to the perception that stoppage time gets generously extended when a dominant team, originally Manchester United, is chasing a late goal.
Why is it called Fergie time?
It is named after Sir Alex Ferguson, whose Manchester United sides famously scored a large number of dramatic late and injury-time goals.
Is Fergie time a real thing?
It is mostly a fan and pundit joke rather than proven bias, though studies have looked at whether more injury time is played when big clubs are losing.
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