13-12-2015, 22:57
Not sure the accusation about the ref & lino being swayed by a big screen video replay holds up, but for me a big question mark definitely hangs over the involvement of the fourth official in the decision. This comes right on the back of McClean having been booked in our last match after the ref initially waved play on and neither assistant flagged.
You might argue that both decisions were ultimately correct. Fair enough. But why were the shite decisions against us, such as those in the Leicester and Everton games, not overturned in the same way? What role are the fourth officials playing in these circumstances? Has the Premier League issued guidelines on when they can involve themselves in the decision-making process, and are these guidelines being followed by every fourth official in every match?
Some serious transparency needed on this, because it feels (not for the first time) like we're getting the rough end of it off the men in black almost constantly these days.
You might argue that both decisions were ultimately correct. Fair enough. But why were the shite decisions against us, such as those in the Leicester and Everton games, not overturned in the same way? What role are the fourth officials playing in these circumstances? Has the Premier League issued guidelines on when they can involve themselves in the decision-making process, and are these guidelines being followed by every fourth official in every match?
Some serious transparency needed on this, because it feels (not for the first time) like we're getting the rough end of it off the men in black almost constantly these days.
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