Welcome back, Mad Malc!
Topic: well judging by the performance of our referees over the last few seasons, some of our “Professional” ref’s would struggle at a Sunday Pub League game. To quote Danny Murphy, the referee at Stoke v. Arsenal was wrong to guess at a penalty decision: http://tinyurl.com/y7k4werr
And that’s just one decision at one game, there was another at the same game and have been many more this season. This particualr penalty was the result of a ref not having a clear sight of the incident: he was well behind the action, with players blocking a real view. It was clear from the TV replay, that Bruno Martins Indi had no contact with Mesut Ozil. The ref gave a penalty as a result of Ozil’s diving act, he was conned. Until that moment, Stoke were playing well: in most of the first half, they played Arsenal off the field.
As usual, Wenger didn’t see it, but is moaning about empty seats at the ground. There is a reason for that, Arsene: they are a fickle bunch: remember the banners – “In Arsene We Trust” in one season, then another lot reading “Wenger Out!” You gave then years of success, you spoiled them.
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