Having said decisions don't impact on each other, I certainly see a lot in Lotak's argument, but I think my original statement still holds. Having said that, as Dona says a bad decision can also have knock on effects so that we don't know how the rest of the match/season would have played out without them. For example I'm thinking that Balotelli's unpunished (at the time) assault on Parker was more than just important for the match, you might argue our season started to fall away from there, even though we've had some good results since. I'm also thinking that, for another example, a bad challenge that goes unpunished sets the tone for the match (perhaps as happened in our Sunderland away match). If a yellow card had gone in early, perhaps the whole match would have changed... and that I think is where ManU may get an advantage in that (IMHO) refs would be more prepared to penalise the opposition earlier, particularly at OT.
Because Ferguson calls them fat, unprofessional, biased and unsuited to the job if they don't, perhaps? "Referee Phil Dowd had a disappointing night, he never got to grips with it", were the words of the manipulator last night, for example.
"They talk about the big clubs getting all the decisions, tonight we never got one" Errrrmmm, the first Wigan goal was ruled out for Evans pinning Caldwell(I think) against his own keeper and then Evans dodged a clear second yellow.
Come off it Luke, Easy Life, thats why, everyones guilty of it in their work. Make a mess of a mid table game and what happens...nothing. Make a mess at OT, what happens, rollickings, paperwork, demotion to league games. Its just so easy to say, "I didn't see it"...try proving it! Thats what the lino said about A. Young, despite the replay clearly showing the official not only in line, but his head was facing the play, but, you still can't prove where his eyes are trained.
