i think subconsciously refs may be affected by the fact no-one will kick up a fuss if we dont get given a stonewall penalty wheareas doing so against chelsea at stamford bridge this weekend and all hell breaks loose.
we would get more penalties if we were in the box more but personally i find fans who moan about the refs being against them paranoid and clutching at straws so in the interests of consistency i should be saying the same about us.....
I admire your objectivity!
I am not suggesting that referees sit around cups of coffee dreaming up ways of stitching us up, nor am I suggesting that a memo has gone round from the fa to referees threatening action if they give us a penalty. Such ridiculous suggestions would be paranoid and clutching at straws.
I, however, think the evidence grows stronger by the week that, as Ninian Opinion and yourself have said, referees have a tendency to bottle giving controversial ddecisions to 'small' teams/against 'big' teams.
I stand by my assertion that *insert name of top 4 club here* would have been awarded about 7 of our non - penalties this season without any doubt at all. And I stand by my frustration that we are one of the clubs down at the bottom to whom every single point matters...
Who knows, we could scam a lucky draw against liverpool due to a 97th minute suspect penalty in which case I will look like a right idiot!! Wont mind though
