RateTheRef

On the penalty incident, it looked as though the two players were grappling with each other to begin with but, yes, the Stoke player was eventually hauled to the ground, so a penalty should have been awarded. It was on the AR's side, so he at least should have had a clear view of the incident. Ironic perhaps that Langford should have overruled an AR who flagged for a foul in front of him last weekend. Maybe the AR at BC was playing safe! I would not read too much into Langford shaking his head at the sending off, as we simply do not know what was being said at the time. And there is nothing new in players surrounding the referee following a potential sending off incident, is there?