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With respect I have not heard one person believe this was a penalty kick and that the referee should review his decision….not a good weekend for the VAR as he followed this up with another penalty kick review when as the on-field match official he did not show the same resilience as his colleague on Saturday and was influenced to award a penalty kick to Chelsea. Incorrect in my opinion but this may be deemed subjective.

Adam…2022 World Cup Final was Argentina v France and I can safely say that no English officials were on that fixture despite what your archives say.

Disappointed to read comments from Everton referencing Tom Kirk’s inexperience at Premier League level. This is nothing more than a deflection tactic following a poor performance and result against a struggling opponent. Michael Keane is a good enough player not to have to resort to pulling an opponents hair and Jack Grealish demonstrated pure petulance and stupidity to receive two yellow cards so let’s applaud a young talent for having the courage and conviction to carry out his duties diligently and courageously.

A really good decision at Southampton to identify the severity of the challenge, a truly shocking red card decision at Hull by Ricardo….one referee justifying his push to greater opportunities and one surely running out of chances.

Shocking Romero challenge deemed yellow!! This is when VAR needs to step up.

If ever proof was required to highlight the difficulty of officiating at the highest level then we have received it with the absolute disgraceful com ents from David Moyes following his players indiscipline. For Moyes to actually go on TV and state that he “likes it” when his players fight is an embarrassment to him and the club he represents. Would he have been saying that if his team lost? Referee Tony Harrington was given no alternative than to issue a red card and was strong enough to administer the correct punishment. Had that been an opponent who slapped Michael Keane in the face what action would we all have expected from the referee? Michael Keane deserves credit for showing restraint after being struck by his teammate or they could well have been down to 9 players. Sometimes players have to take responsibility for their actions…this was not passion…it was violent conduct and Mr Moyes should set a better example to those stupid enough to listen to him.

Not convinced with the award of a penalty kick as does not appear to be any contact with the attacking player.

Not totally new and they cannot do any worse than their referee colleagues.