RateTheRef

As a MUFC  fan (please do not throw things at me) can I throw something into the mix to defend the City player..... In that split second of kicking the turf would he have known? or would his instinctive response been to think he was tripped/ tackled from behind and there for that is why he fell over?
As for the referee.... clearly no width. This has become the default position for referees around the world. While it works generally well, when it goes wrong it goes very wrong.
Has the amount of refereeing over the last 15 years taken a toll mentally and in terms of fatigue. We see in Australia our top referees burn out well before their retirement age

Gerard SUTTON is a vastly overratted referee. His brother is running referees in Australi and Gerrard and Ashley Klein are getting a leg up. Sadly our best referee is MAtt Ceccin- he who made that contro call in the World Cup last year. Week in and week out Ceccin is the most consistent and best manager of players.