FA Accept the Linesman Got It Wrong Against Arsenal

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When the FA decided Luiz Felipe Scolariโs comments about the level of officiating in our game against Arsenal werenโt anything to get their y-fronts twisted about, I wondered whether it was because they actually agreed with him.
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And whilst they havenโt come out and admitted as much directlyโbecause that would be way too honest for themโtheyโve still more or less supported the criticism in a round about way by dropping the linesman in question from this weekendโs games.
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It might not get Chelsea any points back, but what it should do is make the rest of the flag-waving, whistle blowing inadequates sit up and take note.
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Harsh words? Maybe, but the inconsistencies in the game, not just from week-to-week but from game-to-game drive most of us nuts.
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Of course theyโre only human, but arenโt we all? That doesnโt excuse the rest of us from doing our jobs as outlined in our various job descriptions and neither should it the officials. If they canโt even get something as basic as an offside decision right then thereโs no hope is there?
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John Stokes had a clear view of Van Persie and yet whilst even the local nursing home residents without the aid of their bifocals couldโve called that one, his flag remained at his sideโprobably because heโd worn his arm out earlier waving Kalou offside when he wasnโt.
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Once, you might just about regard as a mistake, but twice? The man clearly needs to remind himself of what constitutes a decent offside decision.
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Mind you, whilst the Professional Game Match Officials have excluded Stokes, Mike Deanโwho refereed the gameโstill gets to take charge of Saturdayโs game between Newcastle and Stoke City, which hardly seems fair given that he completely overlooked John Terryโs two-footed lunge.
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Taking the whole โRespect The Refโ thing a little too far maybe?
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