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I think what we've all learned from this is that it's now considered acceptable for referees to work on the balance of probabilities rather than to only give what they see. Mike Dean ignored the evidence of his own eyes that told him the challenge was perhaps reckless, but not excessive - then...

That wasn't a game of the same magnitude as the outcome of that single match wasn't in itself decisive, unlike the game at The Riverside.... (ignoring the many other reasons to suspect that 'goal' would never have happened anyway if the officials had done their job properly in the first place).

I'm not against the argument usually that there are plenty of times points could have been won throughout a season and it's wrong to focus on one incident. But Saturday was effectively a cup final - and the team had worked extraordinarily hard to put themselves in that position. Circumstances...

There have been far worse injuries than that caused by completely legitimate tackles. Like the one that put Liam Rosenior out this season for months. He had no complaints - it happens in a contact spot. It seems Mike Dean just doesn't like the sight of blood. People are going on about this like...