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We make an exception for Hoops who always deserves it.

His positioning was appalling.

There is always unconscious bias but it would also assist accountability. At present, referees will always back each other up, rightly or wrongly. I was naive to think bringing in professional referees would help.

Refs should be miked up like in rugby union. Replays on VAR should be shown on the large screens. Let the paying fans know the reason for their decisions. The vast majority of fans are reasonable and will admit their own players get it wrong too.

I agree with your analysis of the game, but Hooper, from Wiltshire, or Hoops, as the Bournemouth fans call him, has history. He has given or missed some outrageous decisions in the past ten years. We’ve also had him as an official in some capacity for three games in a row now.

Dead right. You’ve got nothing to apologise for. Leave them to stew in their own juice. Hooper dislikes us and it shows.