Job Hunting

Unemployment sucks. It really is the worst feeling in the world. What makes it worse is that I know I would be so good at the jobs I am not getting.

A couple of employers have told me that I was the second choice, but that's no good is it? What is the point of telling me that? 

In the last two weeks I have had two interviews that both lasted well over an hour. I know I came off really well. But neither job offered me the position. I feel as though I am never going to get anything.

I don't know what else I can do. feeling really sorry for myself.

Dalglish Sacked

A short time ago, it was announced that Kenny Dalglish was no longer Manager of Liverpool Football Cub.


Even though I was half expecting this, I am still a bit shocked by it. The next manager will be the fourth to take control of Liverpool in two years. That rate of turnover concerns me. I don't want the club to become like Chelsea, where we simply get someone else in when things are not going the way we all want.


I think I am shocked that a decision was made so soon after the season ending; we played our last game on Sunday, it is now Wednesday.
The only plus I can take from this happening so quickly, is it indicates that the owners are already thinking towards next season, and I would assume that means they would like a new manager in place as soon as they can.


The are rumours that Wigan boss Roberto Martinez has been approached. I like Martinez, but not sure how I would think of him as Liverpool boss, he has performed a minor miracle keeping Wigan in the Premiership, so I am not sure how he would transition from that, to a team that is hoping, and expecting a Champions League place.


Someone else said former England boss Fabio Capello, who has said he would like to manage a Premiership side.
If I could pick, I would either go for Andre Villas Boas, or Rafa Benitez. We have a young(ish) and new(ish) side which I think would suit AVB. And we all know that Benitez is a great manager, and with the right backing, can achieve what we want.


Whoever FSG decides on, will have my complete support.


And to Kenny Dalglish; thank you so much for your effort. I wish you the best.

Liverpool FC Ramblings

So the season has finally come to an end.


I remember last August, before the 2011/12 season kicked off, I felt hope, like I am sure so many other Liverpool fans felt. The new(ish) owners FSG had brought in the manager everyone seemed to want in Kenny Dalglish, and they had poured an awful lot of money into the club for new players.


I felt hope that we would have a better season than the previous one. I didn't expect to win the league, to be honest, even back then I was doubtful that we would even finish in the top four and get a Champions League position. Back then I simply wanted to see that we had improved and that we could get back into European competition.
I know a lot of people slam on the Europa League, several of these fans claim that it is not good enough for our club. My question to them is, do you think we are good enough to be in the Champions League then? 


The Europa league is a stepping stone. Look at our team, we have players that have never played European football. Europa League will be good for them, and its hardly as though the competition is filled with lesser teams.


But back to our domestic form. Everyone knows that finish 8th is not good enough. It is not even close to where we want to be. I am a little conflicted as to whether or not our league position reflects how we played. We played some appalling games, Newcastle and Wigan spring to mind straight away as games we did not deserve to take anything from.


But there are also several other games, where the result against us was hard to take. Losing 2-1 to Arsenal and losing 1-0 to West Brom. Both of those games left me with a horrible taste in my mouth. How did we manage to not get anything out of those? And that is a sentence I feel I said to myself many times between last August and now.


That sentence also feels me both with dread, and with hope. We often dominated games, I am not sure of exact figures any more, but in terms of shots on goal, and corners won, we are high up in the list of how many each team forced. At one point in the season, we had conceded less goals than everyone else, as well has allowing the least number of attempts made on our goal. We missed what I believe was 8 penalties, and we hit the frame of our oppositions goal more than thirty times.


These (rough) statistics are worrying because they indicate that we should be winning more points than we have done, and for some reason, we are not. But at the same time, they feel me with hope because surely we only need a couple of tweaks to fix the problem?


Dalglish has indicated that there won't be much 'outgoing' over the summer, only confirming that Aurelio will be leaving. We can also deduct that both Maxi and Kuyt will also be leaving. I like both of these players, but can understand why they would want to move on to new clubs, so I wish them well. There will also be question marks over Joe Cole and Aquilani. Again, two players I like, and wanted so badly to work at Liverpool, but sadly, for different reasons, have not.


Other than the players I have just mentioned, I don't think anyone is expecting anyone else to move on.
Which brings us to 'incomings'. Who we want, and who we can get are two different things. I can list some players now who I would want at Liverpool, but I doubt that they would ever come to us.
This is where I think some Liverpool fans are losing sight of things. I have have been reading around online, and can't believe that there are fans who think players like Llorente, Hazard and Cavani would come to Liverpool because 'we are Liverpool Football Club'. That sentence doesn't work any more. We are not going to be challenging to the Premiership next season (probably) no matter how much some of us wish we can. 


At the current time, we are unable to attract the top players because when these players look at us, they are currently looking at a mid-table club with no Champions League.
I have read dozens of posts from fans when we are linked with some random who hardly anyone knows and they all claim that this player 'is not good enough'. Why isn't he, because you have never heard of him? How many of us can honestly say we had heard of Cisse before he joined Newcastle United?


A couple of days ago, under an article which was linking us with Fulham's Clint Dempsey, a couple of people actually said that we 'shouldn't be looking at players from teams worse than us' and that he is 'a big fish in a little pond'. What are these fans on? Please look at the table and tell me how we are so much better than Fulham. To start with comments like that are disrespectful to Fulham, and it also shows how disillusioned some of our fans are.


I know there are several players we have been linked too, I'm not going to comment on them accept to say that I don't know an awful lot about some of them, but what I do know, I like and would not mind seeing a couple of them in our shirt.


I suppose before too much talk of transfers goes on, there will be plenty more talk about the manager. This is a situation in which I am a little torn. I love Kenny, I really do, but are we sure that he is the right man for the job. I have had moments when I think, yes he absolutely is, but then there are moments when I doubt that he is. Ultimately this is up to the owners, and is hard to no what they will do. They are not idiots, they know what Dalglish means to this club, so if they decide they no longer want him as manager, they will have to tread carefully.


There have been rumours flying around about this meeting that Dalglish is going to have with John Henry and co, there have been rumours that Dalglish will move into the Director of Football role and that Benitez will come back. I have no idea what I actually want to happen, but I am going to trust the ownership with their decision. Some may say that is naive of me, but they have given the fans no reason not to trust them; they replaced Hogdson with Dalglish, which the fans asked for, and they have spent an awful lot of money on players. I also think they have probably been to more games in their time in charge than the previous owners did.


So if they decide to keep Dalglish as manger, I will support them. If they decide that they feel there may be someone better suited, then I will trust them then too. FSG are a company, and their aim is obviously to make money, and the best way they can make money from Liverpool FC, is for our club to be successful. I hope FSG own us for many years to come, but when John Henry decides to sell, he is going to want a tidy profit, so I trust him to make smart decisions regarding our future.


This might be an odd thing to think, but I actually wouldn't mind AVB as manager. I think he was treated rubbish by Chelsea, and clearly several players did not like him, but he is a good manager. I think he might have been better for us last year though, before all of the new faces arrived. Chelsea brought him in to supposedly 'turn a corner' with them. I think with a young/newish team, AVB would actually be very good. Anyway, that was just a random thought I had one day.


As for next season, I have to say that part of me hopes the summer takes a long time, and part of me hopes that it flies round. We might just repeat this season again, but I really think we won't.


Defence is fairly solid, and I am happy with what we have there. I know many feel that Reina didn't have his best season, but he is still one of the best keepers around and we are luck to have him. 


I think midfield is probably what causes most people the most headaches. I feel that I could write an entire blog just on midfield alone. Maybe I'll work on that another time, I will keep this very brief. Hopefully Gerrard can do what Giggs has managed and keep playing into his late thirties; Adam, I am not sure on, maybe a loan spell when he is back from injury will help; I cannot wait for Lucas to be fit again; Henderson; I am not going to write this lad off, he has shown some promise recently, and has improved a lot so I am expecting better form him in the next year or two; Shelvey, like Henderson, I think he has shown some promise of things to come, so fingers crossed; Spearing; really sorry, but I don't think much of him. He has had some shining moments, but for the most part I am left wondering if the only reason he is making the team is because he is a local lad. I would love for him to prove me wrong, but I don't see anything changing.


I wish Bellamy was a decade younger. And last but not least; the strike partnership. Suarez and Carroll. I think Carroll has taken a heap of abuse which has not helped him, but he has actually been playing well for a while, not brilliant, but quietly going about things. Sadly, because he was not scoring, it has gone unnoticed by most people. But recently, he has looked like the player we bought from Newcastle. I cannot believe he didn't start against Chelsea in the Cup final.


Its typical isn't it? Carroll and Suarez start showing signs that they actually might be a threatening attacking force, then the season ends. I have everything crossed that they can pick up and improve on this next season.


Hopefully Suarez can keep his head down next season. I would like for him to stop asking for handballs all the time too. Does anyone else notice that? The number of times I see him turning to an official trying to accuse the opposition of handling is insane.


So there are some of my rambling thoughts about the season gone, and the season coming up. It made sense in my mind, I have no idea if it comes through though.
Just keep in mind that about 18 months ago the club was in real trouble of going under, we could have been deducted points and possibly could have been relegated. Where could have we been instead?

2011/12 Premiership

Over the past few months, there has been a bit of chatter about how far superior the Spanish football league is. This came to a head when Athletic Bilbao played Manchester United, and made United look at times, worse than ordinary.

The Spanish league may be better technically, they may play better football, but I have to strongly disagree with La Liga being better than the Premiership.

Look at what happened in yesterdays final games of the season. The title decider came down to the last game of the season, which is always exciting. The situation changed throughout play, and the deciding factor was pretty much the final kick of the entire season. 

I was listening to the action on the radio as I do not have Sky, and the streams I was trying to use were appalling. I am not even a United or City fan, but I spent much of the time eagerly listening, and I hate to say it, almost paying no attention to what Liverpool were doing at the Liberty Stadium.

The goings-ons at the Etihad Stadium were dramatic enough; City, losing to a ten-man team who are fighting to stay in the Premiership. The final whistle went in the United-Sunderland game. United won 1-0, and they had just got news that City had levelled and were now drawing with QPR 2-2. That would be enough for United to win their 20th league title. 

But then Aguero spoilt the party. Deep into injury time, City got a winner. As I said, I am not a City fan, but I was jumping around my room.

Several weeks back, United surely had the title in the bag, then they had some bad results which let City back into it. City surly had one hand on their first league title for 44 years when they beat United, all they had to do yesterday was beat QPR, but QPR made them work very hard for it. For much of yesterday, I was convinced that United would be crowned champions again.

But in the dying seconds, City snatched it for them. There is footage that shows the United team and fans waiting for confirmation, they were waiting to be told they had won it, you can see it in their faces that they think the other result has gone their way. But instead they get told the news that the score in Manchester is 3-2. United were so close.

Even as I watched Match of the Day last night, I still couldn't believe what I was seeing. This seasons climax has to be the greatest finish to a Premiership season ever.

As a Liverpool fan, I have been largely disappointed by our season, not so much how we played, because we often played brilliantly, without getting the results, but our league position is heart breaking. 

But ignoring that, this season has been largely exciting to watch; the bizzare results; City beating United 6-1; United beating Arsenal 8-2; Arsenal beating Chelsea 5-3; Blackburn beating United 3-2. And that's just a few that stuck in my memory.

Some of the goals this year have been amazing. Newcastle United were better than anyone could have expected. The three promoted sides, QPR, Norwich and Swansea all survived.

The Spanish can have their pretty football. I am more than happy with our exciting and often unexpected league. Bring on next season.

Gay Marriage

This has of course sparked off the debate that never actually goes away. In the UK, for the most part, its not a conversation I encounter much. Nor is it a main talking point for politicians, not saying that it is not on their agendas, but there is not nearly as much focus on it than there is in the States.

I looked through some comments on a story on the BBC News website.

'It's everyone's and their children's business when the law of our land formally acknowledges and even promotes homosexual relationships. This sends out a message to those incapable of discerning right from wrong that is misleading at worst and confusing at best'

Right and wrong? How are you determining which is which?

'Lets get one thing clear. Homosexuality is a unnatural act. if it were natural we wouldn't be here no procreation'

It is such an unnatural act that it has been observed in almost every species of animal known to man.

'I have no problems whatsoever with gay relationships. They have natural feelings for each other. Their actions, however, naturally turn my stomach. I can't help it. It is a real and tangible feeling of revulsion'

You have no problems with gay relationships? And yet their 'actions' revolt you? But you have no problems with it otherwise? You sir are an idiot pathetically trying to cover up your bigotry.

'Marriage was created for a man and woman in order to commit to each other and produce children through sex'

Well going by that logic, then there are millions of couples worldwide who cannot have children, should also not be allowed to get married, because, after all, what is the point of marriage if you cannot have children?

'In my view homosexual marriage is a perfect excellent example of a minority group forcing their views on the majority'

There was a time in history when a minority group were forcing their views on the 'majority' about inter-racial marriage. All because the 'majority' might believe one thing, does not make it right.

'The gay marriage lobbyists just have the poorest arguments imaginable. They have ONE argument: anyone should be able to marry anyone they love - yet they can't explain why this must then be limited to exclude, for example, a man marrying his brother, or a woman marrying her aunt. If your own core arguments are so poor,so badly structured, why expect to convince others? Leave my marriage alone.'

This fella apparently cannot read, and has no clue about what the argument for gay marriage is about. Gay marriage supporters are very clear with their aim; a gay man should be able to marry another gay man, and a lesbian should be able to marry another lesbian. In short, they should be allowed to marry the person they are committed to and in love with, just like heterosexual people are

And for the 'leave my marriage alone' argument? This comes up so often, and the one question I would pose to anyone is this; if I were to marry a woman, please explain to me how it affects your marriage? Here is a surprise for you, it doesn't. Does the marriage of the person who lives across the street from you affect your marriage? I doubt it. The same applies for gay marriage, it isn't going to change a hetrosexuals marriage even a little bit.

'What about the children? It is not homophobic to say that having a loving mum and dad is a better environment for a child to be nurtured in than two mums or two dads however loving they may be.'

That might not be a homophobic thing to say, but it is very ignorant. There has been research done on this subject, and all of it has said that children raised by a same-sex couple do just as well as children raised by a straight couple. The issue here is not sexuality, but the people. I know who were raised by heterosexual couples who did badly in school, got themselves arrested, ended up with drug problems, cannot hold down a job, I could go on and on. Not saying that gay parents are infinitely better, but surely having two loving parents, regardless of sexuality is better than none?

'Homosexuals do not want a reasoned debate. They want to dismiss all who query same sex marriage as homophobic.'

Homosexuals do want a reasoned debate, the fact is that they can't get one, therefore that is why they dismiss those who view same-marriage as wrong as homophobic. Maybe if the homophobic could come up with a decent, reasonable argument as to why gay marriage is wrong, maybe the homosexuals will back down.

There are so many comments about gay marriage. An awful lot of them a religiously based. Is there not a 'separation of Church and State' thing in the US?

Don't a lot of Americans call their country the greatest and most free in the world? It seems the freedom brag only applies to certain people.

Rome

I've ticked off another Country and another City off of my list. 


From Friday 27th April to Monday 30th April I went to Rome. Sadly my flights were with a certain Irish budget airline, which meant the journeys there and back were somewhat uncomfortable without factoring in the crying babies I had to put up with, but the flights were just over two hours each, so it wasn't too bad I suppose.


The flight to Rome actually had some nice views as the weather was pretty clear the whole way. I was able to see the southern English coast and northern French coast at the same time, I saw the Alps, and coming into land at Rome Ciampino Airport to the south of the city was pretty cool as all of the famous landmarks were so clear to see.


Finding the hotel I was staying at wasn't too bad; an hour on the bus from the airport to the main terminal, then another, more uncomfortable bus which lasted about 15 minutes maybe, then a short walk to the Hotel Ripa in the Trastevere area.


The Hotel was pretty basic, but was everything that I needed, although the shower was positioned in such a way that it made it narrow, and the TV was placed terribly, not that I watched it at all during my stay, but if I wanted too, it wouldn't have been comfy. I only had breakfast there once, but it was very nice, lots of option and it tasted good.

After settling in, I went for a walk to the Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II, which is an area I spent a lot of my weekend. I walked around the monument, and walked up and down all the countless steps. After a good look around, I wondered down toward the Colosseum and Arch of Constantine for a look about, before heading back on myself to look for something to eat. 

I ate and had a drink at the Trinity College bar, and enjoyed it so much it got a couple of visits in my short trip, the food, in my opinion, was amazing.

By this point, my body was letting me know I had been awake for a stupid number of hours, and I needed rest, although it was still light. And despite needing rest, I decided not to use the bus or tram, but to walk back to the hotel, as I had enjoyed the walk to the Piazza Venezia and walking a short way along the river.

Laying down and getting off of my feet was a great relief, and I fell asleep easily. Sometime in the middle of the night, I found a complaint with the hotel; thin walls! The couple in the room next to mine had what was sounding to me, to be an amazing sex session. It went on for a while too, I almost wanted to cheer them when they reached orgasm.

Satuarday started with another walk to the Piazza Venezia, then a wonder around the area before I found an Irish Bar called the Scholars Lounge for a late breakfast. This was another bar I visited a lot. The place as a nice feeling about it, has really nice staff, a load of TV screens for sports, and dead good food with brilliant portion sizes.

I then went off to the Vatican, where I spent a couple of hours going around the museum, and went and walked around St Peter's. I probably could have spent more time here, but it was really busy, and Satuarday was very hot, as well as my feet beginning to blister.

Satuarday was my only experience of the Rome Metro, which of course I compared to the other Metro systems I have been on. The New York Subway is still my favourite, but maybe it is unfair to compare Rome's to anywhere I have been because the network is so small.

I headed back to the Scholars Bar, because the Liverpool-Norwich game was kicking off soon, and even if I'm away, I still try to catch my team. And I was glad I did as well; the third of that Suarez hatrick would be worth walking to Rome to see.

After a couple of drinks and dinner, it was nice and dark, and the local landmarks were all lit up nice and pretty, so I naturally went to soak it all in, aimlessly walking around for a while and occasionally taking pictures.

By Sunday morning, a particular blister on my heel was making life a little difficult, so I got a tram to the main area after having breakfast at the hotel. I then walked down to the Colosseum where my Roma Pass entitled me to free entry.

I was a little surprised at how badly organised the queuing up arrangements seemed to be once you got inside the gate, but maybe that's just me being British.

I don't know how long I spent in the Colosseum, I was so taken with it that I could have been in there for ten minutes, I could have been in there two hours. When I did leave, I walked around the whole monument, before strolling back up Via dei Fori Imperiali and looking at the other ruins that are along that road.

By the time I got back to the Piazza Venezia, my blister(s) were really causing strife, so I headed to the Scholars Lounge to watch the end of the Chelsea-QPR game, before going to the Trinity College bar for something to eat, then heading back to the Scholars Lounge for the Spurs game and a much needed resting place for my poor feet.

Monday was depressing. I had to check out at midday, so I read in my room for a little bit before I finally gave in and left, deciding to use the tram instead of walking to the Piazza. I had a long breakfast before forcing myself and my small carry on bag onto a bus to the main Terminal. Then it was onto the bus for Ciampino, which was much quicker on the return journey, which meant I had some time to kill in a very small airport, luckily my kindle was still full of charge.

Then begun my plane journey with several children, most of whom were angels for the first half of the flight, then got really, really fussy for the second half. The Stansted area had a storm not long after we landed, so I am glad I got in before that. In fact, as I was driving home, I was apparently following the storm.

I really loved the time I spent in Rome, and I saw many more monuments than I have mentioned here, I wish I could remember their names, and I wish I had taken more photographs. There is also a load of things that I missed out on, or forgot about. I could have easily spent a week there, and I am really hoping I will be able to visit again sometime in the not so distant future.

Punishments and Technology in Football

Punishment and Technology.

As Pepe Reina nodded his head in the direction of James Perch on Sunday, I nodded mine in the direction of the table I was leaning on. What was Reina thinking? He really ought to have known better, and I won't argue that he shouldn't have been sent off, because it was a clear red card offence; if an opposing player did that to one of our players, I would have been furious with him.

As my forehead hit the table, I laughingly thought to myself that I had probably did more damage to myself in that action than our keeper had done to Mr Perch with his 'head-butt'.

Reina was punished for his rush of blood to the head. What of Perch? He got a yellow card, but from what I can tell, that was for the foul on Reina which sparked the outburst. It is hard to really tell if there was any contact made, if there was it was minimal and didn’t warrant Perch reacting in the way he did.

Perch held his face and hit the floor in such a way that if you didn’t see the whole incident, you might have thought that Reina had actually made full contact with Perch's nose using his fist.

Perch's only intention in his response to air breezing across his face was to get an opposition player sent off. Ignore the fact that it was a sending off offence in the first place, but doing something with the intention to get an opposition player booked, is cheating.

I despise cheating. I'm sure we all do. I hate seeing any player cheat. Man United players, Chelsea players, Liverpool players. It makes me want to pull my hair out. Sadly, I don’t think anything will change this climate of players trying to get other players into trouble.

I would have liked to see an interview with James Perch after the game and have a journalist ask him about that incident;

“So James, how's your nose?”

“Its fine thank you, a little bit sore.”

“Well, from your reaction it looked like it hurt like hell, here, lets take a look at the incident.”

At which point a small TV would be wheeled over so they could analyse it together. This would never happen of course, because it is putting the player on the spot and would cause him embarrassment.

As it currently stands, players who play-act, don't have to answer to anyone. They may take criticism from fans, the press, and hopefully their team-mates, but ultimately, they get away with it, leaving them free to do it again if they wish.

The FA have a dubious goals committee, which basically determines who has scored the goals, which seems almost silly; a goal has been scored, end of.

Why isn’t there some sort of 'dubious play committee'? A panel of some kind to dish out punishments for things that keep happening, like they have in rugby.

Perch had a head-butt aimed at him, but there are players who go down holding their faces when there has been nothing aimed at them. Occasionally, they might get a yellow card. And this will keep happening. Same as regular old diving. Also on Sunday we saw our own Andy Carroll choosing to go down rather than stay on his feet. Happens in every game, often unpunished.

And as long as players know they can pretty much get away with it, they will keep doing it. The only way to try to get rid of it is if the FA take proper action.

Bans. Points Deductions.

Have a committee look at 'dubious plays' and if it is certain a player has dived or cheated in any way to gain their side an unfair advantage, then give the player guilty of it a one match ban. When a team accumulates a certain number of these 'dive bans', say five, then deduct a point or two from them. I cannot imagine this idea ever being implemented, or even getting very much support, but think of how quickly some of this play-acting would stop.

Referees should start doing more to stop the pushing and shoving that goes on in the boxes during corners or free kicks. I remember one clear incident of Carroll being helped to the ground by a Newcastle defender on Sunday. Again, this is something that happens a dozen times during every game, and usually goes ignored, or a free kick his given to the defending side, who more often than not, are the ones doing the fouling. Anywhere else on the pitch it would be a free kick to the player being held, but in the box, the rules appear to become hazy.

Again it is a form of cheating. The FA really need to say to the ref’s that they need to start giving penalties out. If a defender has his arms around an attacking player, blow the whistle, give a penalty every time it happens. After a ridiculous number of penalties in a game, and with scores heading into double figures, this could well stop.

I also strongly believe that video technology really needs to have some sort of introduction into football. It has been shown in a number of other sports that it works, that it helps to keep games fair. I often wonder why football is so reluctant to implement it. Football is undoubtedly the most popular sport on the planet, and it makes a fortune. It costs fans a lot of money to go to games, and the money is obviously of uppermost importance to the football clubs themselves.

The people against using the technology argue that it would be time consuming; I can see where they are coming from, I’ve watched rugby games where the video judge has taken a couple of minutes to make a decision on whether or not a try should be awarded. But I think that argument is a cop-out. How many times have you been watching a game and something happens, and within 20 seconds you have seen a replay of that incident a couple of times? And even if it were time consuming, is that not time well spent if it makes the difference between a team taking zero points a game to taking three?

During the game against Villa, we had a couple of penalty appeals, which in another game, may have been given, and I believe one of them probably should have been. Stop the game, have a quick look at the evidence, make a decision.

Now, luckily for us (or unluckily) we are not fighting for a particular league position, as high as I would like to finish, the result we got was not of massive importance so we would have no reason to start screaming at the FA and their officials. If we were still in the chase for a Champions League spot, then we could.

But look at what happened to Wigan against Chelsea. Both Chelsea goals were offside. Chelsea are a side who are still in with a shout of Champions League football, and Wigan are fighting for Premiership survival. That result was unfair, and could have been avoided if football allowed for the video technology to be used. Who knows, Chelsea still may have gone on and won.

How much cash do Chelsea stand to gain if they secure that fourth spot? How much cash do Wigan stand to lose out on if they are relegated?

Similar could be said of the Manchester United game with QPR. Young went down easily, won a penalty and QPR go down to 10 men for the rest of the game. Ten seconds of review could have sorted that out better. One of those teams is trying to win the title, the other just trying to stay in the Premiership.

With all the money involved in the sport, you would think the FA, UEFA and FIFA would want to ensure the correct decisions are made every single time. At some point over the course of a season, every singe club benefits from, and suffers from the wrong decision being made. Some of them won't matter in the grand scheme of things, but some of them will, and that's what is important.