Is it me, or have Referees' and their Assistant s, given up applying the rules of the game particularly off the.ball in the penalty areas? It now seems like anything goes. Today's officials were intentionally toothless. They seemed to believe that any amount of foul play was o.k. So long as both teams did it about equally. It cuts no ice to argue that 2. Penalties were eventually given, what about the first hour of rough housing and mauling, which left unpunished, created the match circumstances for the artificial finale. Today's officials were woeful and spoiled a good game by lacking the courage to apply the rules. If you can't stand the heat, keep out of the kitchen. Perhaps we should send them back to school, and have some Rugby Union Refs tel them how it's done.
Time for the Suits at the F.A. to act and earn their corn.