Quote Originally Posted by Grist_To_The_Mill View Post
If you strip away the ref bias and the issues with his Mickey Mouse watch, did anybody else notice that he only gave free kicks when the incident was in relatively “safe” areas? ie like near the centre spot or out on the wing near the half way line. Similar offences in more dangerous areas he just ignored.

For such a pressure cooker game he was certainly “miscast”
I certainly did notice. Smith, as in almost every game, had a defender trying to wear his shirt around the 18 yard box, limbs all over him - nothing given.
Smith gets a slight push in the centre circle, instant free kick. Yet if that happened in the box I guarantee no penalty would be given.
Another thing that really ****s me off, which happens every game, is opposition players stealing 20 yards for throw ins, while we always get told to go back.