I can understand people being pissed off losing Joe just before the busiest time of the season - it sucks.
But hand on heart, I thought Mee’s tackle was hard but legal. Bardsley on the other hand - that was characteristically nasty. I don’t care for the Burnleys of this world either - they rely on physicality to compensate for ability, as do some other, but certainly not all, of the teams promoted to the top flight.
Weak and inconsistent refereeing are seen too often where there’s a gulf in quality. It’s why I wasn’t unhappy to see our FA cup draw; the thought of playing on some ‘70s mudheap away to a lower league team of ‘equalisers’, with a referee similar in mindset to last night’s, is the stuff of nightmares.