I don’t know mate but just because it wasn’t on every single form of reporting doesn’t discredit the fact that it was on the BBC’s flagship media enterprise for PL football.
More people will watch MOTD than will read a match report.
I've seen plenty of BBC match reports where they say things like 'this appeared to have happened' - this was probably the most bent thing I've seen in English football. Seems like a pretty big deal and it's a bit odd that people that are literally paid to watch and report on a match 'didn't see it'
In the same way, as people have said, the media can hear PGMOL - so it's not like they are unaware of what is being said.
I wonder what would have to happen for people to think that it's not quite right. You'd think an official assaulting a football player on the pitch in full view of everyone might make people wonder, or perhaps someone catching the ball in the area, spinning around, dropping it on the floor and running off with it might look a bit odd? Then you have a player clearly onside being flagged and reviewed as offside. That was a bit odd, or a player clearly getting kicked in the chest that somehow wasn't 'a thing'
The game is as bent as fuck and has been for years and it's not all to do with Liverpool. Some teams get fucked over every game. Some teams get every decision going.
I don't even know what the answer is any more. Miking them up so they can be heard has made it worse. Having people that can sit there and see exactly what happened has made it much, much worse. The media have made it worse by selectively commenting on what they want to comment on and ignoring what they don't. The PGMOL have made it worse by being completely unaccountable and letting their members work for actual clubs in the league.
Football is an absolute fucking shitshow at the moment. These c*nts have turned 'The beautiful game' into a random shit show of lies, bullshit, mediocrity and wankers.