Just to play devils advocate for a second (no, I don't believe it myself
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Surely if they don't want to undermine referee's, then how can they overturn a decision that an official has made, yet when it suits them, they wont overturn similar incidents from other players or other teams.
If say, Ryan Shawcross or Joey Barton had made this exact same tackle, would they of overturned his red card? I doubt it somehow.
As fans, all we want is for officilas to get decisions right, and when they don't, all we want to see if fairness and justice, but they don't help themselves, do they.
Have they set a precedent here?
Whats to stop other players challenging any similar red card, and using this incident as evidence?
Shit, I've seen far taimer tackles that get red cards, every week, that they refuse to overturn because it's deemed the referee's decision,. and they back their man etc.
