Can you offer any concrete examples of a decline in refereeing standards? I can’t recall any particularly outrageous decisions for/against us this season.
Your suggestion of neutrality is a bit undermined by saying we’ve had “seven highly dubious penalty awards” against us. Granted there have been some soft penalties but none of them were particularly bad decisions. The one at Bolton was absolutely clear-cut as far as I could see. Correct me if I’m wrong but kicking someone in the face is not permitted under the laws of the game?
