In this case, he's probably correct. As was stated above, he didn't see 2 of the offences until after the game, and the 3rd was virtually the last kick of the game.
In general terms, though, it seems to be a standard cop-out.
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Some refs cheat some don’t. People who think every ref is honest are very naive. Most are just crap but far to many just cheat! Players cheat all the time I find it hard why fans cant grasp refs do too. Loads of players have said the same!
A friend of a friend knew a SPL referee and the advice he got from Hugh Dallas at the time was to make a name for himself with some high profile controversial decisions. If he was high profile he was more likely to get the high profile games.
'Mispoke' and making a 'misstep' traduce the English language IMO :agree:
More generally, with referees, I think they find themselves in an impossible situation. The two main criticisms they garner are not being consistent and not showing common sense. The problem is that it's practically impossible to show both consistency and common sense.
Just on the back of theCats thread corruption cheating or what ?
Can remember a Merseyside Derby where he should have just handed over the whistle to Gerrard as he was the one making the decisions.
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...r-9042302.html