Late last year, Newcastle United launched a complaint to the PGMOL after a string of baffling referee decision.
There was the James Maddison dive in the defeat to Leicester, the Mike Dean Show versus Liverpool and the most blatant penalty you’ll ever see against Manchester City.
City stopper Ederson wiped out Ryan Fraser in the box…but apparently that wasn’t enough to warrant a spot kick. It was a frightening decision.
And it was so bad that it inspired Newcastle launch a complaint to the PGMOL. The club did receive a response, which was somewhat amusing to Eddie Howe.
“Yes, we got a letter back and it was an enjoyable read and that’s it,” he said before laughing, according to Newcastle World.
The standard of refereeing in the Premier League is nowhere near good enough, and Newcastle aren’t the only club to complain this season.
Everton’s PGMOL complaint gets a very different response to Newcastle’s
Following their 1-0 defeat to Manchester City on Saturday night, Everton were furious. A blatant handball by Rodri wasn’t given as a penalty, condemning Frank Lampard’s side to another loss.
The Toffees boss was rightly unhappy, and his side made their own complaint to the PGMOL. They wanted an apology – and, incredibly, they’ve got one.
As reported by Sky Sports, PGMOL General Manager Mike Riley apologised to both Everton owner Bill Kenwright and Frank Lampard over the phone for the decision.
So Everton get a personal apology, but Newcastle only get a letter described as an ‘enjoyable read’? It doesn’t look like we got an apology, so why not? The decision against us was equally as scandalous.
It’s strange that Everton got an apology, as it creates a dangerous precedent for future decisions. Everton should’ve got a penalty, and if they’d scored it they might have won a point. So what happens if they get relegated by a single point?
Referees aren’t consistent, and neither are the PGMOL in their response to complaints.
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