Fair play but a bit late now

I was very sore about this and still am. I wanted to get my hands on a copy of this book to see if it was mentioned, but now I've read it, I don't feel any better. Does anyone know what he goes on to say after that? I'd like to know if there was any punishment for his errors, and whether or not he contacted the club to apologise.

I'm also fascinated by the phrase "I should have realised Karanka would not have reacted like that without a genuine grievance". That's a whole can of worms. Does any referee ever change their mind due to the vehemence of a team's protests?! There was the Ramirez/Brighton incident, of course, and the Luton penalty which we somehow managed to get (correctly) chalked off, but on the whole, I've barely ever seen a referee or linesman moved to give a decision about something they missed just because players or coaching staff go mad over it. Otherwise we'd have had a red card and a penalty given against Blackburn last year, three points against Swansea, and maybe even the odd correct decision against West Brom the other night.
 
I don't think he could change his mind about the goal being given but I read it as he meant that he shouldn't have sent Karanka off as he should have realised he'd made a bad error.
 
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futureboy said:
I was very sore about this and still am. I wanted to get my hands on a copy of this book to see if it was mentioned, but now I've read it, I don't feel any better. Does anyone know what he goes on to say after that? I'd like to know if there was any punishment for his errors, and whether or not he contacted the club to apologise.

I'm also fascinated by the phrase "I should have realised Karanka would not have reacted like that without a genuine grievance". That's a whole can of worms. Does any referee ever change their mind due to the vehemence of a team's protests?! There was the Ramirez/Brighton incident, of course, and the Luton penalty which we somehow managed to get (correctly) chalked off, but on the whole, I've barely ever seen a referee or linesman moved to give a decision about something they missed just because players or coaching staff go mad over it. Otherwise we'd have had a red card and a penalty given against Blackburn last year, three points against Swansea, and maybe even the odd correct decision against West Brom the other night.
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More recently Crooks would have gone against Derby.
 
WoodallServices said:
More recently Crooks would have gone against Derby.
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Yeah, absolutely. That's a dangerous road to go down. I'm for video replays, although I suspect I'm in the minority, and the plan I have in mind wouldn't resemble VAR the way it is at the moment. But it's very frustrating to see a ref openly describing his guilt years later when he was denied the chance to watch the incident again and remedy it on the spot, when it actually mattered. And he talks about his positioning being poor, but the two linos are supposed to help him, and they didn't.
 
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