4 games 1 point

Its not the Third Reich for fucks sake, although you lot who support the clown we have in charge think it is.

Martinez is not one for using referring errors as an excuse for bad results. But, we’re not talking about your usual refereeing error here are we? It is clear from the Sky coverage that Marriner was facing Yakubu as he placed the ball for the corner and presumably, like everyone else, saw that no contact was made. If he had than he would have considered the ball to be in play and wouldn’t have turned his back on proceedings. So when he eventually turned to see Pedersen charging into the box after playing the corner to himself what the hell did he think had happened? The answer is he had no idea because he screwed up big time and wasn’t watching play. Rank bad referring worthy of a suspension and/or demotion so, leaving aside whether the team is good enough or not, I fail to see how Martinez “skriking” about that can be considered as some kind of desperation on his part.
Goals change games and had that been disallowed we would be here debating the merits of the team in a well fought win.

Its skriking & desperation because, as bad an error as it was, Bobby neglected to mention that poor officiating was also responsible for 2 of Latics goals (the 1st & the last)
As Kean correctly pointed out after the game, its swings & roundabouts – Latics got some decisions their way & they got some the other way

The corner was rank bad refereeing, but having turned his back to the ball Marriner couldn’t pull play back for something he didn’t see (when I’ve reff’d I’ve had games where I’ve known someone has smacked another player – heard it & one bloke is on the floor clutching his face, but if I haven’t seen it I can’t give it) & from that point on Latics should have played to the whistle & they didn’t & it cost them a goal.
Marriner also wasn’t looking when Caldwell took the free kick that led to Crusat’s goal coz if he had he’d have pulled play back & the liner should have flagged after Gomez’s goal to inform Marriner that Sammon was offside & left it to the ref to judge whether he was interfering with play coz the liner can’t tell.
Both those officials will get some form of demotion (however temporary) coz they were poor throughout

Bobby has every right to complain about the second goal but he seems to have pinned the blame for the draw solely at the officials feet & that isn’t the case – as other’s have pointed out there was poor decision making both in defence & attack that cost Latics just as much & that’s why Bobby’s comments come over as “skriking”, “desperate” & attempting to shift the blame.

Given that most of the darkside on here would complain if they won a million on the lottery, that they got paid in fivers, Bobby will never be able to do or say the right thing, apart from resign.

Lets take the premise that we have an awful team, manager and probably fan base as well. The lads are certainly giving it a go. My guess that it will go down hill in the next couple of months, but all I ever asked when we got promoted was to give it a go. They are doing that !