My guess.... they saw it, thought about it and thought it wasnt a clear and obvious error. But they hate saying that because what it actually says is that you think it is a foul. You think the ref made an error, just not a clear and obvious one.
So instead of saying that, they make up some bull**** to try and convince you it wasnt a foul. And slowly you lose respect for referees.
Was it not once the case that the officials were charged with actually "managing" games and the players. Like the one the other night giving Jurien a talking to.
We miss that.
"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."