Yes, it doesn't happen often at Old Trafford, but the officials were man enough to do it.
It was PRECELESS seeing Sir Alex Ferguson ranting and raving saying the penalty award to Newcastle United was 'shocking', when he's built his career on 'nicking' penalty decisions in his favour for decades.
There are two stone wall facts in football :-
1) Man Utd fans don't come from Manchester.
2) Man Utd get every 50-50 decision in their favour at Old Trafford.
Rio Ferdinand was penalised for a tackle on Hatem Ben Arfa which led to Newcastle United equaliser and ultimately had the tears rolling at Manchester as the Manc fans prepared for the long journey home.
Poll, who is famous for giving one player THREE yellow cards in a World Cup fixture, suggests referee Mike Jones should be punished for the mistake.
Graham Poll: "Rio Ferdinand clearly played the ball out for a corner to Newcastle which referee Mike Jones saw and correctly awarded.
"Assistant referee, John Flynn, then flagged and advised Jones that Ferdinand's challenge on Hatem Ben Arfa was in fact a foul and that Newcastle should be awarded a penalty kick.
"Referees usually advise their assistants that when they have a clear view of an incident and adjudicate on it then the assistant should leave the incident to them - the senior match official.
"When they are unsure or unsighted then they look at the assistant to see if they can help. Jones must have been certain to have awarded the corner immediately the ball went out. And of course he was correct.
"The way the ball changed direction helped verify his decision and he should have simply over-ruled Flynn."
"The fact that he did not should lead to his absence from a Premier League game just as Andre Marriner missed this weekend's games after allowing Blackburn's second goal last weekend."
Source: FOOTYMAD
