Blackwell baffled by Dean decision

Published: 22 May 2009 - 08:54:31

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Blackwell was unhappy with Dean earlier this season after he harshly sent off Blades defender Matthew Kilgallon in the Sheffield derby at Hillsborough. The Blades boss believes handing Dean such a high-profile game puts the official under undue pressure. "It's not fair on him, me or the club," fumed Blackwell. "Our last meeting was less than amicable and I marked him exceptionally low and yet now he turns up for our biggest game, the biggest club game in the world. "What will happen if he makes a cock-up on Monday? I'm amazed at the stupidity of it. I'm very, very angry about people who run the game not using their common sense and putting Mike Dean in what could be a very embarrassing position. "It puts him under pressure. We're going to go to Wembley with 40,000 Sheffield United fans knowing his last performance cost us a result at Hillsborough screaming down his neck. "That's not fair on Mike Dean or me. There are four or five top referees they could have given the game to. It's a situation they didn't need to create."