Quote: Daddy Pig "Won't be expecting any favours from Bentham, but there is a real danger he will subconsciously favour the Kiwis to be as seen as non-biased following Sunday's controversy.'"
Precisely - and THAT is what can so easily be avoided.
I have no problem losing fairly to a better side, and I can even accept a vital refereeing error if there's absolutely NO whiff of conscious or subconscious bias.
'Suttongate' just stinks and it's no surprise the Ockers are battening down the hatches with 'selected' images and venemous denial. And stoney silence from the authorities, again.
It's not as though it's just us 'Poms' who feel this way - I browsed an Aussie forum last night and the majority of posters (the reasonable ones), agreed neutral officials was an absolute must in order to avoid any doubt. Many even agreed Hall's grounding should have been given.