Expect those clowns to throw the book at Vaughan on Monday and possibly fine Sam, too. It's beyond a joke now, really. We're in the era of accidental contact being penalised on an equal footing with real, foul play, and players now looking to stay down so that if enough replays are shown, the VR will intervene. Sam's right, it's a loving pantomime. Let's all watch the ref deliberate with his earpiece. Yeah, that's what we all come to watch.

Christ, no wonder Saints are in so much debt.

As for the jolt to Drinkwater's neck by Lees , there wasn't a lot of force but damage can still be caused to the neck from rear pressure ,hence head restraints on cars.

I think you’ll find the appeal is part of the disciplinary process*
*Signed A N Other-Pedant

Not chaired by anyone that sits on the match review panel though. The MRPs bias or lack thereof wouldn’t have anything to do with the outcome of appeals

I didn’t mention the MRP at any point.