I've cottoned on to the refs now, they let us have a few 50/50 challenges when we are in our own half so to seem as if they are being fair and letting the game flow, they do this as to allow arse/chel/man/liv to get awarded a suspect challenge when they are closer to our box, if they fail to convert these few chances the ref gives them, the ref will give them a more blatant opportunity i.e. a dive by their player or penalty or close free kick and it can be considered fair as we got one or two 50/50 challenges in our favour while back in our own half, he was deemed to be letting the play flow. i will watch out for this pattern.
on the playing side of things I hope martinez has them clued in that we dont get help from refs or linesmen, we have to win it ourselves, we are going to face any good side every year, they need to stop being afraid or they shouldnt play for the club as it will happen every year and they will also get another crack next year and most of these players are the same from last year so there shouldnt be any of those issues, just go out and beat them, set a marker for yourselves and the rest of the league