It's probably been said already, but the thing that fucks me off is the lying and cheating by the FA and the refs. The players lying and cheating is one thing, but when the officials are at it, it really becomes a farce.
The FA's own rules say they are unable to act in cases where the ref has seen something and deemed it not worth of a red card.
CLEARLY Webb saw it. The video shows him looking at Balotelli as the incident happens. So now he has to lie and pretend he didn't see it so the FA can act.
We had exactly the same thing with the SWP kick out at Delap after Delap scythed him to the ground. Mike Dean (I think it was) was running towards the players, staring straight at them. He saw the SWP flick, concluded it was nothing - especially bearing in mind Delaps assault that put SWP on his arse in the first place - and therefore no red deserved.
So what happens? Media fury, FA pressure and then Dean decides he didn't see it after all.
The whole thing stinks. It drives a coach and horses through any concept of fairness when the FA and officials can collude like this to punish those they want and turn a blind eye to others.