I agree with all that. I was just trying to bring a bit of perspective. From a personal point of view, I've never had an issue with not getting decisions. If the officials haven't seen it, then they haven't seen it. I do, on the other hand, struggle to understand them giving things that just haven't happened! An offside should never be given that is subsequently proven to be onside. Similarly a foul shouldn't be given, where no foul has been committed and no booking for simulation should be handed out, where no dive has occurred.
As for the fouling stats, there was quite a brew ha made of the 'net' foul statistics. We appear to have the worst record in that we commit many fouls and don't get given many in return. The theory goes that, as we have more possession than most, there must be nefarious deeds afoot. I rather suspect it's a bit more complex than that. We have players who rarely look to go down when fouled, we have lots of 'advantage' played as most of our players are mentally very aware of what's going on around them and we have defenders who are either trying to get the ball before a forward gets it with the inherent risks that runs, or defenders and midfielders caught hopelessly out of position and a foul/booking is the obvious course of action. Of course, I could well be wrong and there may well be a cabal of referees who just decide how they can screw us over every week!
