West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady 'paranoid' about refereeing decisions
Saturday 9 April 2016 11:56, UK
West Ham vice-chair Karren Brady has suggested her team's "frustrating" treatment at the hands of referees this season is "beyond mere coincidence".
The 47-year-old has criticised Mark Clattenburg for sending-off Cheikhou Kouyate last weekend - a decision that was overturned by the FA this week.
Writing in her column in the Sun, Brady listed a string decisions that have not gone the Hammers' way and paranoia is starting to set in.
She said: "Another Saturday, another calamity. Mark Clattenburg brandished a red card with the speed of a 50-1 winning betting slip.
"But there was no suspect intent in Cheikhou Kouyate's tackle, nor was it even reckless. What was frustration turns to real bitterness when I hear we have won the appeal.
"I'm beginning to get paranoid about the way West Ham are suffering from referees' decisions and I know I shouldn't be. It is the rub of the green we are told, although it feels like much more than that - almost beyond mere coincidence.
"We've had three red cards overturned this season, not a single penalty award, not an away penalty in four seasons and the lowest number of penalties in the Premier League in the same time.
"There's another meaning of course, to "seeing red". I must go and lie down."
