West Bromwich Albion Premier League coach Steve Clarke
welcomed the apology of chairman the Referees Committee for the penalty given
against his team, which led to the loss of the team win against Chelsea in the
match that took place in the Premier League this month.
The director of the referees of the competitions for
professional football Mike Riley that the decision of the referee Andre Mariner
by calculating a penalty in favor of Chelsea in stoppage time of the match is
questionable.
Clark said in talking about the penalty incident given
against West Brom player Steven Reid after the opinion of the referee that he
pushed Ramirez Chelsea player "We received a phone call from Mike Riley to
apologize."
Clark added, "It is clear that he felt that it was a
wrong decision. Apology will not make us get more points, but it's good to call
us Mike. We should let this incident now and look forward to our next
games."
West Bromwich also received a call from the international
referee Howard Webb earlier this month, which pointed out that he should have
given a penalty for the benefit of the team in a meeting that Stoke City equalized
with Chelsea negatively in the Premier League.
Clark and his colleagues in the coaching staff feel of
injustice, which prompted him to address the Committee to highlight the four
kicks penalties against the team in 11 appearances for Premier League team this
season.
Clark said "the purpose of the letter is an attempt to
generate debate."
As he explained, "It's not necessarily provoke
discussion between us and the ruling authorities for English football, but
discussion among everyone to see if there is a way of which you can improve
your game.
Clark also asked "if there was a possibility to use
modern technology to help referees make the tough decisions is what they need
to do, let's look at it and see what we can come up with it."