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For me Marriner is crucial to how this goes. Based on what Evra has alleged there was no need to go Marriner during the game or immediately after the whistle was blown because he - as the ref - was fully aware of what Suarez was repeatedly saying. Be that as it may, Marriner chose not to send Suarez off (even though he seemingly had multiple opportunities to do so), then gets implicated/made to look like a dick on French TV. And to put a cherry on top, Ferguson then goes with Evra to see Dowd and Marriner 20 minutes after the game and tells them to put it in the match report. As I've said in a previous post, why didn't Marriner or Dowd ask why Evra was only bringing this to their attention now???
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Maybe they did, but you can bet our lawyers will make hay with all this when the hearing takes place.