🔗 Share this article David Moyes Asserts Refereeing Officials Unwilling to Clarify Controversial Calls The Everton boss has stated that the PGMO is reluctant to engage with managers because a high number of refereeing decisions this season have been difficult to explain. Moyes said he “half choked” when Fulham were awarded what proved to be a decisive penalty against Nottingham Forest on Monday. Lack of Uniformity in Spot-Kick Decisions Highlighted The Toffees were refused a penalty on Saturday for a similar offence during their home defeat by Arsenal. Moyes did not criticise the decision at the time but, in light of Fulham’s penalty, believes the lack of consistency of referees can not be ignored. “It took my breath away last night when I saw the decision given and ours wasn’t,” Moyes commented. “It feels as though certain clubs get those decisions and other clubs don’t. It appears we are on the latter side of that.” Past Incidents and Mounting Discontent The coach also pointed to an previous case in the season at Brentford involving Virgil van Dijk which was quite similar. “It was later it was given. It is frustrating it wasn’t given on the night and we are reviewing other instances which have been overlooked,” he added. Communication Breakdown with Referee Chiefs Questioned on whether he intended to raise the issue with the officiating body, Moyes expressed further frustration. “It’s unclear,” he said. “They are not accommodating whatever you want. They don’t want to have a conversation about it really. They will have, but they don’t want to because they’re likely discovering it is very difficult to explain things.” This stance from the PGMO highlights a wider issue of openness and accountability in the sport’s refereeing, as per the long-serving coach.