And it's getting steadily worse. They see Sky and others questioning every decision. They see their 'heroes' mouthing off at the officials and think it's all par for the course.
Winning at home once in a whole would be good, I grant you that. But for a club like Southampton winning by boring everyone to death is the antithesis of our principles.
I think it was the way that he leaned into the ball that cost him. True, the shot was deflected, but even before VAR and all the rule changes recently I think that would have been given.
My dear wife and I had been saying for years that the seasons were moving to earlier in the year. Traditionally we only have the summer holidays in August so that schoolchildren can help with the harvest.