Bruce accuses referees of favouring glamour teams; BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE.Chelsea2 Wigan Wigan (wĭg`ən), city (1991 pop. 88,725) and metropolitan district, N England, located in the Manchester metropolitan area on the Douglas River. Athletic 1 STEVE BRUCE  The of this article or section may be compromised by "weasel words".You can help Wikipedia by removing weasel words. has accused referees of favouring the big boys in the Premier League. Bruce was left seething after his side were beaten by a last-gasp winner from Frank Lampard against Chelsea. The Wigan manager was delighted with his side's performance against the title-chasing Blues but less than enamoured enamoured or US enamored Adjective enamoured of a. in love with b. very fond of and impressed by: he is not enamoured of Moscow [Latin amor love] with referee Lee Probert's decision making. Bruce claimed the official missed a blatant push by Lampard on Mario Melchiot seconds before the Chelsea midfielder headed their winner and that big teams always get the advantage when it comes to difficult decisions. "It makes your blood curdle cur·dle v. cur·dled, cur·dling, cur·dles v.intr. 1. a. To change into curd. See Synonyms at coagulate. b. that the referee is 15 yards away," said Bruce. "Big clubs still get all the decisions. The referee seems to help them. "We were at Anfield earlier this season and big decisions were not given. At Stamford Bridge - decisions were not given. I've got a distraught dressing room who have run a million miles to compete. "Sometimes it makes you that angry that you think 'is it all worth it' at times. "I think it is easy for them not to give the decisions against the big boys. "You hope that when you go to Chelsea or a big club that they just do their job properly and will not be intimidated by a big cluband a big atmosphere." CAPTION(S): Amr Zaki (left) rises to beat Ashley Cole |
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