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David Moyes has claimed that the PGMO is reluctant to engage with managers because so many refereeing decisions this season have been hard to justify. The Everton manager said he was left speechless when Fulham were awarded what proved to be a match-winning penalty against Nottingham Forest on Monday.

Lack of Uniformity in Penalty Calls Highlighted

Everton were denied a penalty on Saturday for a similar offence during their home defeat by Arsenal. Moyes did not criticise the decision at the time but, following Fulham’s penalty, feels the inconsistency 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.”

Previous Cases and Growing Frustration

Moyes also referenced an previous case in the season at Brentford involving Virgil van Dijk which was quite similar. “It was later it was given. We are disappointed it wasn’t given on the night and we are reviewing other instances which have been missed,” he added.

Lack of Dialogue with Referee Chiefs

Questioned on whether he intended to raise the issue with referee chiefs, Moyes expressed additional concern. “I don’t really know,” 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 position from the officials underscores a wider issue of openness and answerability in the sport’s refereeing, as per the experienced manager.