Phil SumblerSteve Cooper has claimed that he had spoken to the FA over the appointment of Andy Woolmer as referee before Wednesday’s 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday at the Liberty.
Referee Woolmer will have done nothing to endear himself to the Swans boss when he ruled out what looked like a winning goal for Kasey Palmer in stoppage time, blowing for a foul on a goalkeeper. A foul that clearly never was.
Add to that a foul on Palmer that left the Swans player with a gash on his calf that the Swans team thought should have seen a red card brandished and Cooper’s claim that Woolmer’s decisions were “personal” may have some truth to them.
Speaking though of the goal that never was, Cooper told Wales Online after the game “Apparently it was a foul on the goalkeeper that he blew the whistle for. Good luck in writing about that one, whatever it was.
“But it was a performance I predicted from the official and one that I spoke to the governing body about a few days ago. My prediction was right.
“One thing was for sure, that, whatever the decision was, it was not going to us. It’s personal unfortunately.
“I spoke on the phone to the FA. There were a few warning signs with the appointment, and maybe my gripe isn’t just with the performance on the pitch, maybe it’s with how he came to be here.
“I don’t want to say too much, because we know who loses in these situations, and it’s me and the club with a fine.
“I thought I knew where things were going to go tonight, and sometimes I don’t get things right, but I did with this one.”
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