MARK Clattenburg was eagle-eyed at West Brom as Santi Cazorla fluffed his lines from the penalty spot – which reminded me of a famous incident involving Wanderers.

He didn’t have a decision to make in the end, because the Gunners midfielder missed, but if Cazorla had found the net he would have disallowed the penalty.

Replays showed he touched the ball twice as it ballooned over the crossbar into the stands. And I remember a certain Bolo Zenden doing the same thing for Middlesbrough all those years ago against Big Sam’s Wanderers in Cardiff.

Perhaps had Mark been in charge back then, and not Mike Riley, we would have seen Bolton lifting some silverware?

I’m watching with interest at what is happening at the Macron Stadium and just hope whoever is coming into the club, they can get their skates on.

Neil Lennon needs some money to spend in January or else I fear it’s relegation and an even bigger mountain to climb for the club.

Looking at the weekend’s games in the Premier League I thought Robert Madley managed the Watford v Manchester United game really well.

There was an incident early on where he could have cautioned Troy Deeney but managed the situation well and then with the penalty he took his time, let it play through his mind for a bit, and gave the right decision.

Compare that to Andre Marriner in the Bournemouth game – he gave himself absolutely no time to think at all. There was minimal contact but in the end Andre Ayew tripped himself up. It my opinion a penalty was very generous.

Andre guessed a bit and I always say if you are unsure about whether a foul has been committed or not, then give nothing.

Bournemouth have had the rough end of the stick from referees since they came up to the Premier League and they’ve every right to complain.

Anthony Taylor was guilty of a bit of double standards at the weekend, too, in the Tottenham v West Ham game.

Danny Rose was taken out by one Hammers defender but he managed to hurdle him and no contact was made.

He gave the free kick – but a few weeks earlier something very similar happened when Chelsea’s Loic Remy avoided contact with Stoke City keeper Jack Butland and no penalty was awarded.

It’s one of the game’s peculiarities that you can get away with some things outside the penalty area but not inside – and I suppose this one was easier to give.

Over in Argentina it’s all kicking off. Bournemouth, Swansea and Stoke City might moan the big clubs get the lion’s share of decisions but in South America they have taken it to the nth degree.

Diego Ceballos has been struck from the FIFA register after he gave two decisions the way of Boca Juniors in their game against Rosario Central.

He disallowed one goal and then awarded Boca a penalty when the offence took place outside the area – two key match decisions that have caused an almighty stink.

Maybe referees over here should look at that and think they get off lightly with a bit of constructive criticism in the papers?

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THIS week’s column comes live from Qatar, where I can confidently say the conditions are fantastic for World Cup football at this time of year.

I’ve had a great few days in Doha working with beIN Sports and during the day it has been hot – around 25ºC.

But of an evening, when I’m sure the organisers will be looking to play the games, it drops down several degrees and makes for a lovely temperature to watch football.

The whole place is slowly changing and last Saturday marked the seven-year point until the 2022 tournament will begin.

Infrastructure is a bit of a nightmare at the moment as they try and install a new metro and rail network to ferry people from the airports to the cities but they have plenty of time to get that right.

Lots of building work is going on and I guess by the time it comes around I’ll hardly recognise the place.

European leagues are still upset at the thought of a winter tournament but I think it’s time they get their head around it now. So there will be a few more midweek matches in January, February and March? It isn’t the end of the world.

I look at things a different way and with a November World Cup it should mean England’s players would be fresher than they would be in the summer.

We are always complaining they are too tired. Here’s a solution. Or are we worried that we will have one less thing to blame in seven years?

I was delighted to see the response from football crowds all over the country as we united in support of the Paris tragedy.

It was heart-warming to see that every minute’s silence observed – proof the game can stand together in tough times and our rivalries can always be put aside for a common cause.