PAUL Robinson reckons referees should be held more accountable for poor decisions, after feeling Wanderers had fallen foul of officials once again at the Reebok yesterday.

The Whites full-back was left fuming after two penalty appeals were turned down, before Maxi Rodriguez grabbed an undeserved late winner for Liverpool four minutes from time.

Wanderers saw a handball claim against Jamie Carragher rejected before Kevin Davies was waved away, having felt he was pushed in the box by Reds defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos.

It was the latest in a catalogue of refereeing complaints Owen Coyle’s side have listed after only 10 games of this season.

And Robinson believes the system needs to be reviewed, after feeling he had once again been given the bad rub of the green.

“There seems to be referees making bad decisions, and then refereeing again next week,” he said. “As players, when we get a red card, we get suspended for it.

“What are you going to do with referees? Do they keep getting a game or do you suspend them for a bit? There has to be a way you can work around it.

“Every week we ask questions about what should be done about it, but nothing ever seems to get done.

“There has got to be some way for this to get better. I know it’s a frantic game and it’s a top league but these are big decisions.”

Robinson suggested that referees should work closer with Premier League clubs, pointing to the example set by Mark Halsey, who has trained regularly with Wanderers in recent seasons.

But he also argued that referee’s assistants should also be under review, with the pressure of Premier League football higher now than ever.

“The three of them are out there under the spotlight for 90 minutes, so it’s a very difficult job,” he said. “As players it’s difficult because if you get a decision you feel is wrong, you stop your game and wait for it to come.

“There’s got to be a way we can look at these issues, not make the game stop and start all the time, it’s got to be fast and furious, but there has to be times when you can look back at things and think ‘what can we do better?’ “I wouldn’t say the refereeing is getting worse but the inconsistency is there.

“You’ll see a game one week and the referee will be outstanding, he’ll have a good game, and another you wonder ‘what’s that decision all about?’ ”