Not sure about us being top, but if the refs had applied the rules in many games where they failed to we'd be well clear of city now. These decisions don't even come close to evening out over a season, in fact the net results diverge as time goes on. Certain players in this league are allowed to kick their opponents off the pitch with impunity. They are a protected species. Somebody somewhere must decide who's on the list and send the word down because it's so consistent and so organised. Vieria would have had half the cards he got with us if he'd played for Utd. This shit's been going on for a long time.