Derby boss Nigel Clough was left bemoaning Barclays Premier League officialdom following his side's 2-0 defeat against Stoke in the FA Cup fourth round.
Goals from striker Cameron Jerome in the fifth minute and defender Robert Huth in the 81st eased last season's beaten finalists into the hat for the fifth round.
It was Jerome's opener that most annoyed Clough, the Rams manager claiming he was offside before prodding home his third goal in consecutive appearances - and fourth in five overall - to end Derby's run of four consecutive clean sheets. Referee Mark Clattenburg and one of his assistants, however, failed to spot Jerome's position when he set the Potters on their way.
"They're a very difficult side to create chances against," Clough said. "When they went up to Anfield a couple of weeks ago they shut up shop and Liverpool struggled to create chances against them, and we did at times.
"But the biggest thing we're aggrieved about is their first goal after five minutes with a player (Jerome) in an offside position.
"You just hope the Premier League officials would do a little better in that situation."
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I suppose with a name like Calamatyburg your likely to get confused from time to time. Like NC's final comment
you can always depend on Calamatyburg to get it wrong . What a joke he is . Time to give refs retrospective red cards and ban them for a few games . Perhaps it would wake them , and linesmen up !
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