This would have been a harsh decision under any circumstances.
It was a harsh decision to penalise someone for not knocking a young horse about.
It's a harsh decision, and not necessarily unfair – why funnel millions into a system that has proven itself to be corrupt?
Graeme Horne was then guilty of obstruction, although it was a harsh decision, and Saints subsequently struck from the resulting set as Leon Pryce crossed.
It was a harsh decision and Purse buried the retake to give Birmingham the lead and, as it turned out, the match.
That's a harsh decision - it was very much ball-to-hand as an attempted clearance struck him after being fired from point-blank range; there was nothing he could do about it.
Croft should not have remonstrated with Rougerie after Foden was floored a split-second after calling for a mark but it was a harsh decision to award a penalty which Dupuy duly kicked.
"It was a harsh decision, difficult for the ref to judge," added Villas-Boas.
"I thought it was a harsh decision [the penalty awarded to Cheltenham].
"But I still think, having watched it back, that it was a harsh decision.
