Megson irked by officials

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Megson accused referee Alon Yefet and fourth official Eitan Tabrizi of not knowing the rules, in particular labelling the latter "a doughnut".

Megson said: "You are allowed to stand up and try and work on behalf of your football club. You don't have to sit down like a dummy all the time."

Yefet should have reduced Sporting to 10 men in the 14th minute of the last-16 first-leg tie at the Reebok Stadium, but ignored a deliberate handball outside the area by goalkeeper Rui Patricio.

The incident also left Heidar Helguson severely winded as he was kneed in the chest by Patricio in a challenge for a 50-50 ball.

But it was the fact Yefet failed to dismiss Patricio for the handball that irked Megson, who was also involved in a battle with Tabrizi as he tried to shout instructions from the technical area.

He added: "Whether it's a sending off is up to the referee, but the rules are if you handle outside the box you get sent off - and he (Patricio) did well because he got both hands on it!" said Megson.

"As for the fourth official, he's a doughnut. He didn't know the rules. He didn't know the rules, so we got him a copy, but it still didn't seem to matter.

"It would have been better if they knew the rules on the pitch, though, rather than relating to chuffing dug-outs because the lad handled the ball with both hands outside the box.

"He shouldn't have been on the pitch, but then I don't think the game was particularly well officiated. I don't normally come out and criticise, but I think he (the referee) fell for one or two things."