Did Hopkins past antics and play acting catch up with him last night?

[RohanKnight]

I reckon the crowd had a LOT to do with the decision, a hall full of booing all round, they were out to shoot down Hopkins based on his reputation.

Such a bad ref to be influenced so markedly, but he must have been swayed by that, did he even examine Bhops shoulder before making that decision?

Referees should have some minimum medical knowledge, for instance to recognise a possible lumped out shoulder, if they are allowed to make decisions like this. I absolutely cant see a football referee not noticing that a player has a dislocated shoulder, even the worst possible fakers like some of Italy's squad (many times owrse than Bernard) you can determine if they are faking it with a close look, so I think its fair to call the referee a complete oaf on this one for not getting a doctor to look at the shoulder properly before deciding.