Just to clarify, I don't think that the referee has an anti-Motherwell or even pro-Aberdeen agenda, but the fact remains that the last game between the sides, he was the guy who allowed a studs-up challenge / punching ball combo to stand as a goal in injury time to cost us three points over Aberdeen, a decision which has turned out to have changed the complexion of this Sundays game. Even if he is an absolutely bang-on guy and wonderful referee, that must have figured in his thoughts and, perhaps more significantly, in the thoughts of the players involved in the match.