Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany's rescinded red card leaves referees confused The last player to have an appeal against a red card rejected was Accrington Stanley goalkeeper Paul Rachubka, whose claim against a dismissal for violent conduct last month was dismissed. While sources within PGMOL believe the recent glut of red cards being overturned is coincidental, the key issue being raised following the Kompany decision is the pressure now being placed on officials when it comes to judging red card offences in relation to tackling. With regulatory commissions sourced from a pool of FA councillors, former players and the Professional Footballers" Association, the lack of consistency is another concern, with referees having to officiate with the prospect of their decisions being subsequently overturned. Despite the panel's view that Dean made an error in dismissing Kompany, he will remain in charge of Swansea's Premier League fixture against Stoke this weekend. Kompany's appeal success has alleviated the defensive shortage facing City manager Roberto Mancini, who is already without key men in Maicon, Kolo Touré, Jack Rodwell and Micah Richards. The Italian is understood to remain keen to sign a new defender this month, however, and efforts continue to identify a suitable recruit before the transfer deadline on Jan 31. With Kompany winning his appeal, however, referees have received the backing of West Ham manager Sam Allardyce, who claims that officials are coming under increasing pressure to get decisions right. Allardyce said: "I think they are all going to make mistakes, but you make more mistakes the more you are put under pressure." In life, whatever you do, if you are constantly putting the referee under pressure from above then he has more pressure on the field. Then he is less relaxed, he is tense, his pupils dilate a little bit more, he will not think as clearly as he should think and then he starts making mistakes.