ASSISTANT manager Jason Tindall was relieved a controversial refereeing decision had had no bearing on the outcome of Cherries’ victory over Cardiff on Saturday.

Referee James Adcock infuriated the home crowd when he failed to take action after Cardiff goalkeeper David Marshall appeared to have handled outside his 18-yard box.

Marshall’s intervention denied Callum Wilson a clear run on goal and would almost certainly have seen the stopper sent off had it been given by the officials.

However, although Adcock appeared to put his whistle to his mouth, he did not sound it as assistant Andy Turner, who had been in line with the incident, did not signal to indicate a foul.

The saga continued when Adcock decided to consult Turner and also spoke to fourth official Daniel Cook before play restarted some four or five minutes later with a drop ball.

Asked by the Daily Echo whether he was in favour of video technology, Tindall replied: “It’s a difficult one. If the key decisions regarding game-changing incidents can be made in seconds then who wouldn’t be?

“If you had someone there to determine whether or not it was a clear handball, I am sure it would have made everybody’s life a lot easier. It is not for me to decide.

"We felt it was handball and we felt it denied Callum a clear goal. We were disappointed we didn’t get the decision but thankfully it didn’t affect the result.”

Cherries winger Matt Ritchie, who was visibly frustrated at the decision during the game, later told the Daily Echo: “The goalkeeper stopped it and, from where I was standing, he certainly wasn’t in the box and it didn’t look like the ball had hit his head.

“To me, it looked like it caught his hand and he was outside the box. The linesman said it wasn’t handball.

“I think it took a while to decide because the linesman wasn’t 100 per cent sure and was umming and ahhing.”