The camera cut away from the restart and found Dawson on the touchline, half a step from the fourth official, jaw tight, words already spilling out.
Nolan had an arm across his chest, pulling him back before it went any further.
Dawson still leaned forward, pointing once toward the pitch before giving up and turning away, escaping without being booked.
"You can see the frustration from the Wigan bench," the commentator followed from the gantry.
"Without VAR at this level, there's no second look. From their point of view, that decision's cost them an early lead, and both the coach and the players are convinced it should have stood."
The broadcast drifted back towards the pitch.
But in the stands, Mia was already on her feet, arms raised.
"He's blind," she shouted toward the referee, and in classic football fan fashion, the men below her cheered her on.
Sofia laughed with half of her while the other half was trying to get her to calm down.
