I didn't think the ref had a bad game. Yes he talked a bit but rather that than flash cards. I can't stand yellow and red cards unneeded anyway. It just ruins the game. Must of been ten minutes since the first free kick. I thought it was a fair challenge and neither side can complain. We were better and won 3-0 and rightly so. He didn't give any dodgy cards or dodgy pens. Nowt wrong for me.
Fans are far too quick to knock refs. They do their job best they can. Yes they make bad decisions that's life. They don't mean to. The ref made no glaring errors yesterday. It is league 2 also.
Refs first game in the football league yesterday and it showed. Easily influenced by Doyle! Allowed Notts to to overstep the mark after the 3rd poor challenge in a matter of mins a yellow was needed to send a warning message out.
Suspect there will be a lot of poor officials at this level 2 poorer than we've ever seen before!
You are probably right about that. Yesterday's ref is new to the FL but obviously well thought of as he did the play-off final between Tranmere and Forest Green last season.
Division four is where the new refs are expected to get experience, which is fair enough, I suppose. But there are other reasons why the standard will be poor. We may get the odd experienced referee from the National Group who will regard Div.4 as a bit beneath him and not be too bothered. The biggest problem will be the old retainers who know they will never progress further but are kept for their experience. They are the loose cannons. Wait until we get the pleasure of Trevor Kettle ruining one of our games!