Referee for Saturday

Bet he tried

For a PL ref he was poor and doesn’t know that a pass back to your keeper is an offence

 

As is their keeper stepping outside the penalty area with the ball in his hands.

 

I think Alnwick was trying to explain the to him after the match. He still didn't get it.

 

Oliver Langford at Stoke

Was removed from the Christmas card list after an inept display in our home loss to QPR this season.

It has to be said we were pretty crap too.

Prior to this season more wins than losses with him in charge.

 

Recall him reffing our 2 and a half games v the water babies last season

 

Saturdays ref

 

Better choose my words carefully here. I’m being polite when stating she was diabolical

 

Appointment for Preston away is a joke. What have we done to deserve that absolute clown Blobby Madley again

I’ve checked as far as I can go back. His record isn’t the greatest for us. He was off the scene for 3-4 seasons but I found a win at Birmingham in our promotion season under Mackay and a random win v Wigan but he had the audacity to send off the late great Whitts v Wolves

 

The omens are not good. Why do they keep foisting him on us? Is it that everyone else refuses to let him anywhere near their games?

 

Hope that Slovenian doesn’t apply to get on the EFL list

 

Or the Slovakian who did England, literally.

 

Strange display by Blobby today. He missed a clear penalty shout on Grant but could easily have sent off Collins and I expected him to bottle red carding Brady, and find some excuse for disallowing our goals.

 

Anyway on to Tuesday and we welcome Josh Smith to CCS.

2nd time this season after away at Leeds. Last season he bottled sending off Madine but oversaw our away win versus the same opposition.

I’ll gloss over his last league trip to CCS when he reffed a South Wales derby 2 seasons ago

 

James Bell on Saturday.
2 away wins last year at Boro & Wigan.

 

Good omen, maybe?

 

And a home defeat by Hull. 2.3.

 

Remember that game? The lesser spotted Gavin Whyte scored

 

Andrew Kitchen up against Millwall.

Championship newby this season although he did referee our inglorious exit from the league cup earlier this season at Blackburn

 

Stephen Martin up next - haven’t had him for a little while, a defeat at Millwall 2 seasons ago

 

The refs we've had in the last few games have done OK in my opinion. WBA, Saints, Millwall. Just a thought.