Ref Watch ...... Orient in the Paint thing.

[Mick]

Man in charge for tomorrow's match is Graham Scott from Abingdon. He is a very new referee, this being his third match at this level and his first involving League One sides. He is being eased gently into League football with just the two games at Barnet and Dagenham under his belt so far. Seems to have pleased most people (except the Port Vale defender he sent off at Daggers) with his performances.

He refereed one of the Conference play-off semis between Exeter and Torquay last season.

Assisting Mr Scott will be Warren Atkin (Crawley) making his second visit already this season, and Paul Martin (Northants) with David Rock (Herts) on the numbers board.

Let's hope the after-match debate does not focus almost exclusively on the match officials, this time.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Lets face it a blind, ******** pit pony with a limp would be a better ref than the shower of ****e we had on saturday.

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Oh dear .. an inexperienced ref for a derby match

 

[sufcalways]

An inexperienced ref will always go with the home side if he is that bad. I'm sure he will do fine :)

 

[Mick]

Lets face it a blind, ******** pit pony with a limp would be a better ref than the shower of ****e we had on saturday.

Wasn't at the game but not sure why you are being so abusive. The Echo gave him 6/10 (one of their better marks for referees), the match reports didn't mention him at all and Tilson (not slow to be critical of poor officials when we lose) did not mention him. From the highlights I've seen the biggest "shower of ****e" was not the match official.

 

[Maldon Blues]

To be fair, the referee on Saturday wasn't too bad bar a mad five minutes shortly before half-time when he very harshly booked Lee Sawyer after jumping, with his arms by his side, for a header but not winning it and then merely talking to a Walsall player for a dreadfully high, late lunge over by the dug outs.

Certainly worse than Moussa's red!!

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Wasn't at the game but not sure why you are being so abusive. The Echo gave him 6/10 (one of their better marks for referees), the match reports didn't mention him at all and Tilson (not slow to be critical of poor officials when we lose) did not mention him. From the highlights I've seen the biggest "shower of ****e" was not the match official.

He wasn't very consistent with his cards: Sawyer was booked for a nothing challenge that was barely a foul, yet when our players were scythed down from behind with studs showing, he just gave the free-kick.

He probably wasn't as bad as the defending that set up two and scored one of Walsall's first three goals.

 

[MK Shrimper]

He wasn't very consistent with his cards: Sawyer was booked for a nothing challenge that was barely a foul, yet when our players were scythed down from behind with studs showing, he just gave the free-kick.

He probably wasn't as bad as the defending that set up two and scored one of Walsall's first three goals.

What he said. The fact that the chorus of "you don't know what you're doing", "cheat", rung around the Bescot for most of the match. 6/10? What game was the Echo watching? Certainly not the one I was.

 

[OldBlueLady]

What he said. The fact that the chorus of "you don't know what you're doing", "cheat", rung around the Bescot for most of the match. 6/10? What game was the Echo watching? Certainly not the one I was.

To be fair, that happens at probably 8 out of every 10 matches we play! Face it, we just get crap refs!

 

[MK Shrimper]

To be fair, that happens at probably 8 out of every 10 matches we play! Face it, we just get crap refs!

Well possibly but 6/10 by the Echo reporter is just a joke.

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Well possibly but the Echo reporter is just a joke.

Quick edit

 

[MK Shrimper]

Quick edit

Lol, trouble maker :D

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Lol, trouble maker :D

Who ?? Moi ??

I tell you what, how about Battle of the Echo Reporters ??

I'll bag Bernie Friend ... or that bird who does the photos ..... ;)





Blimey, i wonder who'd end up with Howard Southwood :O