Late change in ref because Bobby Madley once had a quasedilla at Taco Bell in Birdwell, or sumat. How did you rate Andrew Kitchen. Primarily a championship ref, yesterday was only his second (I think) league 1 game of the season.
Okay, but nowt more. Missed the clear as day foul on Cosgrove as he tried to clear it in the box, and a couple of other. 'how has he missed that?' moments, but I suspect Derby wished they'd kept Madley.
Thought he had a decent game, missed a few (what i thought were) fouls against us, but no game changing decisions. 7 from me
He played into derbys hands by giving them so many soft free kicks which gave them set piece opportunities which was their best change of scoring. Poor.
Let Wildsmith get away with time wasting from as soon as Derby scored. Gave Cosgrove little protection. Should have had the player go off to have his head bandaged like what usually happens, instead of holding up the match. I gave him a 4.
I gave him a 1 for skilfully navigating his way from the dressing room to the pitch. He was shockingly biased, letting them get away with full-on assaults on our players. He booked Roberts for the slightest delay in taking a kick near the end, letting Wildsmith take his time right from the start of the game (until we went in front). If we could use this poll to score all three officials as a “team” then my score would be in the minus zone.
He made several wrong decisions and missed a few. The Cosgrove one in our area, he had the best view in the ground. The one of offside in our own half seemed Bizzare but in the rules after I checked em out. A 4 from me. After several decent performances. The one who's given 10. Come on, own up, You are his Son/Daughter. or as I suspect on a mission to give 10 every time we win.
Have him a 4 too for pretty much the same reasons. Wasn't the worst we've had this season but would have benefitted from taking a bit more control earlier in the game. And by having a competent linesman.
I assume he ran from an offside position in their half. And interfered with play making the tackle in ours. Certainly a strange rule. I seem to remember a similar decision but thought nowt of it much as it was taken a yard or so inside our half and thought a foul must have happened and I'd missed it. Here you go. Law 11..offside rules. If an offside offence occurs, the referee awards an indirect free kick where the offence occurred, including if it is in the player's own half of the field of play.
Absolutely crap. Let Derby ref the game for him. Gave them endless free kicks for nothing yet it was fair game and nothing doing when it came us wanting similar decisions.