Rovers v Stevenage - 2/1/17- Mark Brown

[The Red Baron]

Referee: Mark Brown.
Assistants: Stephen Wade & Matthew Bristow.
4th: Neil Hair.

[nortikorner]

very poor

[glosterred]

There has been worse refs at the KMS this season, but not many. I'd give him a 1 on the poll but there ain't a poll.

COYR

[Donnywolf]

Its like him .... has not bothered turning up.

I could only go to 1 as well - poor from the start and got worse. Missed several chances to show Cards and did not and that is the trouble. Refs know the rules and do not apply them consistently

How many Rovers players would have been Carded for the dissent shown by their bloke who ran to put the ball so we would take that Corner quicker and then had a couple of throws given what he thought was the "wrong way". Thats right pick up the ball and slam it down. Yellow all day long

And what the hell was the Ref doing when their bloke laid on the floor and was about to be subbed. He did not have a clue what was going on and it showed !

[drfchound]

A one from me too.
Gave too many free kicks for nothing offences and could have red carded the 11 for the trip when we looked like having a three on one situation.

[The Red Baron]

A 2 from me. Was far too fussy over minor challenges. At one stage I thought he was refereeing a netball match.

By the same token he failed abysmally to deal with Stevenage's time wasting and the amount of time he allowed them to make that substitution was ridiculous.

Should have sent off the 4 but didn't see the incident. The linesman seemed to have seen it though.

[Donnywolf]

Should have sent off the 4 but didn't see the incident. The linesman seemed to have seen it though.

What IS the point of the Lino's or to give them their correct misnomer of a Title - Referees Assistant ?

Allegedly the one at Mansfield saw Butler get nutted and of course did nowt. This one saw this one and err did nowt. Most of the time they have no idea even which way a throw or free kick should be awarded and do that "long wait / indecisive pose" until the Ref gives a decision and they then almost instantaneously "agree" with that decision

So I ask sincerely what is the point of most of them ?

[idler]

They are there to wind the crowd up.

[drfchound]

In that case, they are very good at their work.