Rovers v Crewe Alexandra - 21/1/17- Andy Haines

[The Red Baron]

Referee: Andy Haines.
Assistants: Michael Denton & Richard Bartlett.
4th: Iain Siddall

[The Red Baron]

A big fat zero from me. Might as well have let the Crewe manager referee the game.

[dknward2]

Some very poor desisons also his 3 partners in crime didnt help either lino darent wave the flag for anything but a thrown in and the 4th offical couldnt control the crewe manager he may aswell let him on the pitch

[drfchound]

Just a one from me.
Gave free kicks for nothing all through the game but missed the obvious pen on Copps.
The West Stand Lino missed three blatant offsides in the first half.

[Dagenham Rover]

I cannot comment as I wasnt at the game but this summary from the Vital football site about him could  point   who knows


This will be the third time that he has taken charge of a Doncaster this season having been in charge of their 2-1 home defeat by Nottingham Forest in the League Cup and the 3-1 defeat at Luton Town in the league.

He has been in charge of Crewe once this season when they won 2-0 at Leyton Orient in October.

Read more: http://www.doncaster.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=477117#ixzz4WQy0MrLQ

[Donnywolf]

Some very poor desisons also his 3 partners in crime didnt help either lino darent wave the flag for anything but a thrown in and the 4th offical couldnt control the crewe manager he may aswell let him on the pitch

Not the first time I have posted this and I agree 100% with all your post - but why oh why do we need a 4th Official who just seem to have the job of keeping the Managers behind a Line (or in their Technical Area)

Why not give them a useful job of being a Referee in ONE HALF of the Pitch and have a Ref in the other Half so they can keep up with the 18 to 24 year old Players more easily

Sure there will still be mistakes as even when within a few yards as yesterdays Ref was he still missed the certain Corner late on and incredibly did not give a Penalty when Copps was felled but overall I think it would be better if there were a Ref and a Lino in each half

Also Goal Line Technology HAS to come soon to Lower Divisions

I started out wanting to give the Ref 2 but my rant has cost the African Violet kitted A**e hole a Point so its a 1 from John !