Rovers vs Gillingham- 29/10/2022- Christopher Pollard

[The Red Baron]

Referee: Christopher Pollard
Assistants: Thomas Harty and Daniel Woodward
4th: Stephen Durnall

[Donnywolf]

The trouble with having a recognisable Surname is people can use it against you if you " don't perform " well enough

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[Donnywolf]

I'll give the Refs 1

Pollard            0 points
Number 8       1  point

[NigelJ]

Their 22, Green, I'd give 5.6 for artistic impression.

[drfchound]

Incredible that he booked Maxwell.
Their number 22 went in hard on Maxwell who just stood his ground.
The ref didn’t blow for a foul and the game continued for a few seconds but because 22 stayed down the ref stopped the game.
I was wondering how the game would restart but when the ref gave a free kick and our player a yellow card i was astonished.

[idler]

How many handballs did he miss by their first sub?
There were at least three in a short space of time.
He also fell for their theatrical dives too often.

[roversdude]

Had to give him more than Stocksbridge so he gets a point. Quite poor and as expressed earlier he seemed to have been No8’s puppet

[POD]

The ref had a word with no.8 early in the match for continued dissent and presumably told him that he wasn’t going to allow him to referee the game…. And then he proceeded to allow him to referee the game!   
He cautioned no.8 towards the end of the game for a late challenge which should really have been his second caution and an early bath.
A poor performance from the ref and a two from me.   

[Donnywolf]

Incredible that he booked Maxwell.
Their number 22 went in hard on Maxwell who just stood his ground.
The ref didn’t blow for a foul and the game continued for a few seconds but because 22 stayed down the ref stopped the game.
I was wondering how the game would restart but when the ref gave a free kick and our player a yellow card i was astonished.

Entirely down to the Number 8 who virtually demanded action from the Ref.

The Ref should have given either of the 2 fouls they did on Rovers players immediately before Maxwell clashed with the 22

A few mins earlier 22 and Maxwell bumped heads and their Captain Number 8 was telling the Ref to get something done about it as well

8 refereed the game !