Ross Joyce

[PDX_Rover]

Good referee today. He had a decent game. Refreshing.

[drfchound]

He was very good, best this season IMO.

[RobTheRover]

Let the game flow, always looking to play advantage. Excellent ref.

[Donnywolf]

Apart from ducking the biggest decision when Sign him on Adelakun was brought down just outside area (imo)

Joyce realised it would have been a Red Card so imo let a cheat stay on the field

That apart he gets a 3 from me

[Bessie Red]

Best ref this season by a country mile!

[StocksArmy]

Really good ref. Few times their players should have been carded and I wouldn't mind seeing Whalley's challenge on Sterry again but, other than that he was right on the money.

[roversdude]

Although the bar is not very high he was the best of the season

[ravenrover]

Agree he bottlrd the foul on Haks, it was never a penalty but defender was last man

[5minstogo]

Three decent officials,  probably for the first time this season.

[Metalmicky]

TBF, the officials are always good when you win 4:0.......

[silent majority]

Apart from ducking the biggest decision when Sign him on Adelakun was brought down just outside area (imo)

Joyce realised it would have been a Red Card so imo let a cheat stay on the field

That apart he gets a 3 from me

I said exactly the same thing.

Why would a player of Haks ability go down when he was clear on goal? Last man = red card.

[drfchound]

Apart from ducking the biggest decision when Sign him on Adelakun was brought down just outside area (imo)

Joyce realised it would have been a Red Card so imo let a cheat stay on the field

That apart he gets a 3 from me

I said exactly the same thing.

Why would a player of Haks ability go down when he was clear on goal? Last man = red card.

Exactly.  He was looking to get his shot away.
No one is going to go down in that situation unless they are fouled.

[Colin C No.3]

An easy decision that Accrington couldn’t have complained about but I dunno, perhaps he was feeling sorry for them.

A foul all day long & then you just follow the rule book. He chose not to for some inexplicable reason.

Apart from that he was ok.

[Pancho Regan]

Apart from ducking the biggest decision when Sign him on Adelakun was brought down just outside area (imo)

Joyce realised it would have been a Red Card so imo let a cheat stay on the field

That apart he gets a 3 from me

I said exactly the same thing.

Why would a player of Haks ability go down when he was clear on goal? Last man = red card.

Exactly this.
I immediately said to my father-in-law who came to the match with me “He wouldn’t go down in a position like that unless he was fouled”.

[ravenrover]

You notice that the ref turned away with his hands behind his back shaking his head

[drfchound]

Yes, I saw that too Raven.

[Mike_F]

I was livid about that incident at the time. Haks clean through on goal is going to carry on and get a shot away every time. No way he would've gone down if he wasn't taken out. I admit I was a long way from the incident as I go in the South Stand but it certainly looked like the defender got nowhere near the ball. As it was outside the area there's no double-jeopardy in play so regardless of whether it was a genuine attempt to win the ball or not it was a DOGSO red card offence. Fortunately Haks wasn't hurt and we got the result anyway.