What's happened here ?

[besty]

https://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/news/2025/january/04/statement-regarding-alleged-incidents-following-game-against-port-vale/

[Fal]

Only saw the booing towards the officials which was justified but didn’t notice anything else but mind you their players were in front of their fans when I went out.

[drfchound]

Probably fans name calling at the ref.
Nah, can’t be that can it?

[rich1471]

Makes it out like fans got into the tunnel

[Nudga]

f**k em, this is bandit country.

[GazLaz]

Makes it out like fans got into the tunnel

I don’t think it reads like that at all.

[rich1471]

Makes it out like fans got into the tunnel

I don’t think it reads like that at all.

We have received reports of incidents involving home supporters as individuals entered the tunnel after the final whistle and promise a full investigation into those events. This is from the statement the club put out ,how else can it be interpreted.

[Donnywolf]

Irate fans gathered around Tunnel to make their points to the Referee

It happens every time we suffer , endure , get in our opinion a very poor set of officials and it therefore happens quite regularly

This was the worst though since Chesterfield game but and it's a BIG but it was no worse that that

Even the Ref managed a huge smirk , nay grin as he left the Pitch so it didn't seem to upset him in any way .

[Donnywolf]

It's Grant McCann I feel sorry for Referee wise. He picks up his pay and his living based on results and has to endure Referees like this

This Ref we know is simply very very poor and here is a game we had vSunderland probably 7 years ago , yet he is still in HIS job whereas who knows how many Managerial careers have been ended by poor , debatable or just plain wrong decisions.

We've seen lately a Prem Referee verbalizing his "bias" towards Liverpool and he was dealt with , and so imo there will be bias in every League and it needs rooting out

https://www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/index.php?topic=267609.0#msg809263

[Donnywolf]

It's the first game they have let him Referee since April 24 in  the Championship Cardiff v Boro

Since then he's been 4th Official only about 5 or 6 times . Why did they let him back ?

Google him and you get items like this


https://ratetheref.createaforum.com/general-discussion-5/jeremy-simpson/

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11715/11533533/leeds-defender-pontus-jansson-given-one-match-ban

[Usher wide.]

He should be refereeing in the National Leagues. Better still, not in any professional or semi-professional games.

[Donnywolf]

He's abysmal for sure , but if there are Assessors watching every game , the EFL or whoever MUST know he is not up to the job

[drfchound]

Someone has given him a four in rate the ref.

[Filo]

Someone has given him a four in rate the ref.

Stevie Wonder must have watched the game

[Donnywolf]

24 votes in on Rate the Ref and Ref has those 4 points and 23 votes of NIL

Average of 0.16 flatters him

3 questions for EFL

1 what did he do that forced you to stop him Reffing from April 2024 ?

2 what did you see in his 5 games as 4th Official to decide he was ready for the main job again ?

3 why did we get chosen as guinea pigs ?

[glosterred]

I haven’t noticed for a couple of seasons now, maybe longer, there use to be a tunnel extension that came out when the players and officials entered or left the field of play, do we still have this and should we be still using it?


COYR

[Ian Nimmo]

I thought the same what’s happened to the tunnel. Is this another item which needs maintenance or replacing?

[Goole Rover]

f**k em, this is bandit country.

A sad post, what chance have we got.

[TonySoprano]

f**k em, this is bandit country.

A sad post, what chance have we got.

Hopefully it makes refs give us more decisions.

f**k em, it's bandit country

[Donnywolf]

I haven’t noticed for a couple of seasons now, maybe longer, there use to be a tunnel extension that came out when the players and officials entered or left the field of play, do we still have this and should we be still using it?


COYR

The tunnel extension is currently being lengthened to (almost) reach the NE corner flag

Then the officials can go in there and be immune from and protected from any jibes, insults or abuse that might come their way due to the new highly uprated soundproofing that is being added

So if any of them in future turn down 3 penalties ( 2 for wrestling and one for a hand ball so obvious that the opposition fans sympathized with the home team ) and yet allow a clear foul on a home player on half way line which led to the away Team taking a vital lead , it won't matter because their ears and thin skins will be well protected

The only downside for future Refs is they will be deprived of the opportunity to smirk and grin at the Fans trying to show their derision 

[Nudga]

f**k em, this is bandit country.

A sad post, what chance have we got.

It's a joke,  remember those?

[rich1471]

I thought at first it was a bad miss by Ironside in injury time but looking back the guy was all over him and was a clear penalty as well as the hand ball