toyboy wrote:

Having attended Friday's game at Frome as well, I have to agree with all the above comments regarding the standard of the officials on the night. To say they were poor is probably paying them an undeserved compliment quite frankly. No issues with the straight red for Ashane, but as hobgoblin rightly stated, their No.3 ahould have walked as I clearly saw him strike on of our lads. Could not see who he struck, but the lino had the same view as everyone else, so must have surely seen the reaction. My biggest concern with officials these days, and Friday's game was a classic example, is the inconsistancy of referee's decisions. Why was the above mentioned assualt by the Frome guy on Bally when he was in full flight not punished with a straight red ? The guy was actually airbourne when he connected with Bally, and I'm sure the lino did not even flag for the offense. Some referee's instruct their assistants to only flag for off-side or throw-in's, but surely if they are supposed to be a team should they not run the game as a team. Tomorrow's reply will be a bruiser no doubt, so lets hope we have some strong officials.

Yes, I don't doubt that you saw the incident. but did the referee? Apparently not, for whatever reason. Was another player in his line of vision? Was he distracted by another incident? Who knows? And even if he did see it, in his judgement he decided to take no action. He made a decision, right or wrong. That's what he's there for.
As for the officials being inconsistent, possibly true but aren't players also inconsistent? Players and officials are human and not machines. They are allowed to make mistakes, whether we like it or not. And who can blame officials if, at times, they drop a couple of bo**ocks when the likes of Nick Bunyard, (Frome manager), are screaming obscenities, trying to influence their decisions and attempting to get opposition players sent off?