The referee for Saturday is...

[Nathan]

The referee for Saturday is... Craig Pawson!

Seems to ref us a few times but think this will be the first time this season. He has got better over the years and I am hoping the recent run of premier league games hasn't gone to his head.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Oh strewth.

The GOON who sent off 2 at the AMEX vs Burnley.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

FFS! No chance then.....
He'll love the cameras being there.

 

[Ernest]

St.Valentines Day massacre ref too

 

[El Turi]

Should have sent off a Derby player against us in the play-offs and should have given us a penalty against Bournemouth last season so the Burnley game isn't the only time he's screwed us over.

 

[TomandJerry]

Weir LOOSE

 

[Buzzer]

My very own contribution to the Pawson debate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfONVLQsxSM

 

[Stat Man]

Guess who is back on Saturday to ref the Burnley game?

http://www.uptheclarets.com/pawson-and-stroud-to-referee-next-two-games?

 

[sparkie]

Pawson ?

Strewth. Wasn't he the ref who sent 2 off v Burnley before ?

 

[Stat Man]

Pawson ?

Strewth. Wasn't he the ref who sent 2 off v Burnley before ?

Indeed he was, although having reread it they don't say "respectively", so we can hope it's Stroud instead.

Pawson was also in charge of a more enjoyable game in 2013

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21732294

 

[StonehamPark]

Pawson is Ref on Saturday.

 

[Barry Izbak]

I cannot imagine we would have been able to find any ref we'd have been pleased to have for this game.
We'd have something against most of them I expect
But to have this guy, from that famous Burnley game does seem a bit extraordinary.

 

[essbee]

oh ffs - not Pawson.

The bloke is a clueless wan*er.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Mmm Craig Pawson, sent 2 off against the same side, probably got a right bollocking from players, manager and anyone else in ear shot and marked down badly on the sheet.
So the FL give him exactly the same game probably at his request.
Coincidence this is not.
It is how the powers that be behave in an antagonist we are in charge here kind of way.
Could have chosen any other ref.
It's all just a wind up, pathetic behaviour that does not surprise me at all.

 

[AZ Gull]

In the Amex era Pawson has reffed 7 of Albion's matches, and our record is 2 wins and 5 losses in those matches.

The two wins were the St Patrick's Day Massacre and the 4-1 win at Leicester City in April 2014.

 

[BBassic]

Of all the refs.

 

[Bozza]

We've not done that well when Pawson reffed our most recent big games...

Albion 0 - 3 Middlebrough
Albion 0 - 2 Bournemouth
Derby 4 - 1 Albion (play-offs)

 

[Blues Rock DJ]

Couldn't make it up !!

 

[sparkie]

We've not done that well when Pawson reffed our most recent big games...

Albion 0 - 3 Middlebrough
Albion 0 - 2 Bournemouth
Derby 4 - 1 Albion (play-offs)

Oh well.

We're due a win from him then, I guess.

 

[Jim D]

We've not done that well when Pawson reffed our most recent big games...

Albion 0 - 3 Middlebrough
Albion 0 - 2 Bournemouth
Derby 4 - 1 Albion (play-offs)

I don't think the ref had any part in those 3 results. The only one he did was in issuing the 2 reds in 2011. This will be his second time reffing us this season and the time it happened previously we lost the first and won the second. Also, it's about time we set the record straight.