Today's referee Chris Sarginson of Staffordshire...

[Lady Whistledown]

...is an avid user of Facebook according to today's match programme.

Just in case anyone wanted to be friends. Be nice now as he recently got caned by a bunch of Port Vale fans he added as friends

 

[Titanic]

I thought he was pretty good, actually.

 

[Tomnorthi]

BBC - 606 - - A62364071 - Referee of the week - Chris Sarginson

 

[Husty]

Did nothing wrong...

 

[BensGrandad]

He was awful, one of the worst we have had this season. We should have had at least one more penalty if not two. He allowed the rough house tactics of Bristol Rovers to try to stop us playing football without taking any action.

 

[Dave the OAP]

I thought he was absolutely shocking.

 

[Del Boy]

Wasn't the worst i've seen by a LONG way, gave a few minor decisions the wrong way (for both teams)... But he

*missed a stone wall penalty
*Should of given that poofy centre back with yellow boots a second yellow with the penalty
*Gave cheap yellows

Got the two sending off's spot on.

 

[Titanic]

He was awful, one of the worst we have had this season. We should have had at least one more penalty if not two. He allowed the rough house tactics of Bristol Rovers to try to stop us playing football without taking any action.

Worst this season? You're joking.

He let as much as possible go, and apart from allowing their players to stop the game for cramp and non-existent injuries near the end, I thought he got all the major decisions right, with the help of his assistants.

Bennett had a reasonable penalty shout, but made a meal of it... so I don't blame the ref for turning it down.

I thought all of our bookings and the sending offs were fair.

 

[BensGrandad]

I did say one of the worst not the worst.

 

[Sergei Gotsmanov]

He totaly lost it....was making completely incorrect decisions near then end. When Barnes went down holding his head he had allowed the game to continue and then stopped it for the head injury. When the game restarted it should have been a drop ball but he allowed it to start with a free kick to us. That wasn't the only crazy thing he did. He really seemed to not know what he was doing at times. Have seen worse this season but he was pretty bad.

 

[Titanic]

He totaly lost it....was making completely incorrect decisions near then end. When Barnes went down holding his head he had allowed the game to continue and then stopped it for the head injury. When the game restarted it should have been a drop ball but he allowed it to start with a free kick to us. That wasn't the only crazy thing he did. He really seemed to not know what he was doing at times. Have seen worse this season but he was pretty bad.

That's not how I saw it. He gave us a free kick for the blatent hand ball.... and then waved on the physio.

 

[Rookie]

Shocking, best part of his 'display' was towards the end when we were about to break and they had a bloke down with cramp for him to stop the game to receive medical treatment. Poyet went mental. Also when both managers laugh about some of the refs decisions you know he has not had a good day

 

[Sergei Gotsmanov]

That's not how I saw it. He gave us a free kick for the blatent hand ball.... and then waved on the physio.

Ok. If that was the case I stand corrected.

Still thought he was shit though.

 

[Titanic]

Shocking, best part of his 'display' was towards the end when we were about to break and they had a bloke down with cramp for him to stop the game to receive medical treatment. Poyet went mental. Also when both managers laugh about some of the refs decisions you know he has not had a good day

In his defence, the player went down like he had snapped his achilles at least... he was howling! Annoying he was conned, there is no way he should stop for cramp, and I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have if he had known, as he didn't earlier a couple of times when their players went down.

 

[Scampi]

thought he was good up until about the middle of the second half when he seemed to let the Bristol Rovers players tell him which decisions to make. Then after he'd sent Murray off seemed mightily relieved when he had the opportunity to even up the numbers

 

[GlennMurray]

thought he was good up until about the middle of the second half when he seemed to let the Bristol Rovers players tell him which decisions to make. Then after he'd sent Murray off seemed mightily relieved when he had the opportunity to even up the numbers

Couldn't agree more!!! Completely lost the plot!!!

 

[Titanic]

apart from being conned by their player with cramp, what other decision did he (and his assistants) get wrong?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

thought he was good up until about the middle of the second half when he seemed to let the Bristol Rovers players tell him which decisions to make. Then after he'd sent Murray off seemed mightily relieved when he had the opportunity to even up the numbers

Couldn't agree more!!! Completely lost the plot!!!

Agreed as well. I said at the time he'd lost the plot.

 

[Mendoza]

he should have sent Bennett off for that dive trying to win a penalty, it would have been a second yellow

 

[JGaleBHA]

He wasn't bad at all. 1 or 2 bad decisions but he was good.