Tonight's referee

[Glanders]

Apologies if this has already been covered elsewhere, but the match preview on one of the toon forums says tonight's ref is known to come from 'a family of Huddersfield Town fans '. Could add some extra spice to any contentious decisions.

 

[BensGrandad]

IMHO he is one of the better refs to come from the Premier and not full of his own importance lets just hope he stamps out any problems early and lets the game flow. CH appears to be quite happy with having him in charge this evening.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Bearing in mind the relative positions, and the fixture on Saturday, IF I was a Hudds fan I'd want an Albion win tonight. Hope he agrees.

 

[Glanders]

Likewise!

 

[Biscuit]

Bearing in mind the relative positions, and the fixture on Saturday, IF I was a Hudds fan I'd want an Albion win tonight. Hope he agrees.

You might be able to argue the case both ways. Not sure it'll make much difference tbh,

 

[Papa Lazarou]

You might be able to argue the case both ways. Not sure it'll make much difference tbh,

Not really.

We are ahead, so they will need more points to catch US.

They don't play us again, so can't directly influence our results, but they do play NUFC on Saturday... if Newcastle lost tonight, and Hudds beat them on Saturday they will only be 2 points behind Newcastle with a game in hand. Catchable.

 

[Notters]

https://nortr3nixy.nimpr.uk/showthread.php?348831-Referee-for-Newcastle-game

 

[Albumen]

3 red cards each then, and yellow for Dunk.
There you go Huddersfield.

(I've no problem with this ref)

 

[Notters]

I DO NOT like the Telegraph's description of him.

almost like The Complete And Utter Shyster

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football...ees-ranked-rated-keith-hackett/robert-madley/

 

[BBassic]

Geordies on Twitter the other day were already getting the excuses ready.

"If we lose no doubt it'll be thanks to the ref"

 

[sparkie]

Bearing in mind the relative positions, and the fixture on Saturday, IF I was a Hudds fan I'd want an Albion win tonight. Hope he agrees.

He also won't want Shelvey playing against Huddersfield so OFF he goes.

[emoji38]ol:

 

[trueblue]

Decent ref I think but a stupid choice. Why do they open themselves up to criticism with appointments like this? If he contentiously sends off a Newcastle player who'll then be suspended against Huddersfield, their fans will be up in arms - and understandably so.

 

[Springal]

Decent ref I think but a stupid choice. Why do they open themselves up to criticism with appointments like this? If he contentiously sends off a Newcastle player who'll then be suspended against Huddersfield, their fans will be up in arms - and understandably so.

Be there is always going to be referees with connections to something in a league. It'd be a nightmare to manage all the connotations.

 

[trueblue]

Be there is always going to be referees with connections to something in a league. It'd be a nightmare to manage all the connotations.

Of course, but given that this is a three horse race - and was, at most, a 4 horse one when he would have been appointed, it didn't take a lot of working out. There were only 2 games involving PL clubs yesterday so they had plenty of refs to pick from.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Newcastle have history with this referee.

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/spor.../newcastle-united-premier-league-ref-12634519

 

[Ernest]

At least it's not Keith Stroud

 

[BensGrandad]

Could it rebound on us by him showing that he is not influenced by Saturdays game and giving everything to Newcastle?

 

[Daffy Duck]

Could it rebound on us by him showing that he is not influenced by Saturdays game and giving everything to Newcastle?

That's my worry too.

 

[Triggaaar]

CH appears to be quite happy with having him in charge this evening.

I'm not disagreeing with your points in general, but he's always complimentary about refs, and what else would he say?

 

[Two Professors]

Let's hope he hasn't read some of the hostile comments about Wakefield from some posters on here!