I was at the Vase and Trophy finals. From my position it was impossible to tell whether the foul for the penalty was inside or outside the penalty area. Sadly that was also the case for Mr Joyce, who was barely outside the centre circle at the time and on the right hand side of the pitch not the left. He had plenty of time in the build up to get himself to a better position. In fact, throughout the game I found myself wondering whether his absence over the last month was due not to his performance at Walsall but to injury, as he refereed from afar. That said, he did a competent job. He was, however, way short of the level of performance demonstrated by Mr Madley in the later game.
Incidentally, are there any theories as to why the officials for the Championship and League Two finals have been announced but not those for League One? I did wonder whether they were waiting to see how Mr Madley performed yesterday but the appointment of Mr Joyce in advance of the Vase final would seem to rule that idea out.