RateTheRef

I agree. I saw Michael Naylor at Gresty Road when he refereed a L2 playoff semi-final, Crewe v Southend, and he was good. Russell Booth - like James Adcock from Notts - was another promising ref whose career was cut short by injury. I would be sorry to see James Adcock go, but I think it is inevitable now after this latest setback. I hope he can manage one more full game - a 'nothing' game in L2 perhaps - before deciding that enough is enough and leaving top flight refereeing before he's pushed.