RateTheRef

Good luck to the team in blue this afternoon, hopefully they have an uneventful game.

Referee: David Coote
Assistants: Nick Hopton & Tim Wood
4th Official: Simon Hooper
Reserve AR: Nick Greenhalgh
VAR: Peter Bankes
AVAR: Eddie Smart

Good start i hear a voice from Dorset saying.
May i wish team ref all the best during game and hope all goes well for them.

Think he’s been excellent so far. Pleased he cautioned Dallot early on - clear yellow card but how many times do we see referees try to manage things that early on and then it goes **** up later on.

I disagree regarding Fred. I think he’s went to block the ball and Longstaff has kicked him rather than Fred going through Longstaff therefore think Coote was correct not to caution (although think it should’ve been a free kick to Newcastle rather than a Man U throw!)

Here’s hoping for an equally successful 2nd half from team ref.

Poor call by the AR to give a goal kick instead of corner

Very soft fk for foul on Isak leads to a yellow card for botman for dissent, poor from Coote.

Id say pretty decent first half, been poor 2nd half.

Newcastle just dont have the quality in depth in the squad to win this

Id say pretty decent first half, been poor 2nd half.

Newcastle just dont have the quality in depth in the squad to win this

As in recent weeks Newcastle lack a clinical finisher in front of goal.
I must say my misgivings of the appointment of Coote to this game have been unfounded

I thought Coote and his team had a good game , I wasn’t too happy at first when he resorted to cards early on but then again Attwell earlier tried to keep his cards in his pocket and it backfired I thought Coote was consistent with his carding and dealt with the flashpoints well