RateTheRef

Agreed - I've seen the penalty given and that's very harsh. Darren Moore shares the same view too by the sounds of it.
Great appointment for Welch though!

I only just realised that Ms Welch’s game was live on tv today. That’s a shame as I would have watched this with interest given that I am yet to see her officiate in a live game as yet.

Did anybody see the game and can feed back on the performance? I have seen that the away side are not happy with a penalty kick but I am yet to see the incident

I watched the whole game live and I thought that overall, she did well. Generally good positioning and fitness, clear signals etc. The first of the two potential penalty kick incidents was subjective. It always strikes me as odd that when two players are entangled, it's always the attacker who goes to ground (looking for a penalty), rarely the defender. Call me cynical if you wish. As for the second incident, I would have awarded it. For me, the defender was on the ground, realised the attacker was chasing after the loose ball, so stood up to prevent him from doing so, bringing him down in the process. Some may think it harsh but I feel it was justified.

The only decision I didn't understand was the drop ball right at the end of the game. I'd love to know Ms. Welch's thinking behind that one.

I don't think it was a penalty, the attacker realised he couldn't get to the ball so flung himself into the back of the defender and went over.  Wednesday had got lucky though as Oxford definitely should have had a penalty for what can only be described as a rugby tackle earlier, and I think most referees would have given Vaulks a second yellow card just a minute after he picked up his first.  They certainly can't blame the referee.