RateTheRef

 I remember back in early 1998/99 season travelling to Swindon to see my beloved Sunderland play and our away kit was a very very dark almost black shirt.

Referee was Scott Mathieson who in the first half ( along with the assistants) wore black.

You have heard the accusations where one side played with fourteen men and in this case it certainly appeared to be the case in the first half as you just couldn't distinguish referee and linesmen from Sunderland players and there were numerous occasions the passes out onto the wing found the assistant referee and not the Sunderland winger.I suppose it is just as well a Swindon player didn't go flying into a tackle as it would have been a 50/50 chance it was an opponent and not the ref 😀😀😀

At half time three white T shirts had been sourced and the officials saw out the second half.

Someone got a rollicking the following week.Not sure if it was Mr Mathieson or SAFC.