RateTheRef

It all leaves a bad taste in the mouth. I'm not going to say what I think because I'd have to ban myself!

More dross from the VAR booth this afternoon..

I can’t understand how it took so long for the decision to be made.

Because it was not obvious,it was not clear and obvious.

Extremely impressive that VAR managed to find a clear and obvious error after looking for 5 minutes.

After reading a few posts regarding Mr Drysdale I have to admit to having been a little worried about his appointment to this match , how wrong I was , this was without doubt the best refereeing performance I have seen in league one this season, I couldn’t believe how fit he was , consistently up with play in a high tempo match , he remained calm and totally in control refereeing without fear or favour , his foul detection accuracy was extremely impressive, he appeared to have a great rapport with the players and the thing that impressed me was he was smiling throughout, obviously enjoyed himself and after so many years that was great to see, I don’t care what I’ve read before, based on today’s performance I’d be happy to see him every week . Absolutely excellent and a credit to the efl.

As Iv stated on numerous occasions those new breed robotic refs are imo not good enough for SG1 status, a trend seems to happen where by first half minimal cautions happen, then in the second half we see 4/5/6 all the time, it’s far too lobsided, on contrib/panal go back 7-15 years ago, if you had 0 first half and 5/6 second half majority of time the observer would focus on the lob sided balance and how could you of prevented that in the 2nd half.
Bram I personally don’t like as a referee, one would hope people develop their own style

If you have said it numerous times then you have added nothing new to the discussion by repeating yourself, in addition I have read your post several times just so I’m sure I’m not missing something and unfortunately I’m struggling to see anything constructive in your post , may I suggest in future posts you read the forum rules before posting and refrain from repeating your persistent criticism of  younger officials (with the exception of Thomas Kirk)and instead offer some constructive comment on their performances. I look forward to your future posts.

Quote from: Charlieboy on Mon 29 Dec 2025 19:07

I’m going to remind you all to refrain from personal insults towards the subject matter , by all means critique his refereeing in the past, his record in charge of pgmol, and his media comments but please refrain from any personal remarks . Our forum is above all that , many thanks to you all in advance.

........which is why I asked the question politely.

 I hope I didn't come across as being insulting in any way shape or form as in any case as a mere fan I am in no position to criticise in any refereeing capacity.

 It is only the fact that every week he seems to hold court and sometimes in a manner that if it was someone like myself saying the same I would have to answer to group admin to explain.

No you didn’t it’s just something I want to avoid as his name does seem to bring out strong feelings .

After these matches have played could posters please make comments on performances in the general discussion thread . This area is appointments-only many thanks for your cooperation.