Not sure the ref knew either, giving them a free kick was an easy way to put an end to a goalmouth scramble, where he might have had to make a proper decision if it had gone on.
Refs at this level, this season have been the worst I've ever known. It's not the odd one, it's all of them. We got battered by refs and linesmen in the Championship cos we're little Rovrum and the bigger clubs are more important. In L1 its just a constant stream of sh@t Sunday league officials
It crossed my mind whether this one came from an area of or supported one of our promotion rivals but no, he was just shyte and from Lancashire.