Everybody happy with the ref yesterday?

[kettering_baggie]

I didn’t really notice her much as the game progressed, which is probably a sign that she had a decent game; ideally you shouldn’t notice the ref during a match.

[Albionic68]

I didn’t really notice her much as the game progressed, which is probably a sign that she had a decent game; ideally you shouldn’t notice the ref during a match.

Some referees let things go to see how moves develop and whether advantage can be gained. This is good refereeing, especially when they halt play if no advantage is gained.

Others let things go for an easier life. This is what I saw on a number occasions yesterday. As refs go I thought she was quite weak and lacked authority.

While we all want to focus on the football she hid in plain sight a number of times and halted it when she really didn't need to on others.

Welch was inconsistent but in all honesty I have seen much worse along with some frankly ridiculous decisions from male counterparts.

That said we lacked presence and were poor ourselves for much of the game so I am not going to blame the ref for our overall performance or the final score.

On to the replay........