Assessing referees

[Hoover Attack]

I am probably wrong but I thought Richie’s point wasn’t necessarily the foul but the fact we were making a sub and the ball out of play meant we could make it
I also don’t get why it was a red where the same thing would have been a yellow for a player

I think you’re right, he was trying to make the sub. He can’t hold the ball. The referee was terrible and gave us very little all game. RW would be furious if a player got sent off for something similar. He must stop doing stuff like this. Our club needs him around the game, not in the stands.

A player wouldn’t have received a red card for the same offence.

I get it, I really do. It’s far from ideal but it’s how he is - maybe some others need to step up and stand out front and relay Richie’s instructions from the bench. Like what is going to have to happen for the next 2 or 3 games anyway.