Can’t blame him for us not getting to Wembley, unlike when he robbed us of an FA Trophy appearance. Normally he is very very poor but apart from not booking a couple of their players in the first half he was ok. 7.
7 - Thought he did ok, two obvious clear yellow cards weren’t given for some reason. Before the Lincoln goal, obviously the throw in was wrong, I suspect it was more the linesman on that side that got it wrong, as the ref had three players crowded around the ball, with their backs to him.
4
Got the basic decisions right on the ball- he spotted most fouls better than Sunday's clown - but allowed Sunderland to bully like they did at our place, how many times was Hopper flattened off the ball?
Inconsistent with cards, in Sunderland's favour. I'm not biased, honest.
I thought he refereed well. Let the game flow where he could and nothing at that was horrific. Couple of decisions that were fairly minor, but people make mistakes. It happens.
I feel the criticism of him because of a previous howler is weird. Some players make mistakes. And come back stronger. I think maybe Ben Toner has done the same. If he has, good luck to him, as like Imps, he has progressed. 8
His reputation precedes him but he's not been bad in his last couple of games. Thought he did okay last night, although even Sky thought he should have given a yellow for the tackle from behind, just after we'd received one. Blame the lino for the incorrect throw-in so for me, a solid 7.