ARTICLE: Madley steps in to referee at Bramall Lane

[ClaretTony]

Change of referee tomorrow

See link
https://www.uptheclarets.com/madley-ste ... amall-lane

[Paulclaret]

Is there a reason they just didn't give Madley or Robinson the Everton v Forest game?

[CrosspoolClarets]

Sums up our season. The one time we are set for a decent ref in a vital game they get switched to Everton and Forest, who of course are far more important than we are.

There is a lot riding on our game. It could get PGMOL 5 horrendous decisions in successive games against us. The kind of record that needs an award or some such (he writes sarcastically).

[bumba]

Excellent news just what we need a referee from Yorkshire

[Dark Cloud]

Oh dear.

[claretdj]

How have the pgmol allowed this happen? To replace Taylor with a ref from Huddersfield to ref another Yorkshire team seems very suspicious, hope I'm wrong but I smell corruption incoming..

[ClaretTony]

Is there a reason they just didn't give Madley or Robinson the Everton v Forest game?

I’ve no idea. I’d started writing the Taylor piece and then saw the changes.

[Middle-agedClaret]

Thanks, Tony - a very comprehensive and interesting piece.

[CrosspoolClarets]

Unusual to see the assistants remain, they are Taylor’s chums, they did the club world cup final with him and they normally work as a team. Expected they would have been off to Goodison too. Which of course begs the question, why not have a team with VAR too, so the ref and VAR get used to working together every few weeks?

[Goody1975]

So the PGMOL are saying that Madley isn't up to the standard required?

All the group one referees should be the elite.

[bfcjg]

Apparently he supports Huddersfield.

[JohnMcGreal]

Sums up our season. The one time we are set for a decent ref in a vital game they get switched to Everton and Forest, who of course are far more important than we are.

There is a lot riding on our game. It could get PGMOL 5 horrendous decisions in successive games against us. The kind of record that needs an award or some such (he writes sarcastically).

Is it a vital game?

It's probably the footballing equivalent of two bald men fighting over a comb!

[Dark Cloud]

Is it a vital game?

It's probably the footballing equivalent of two bald men fighting over a comb!

Listen it's the "wooden spoon derby" and I for one am extremely excited about it !

[Claret Till I Die]

Apparently he supports Huddersfield.

He's obsessed!

[Ashingtonclaret46]

Is there a reason they just didn't give Madley or Robinson the Everton v Forest game?

Madley is refereeeing EVerton v Liverpool on Wednesday so they would not allocate him to Everton this weekend. Robinson is refereeing at Villa on Sunday and would not have two matches in two days.