Paul Marsden

Marks out of 10 1/10 because he turned up, but I'll have to take one off for turning so that is 0/10.
For those that say Town didn't play well, I think it was the stop and start. Their players going down, feigning injury, holding their heads. From the first minute Bishop was in the refs face.
Marsden reffed us 3 times last year. Home Carlisle and MK Dons, away at Cheltenham. Second year in EFL2. Around yellow cards a game and 1 red every 3rd game.
Really the worst Ref I've seen in 55 yrs.

Yes the ref was bad i would give him 2 out of 10 he got the red card correct.

But when they went down to 10 men they where the team pushing for a win and to be honest we never looked like scoring.

We where shocking all second half.!

Think he had to give the red card due to the players reactions, Ogbu especially so he reluctantly gave it. He did however ruin the game before and after that. Judging EVERY challenge as a foul againdt both sides hence making it a stop start game, allowing their players to throw themselves on the floor faking injury, time wasting from them at every opportunity without cautioning, there goalkeeper especially and making some horrendous mistakes like giving them a drop  ball when it was clearly our corner. Also there players were squaring up to our fans which went unpunished.

Overall I think Marsden was the worst ref i have ever seen at Blundell Park

He didn't give any fouls when it was ogbu going down. I remember akheem rose was it being tackled really badly, definite yellow, but he just gave the foul.

Obviously all pales into insignificance with his criminally bad handling of the corner/head injry/drop ball incident, and their player coming on to tackle Hess.

Probably not the reason we lost yesterday. But almost certainly the worst refereeing performance I have ever seen.

Quoted from Stew0_0

Think he had to give the red card due to the players reactions, Ogbu especially so he reluctantly gave it. He did however ruin the game before and after that. Judging EVERY challenge as a foul againdt both sides hence making it a stop start game, allowing their players to throw themselves on the floor faking injury, time wasting from them at every opportunity without cautioning, there goalkeeper especially and making some horrendous mistakes like giving them a drop  ball when it was clearly our corner. Also there players were squaring up to our fans which went unpunished.

Overall I think Marsden was the worst ref i have ever seen at Blundell Park

do think you must mean in league 2 because that was the average standard of refereeing in none league. Aswad Thomas being booked for being sat on was a personal highlight

Mr Marsden is a really good illustration of where the refereeing pyramid is at the moment, enthusiastic amateurs making decisions on the professional game and in some extreme cases professionals careers.

Until kn0b heads stop abusing young kids setting out as officials and experienced park refs who could progress we’ll always end up with merry whistle blowers who are way out of their depth.

Unless the grass roots game finds a way to protect refs then people just won’t sign up for the job.

Brace yourself ladies & gents it might get a whole what worse.

Quoted from WHYWONTYOULETMESIGNUP

do think you must mean in league 2 because that was the average standard of refereeing in none league. Aswad Thomas being booked for being sat on was a personal highlight

What about Pat Hoban being booked for falling over.

Quoted from toontown

He didn't give any fouls when it was ogbu going down. I remember akheem rose was it being tackled really badly, definite yellow, but he just gave the foul.

Obviously all pales into insignificance with his criminally bad handling of the corner/head injury/drop ball incident, and their player coming on to tackle Hess.

Probably not the reason we lost yesterday. But almost certainly the worst refereeing performance I have ever seen.

That was never a head injury

As soon as the ref stopped play their physio came on and gave that player a drink - he was sitting up, unaided, swigging away and just taking a breather

The ref must have seen that and should have realised he'd been conned - deserved a yellow for feigning injury. They book players for diving so why not for simulating an injury as well?

It was similar in the Crewe game too where they had a player rolling around as if he'd been shot so the ref stopped the game. It was a leg injury FFS and whatever their physio did worked wonders because he was the one who skipped away at the death to score and then carried on running to their fans to celebrate

Too many games are being ruined by blatant cheating and the officials are doing nothing to stamp it out

Quoted from Mariner Ronnie

What about Pat Hoban being booked for falling over.

This isnt one i saw personally, but remember JT going crazy on Humbs that Conor Townsend got booked for supposed timewasting when the ball was lost in an empty stand away somewhere NonLeague and there were no ball boys!

I wonder what our Fishy "Ref's assessor" Gobby made of Mr Marsdens's performance on Saturday?