As for Saturdays Ref being the worst seen I would like to remain those experienced enough of the performance of a Referee from Oldham by the name of Gary Shaw who sent off 3 Alty players in one home match against, I believe Slough (Mr Cult may be able to confirm this)
Phil,
Great minds think alike, eh?
Mr Joyce's abysmal display last Saturday also prompted me to recollect the infamous Gary Shaw from Oldham and his Moss Lane refereeing nightmare all those years ago...
Saturday, 13th January 1996
GM Vauxhall Conference
Altrincham...0
Slough Town...1In surely the most incompetent exhibition of refereeing ever witnessed at Moss Lane, Mister Shaw managed to send off four players in what was a humdrum game (until he began his disciplinary meltdown!).
I can't recall the name of the player from Slough who was dismissed but three Alty players received a red card that afternoon: Barry Butler, Mark Hughes and Greg Challender.
A few days after this match, a friend was speaking to someone who actually knew Gary Shaw and he confided that Mister Shaw had declared that he would not be setting foot in Altrincham ever again for his own personal safety!