i'm thinking the ref was from a higher division. different style to the reffing we've been seeing this season. and jake should have known he was a stickler after the way as captain he was called over when the ref spoke to one of the other players.
If he was from a higher division, it only shows how poor refereeing standards have become. A string of baffling decisions, failure to deal with obvious offences properly, and a clear sense of pompous self-importance.
He gave a free kick to Clitheroe in the second half which nobody around me could see the reason for. He also awarded one against Densmore for a nothing challenge, and allowed them to take it three yards forward and four yards more central. He paced out ten rather short yards for a free kick, then turned away without checking if it was adhered to. Callum Jones was lectured in the first half for an innocuous challenge which was the cause of him being booked for his first real foul.
I was particularly annoyed that he played an advantage to us after a bad challenge, but didn't go back to give a yellow when the ball was dead.
All in all he was absolute garbage. If Moult was sent off for calling him a **** he was merely telling the truth.