There are very few referees capable of turning in such a disgraceful performance and I do always find it incredible when just about every bad decision goes the same way.
Tonight we get a Premiership referee in Phil Dowd from Stoke-on-Trent, a much better referee, although he let us down somewhat on the last occasion he took charge of a
That was the home game against West Ham last season when he firstly awarded the visitors a dubious penalty before turning down a blatant one for the Clarets.
He also courted controversy three year’s ago on the opening day of the season when he allowed the Clarets to retake a penalty at Sheffield Wednesday, Paul Cook being allowed to make it 2-0.
However, Dowd is a good referee and goes out onto the field with the intention of allowing the players to get on with the game, just what we want after Saturday.
So far this season he has taken charge of eleven fixtures, six of those in the Premiership and three in the Championship. His red card has remained in his pocket and there have been twenty-six yellow cards. Ten of those cards have gone to home players and sixteen to away players.
His highest number of cards in a game this season is four and our opponents tonight,
He will be assisted tonight by Rob Martin (
Previous Burnley games:
Season | Opps | V | Res | Y | R | Burnley players carded |
a | ||||||
2003/04 | West Ham | h | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | Blake Branch West |
2002/03 | Watford | h | 4-7 | 2 | 0 | McGregor |
2002/03 | Fulham | h | 3-0 | 2 | 1 | I Moore |
2001/02 | Sheff Wed | a | 2-0 | 5 | 0 | A Moore, Briscoe, West, Weller |
2000/01 | Gillingham | a | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | Branch |
2000/01 | Grimsby | h | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | . |
1998/99 | Lincoln | h | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | Ford Reid |