So there was no surprise when I checked to find that it was
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Iain Dowie had a different view after seeing his side collect six yellow cards and two red cards for Jonathan Macken for an alleged elbow and Ben Watson for two yellows. Dowie said, “My New Year’s resolution is not to let wins be marred by the displays. I am going to look at the video but if that is a nine booking game and two sendings off then I am a Dutchman.”
Woolmer has followed that up with another controversial night at
In 22 games this season he has already handed out 82 yellow cards and 9 red cards. Until the last month or so he’d been handing out more of those yellow cards to the home players but that’s been reversed recently with 21 of his last 27 cards going to away players. Over the season he has yellow carded 39 home players and 43 away players. Four of the red cards have gone to home players and five to away players.
This is his second season on the Football League list and tomorrow will be the first time he’s refereed a Burnley game, whilst he’s taken charge of one Sheffield Wednesday game previously, their 3-2 home win against
The assistant referees will be Andy Haines (Tyne & Wear) and David Richardson (Yorkshire), four official duties will be the responsibility of Gary Hilton (