v Newcastle Utd (h) - FA Cup R5 - 27/2/24, k/o 19:45

[Blue blood]

Not seen a ref this bad since playing Manure in the RFW days. 

Edited February 27 by Blue blood

[duckson]

Give me a championship ref anyday. Fuck me,

Edited February 27 by duckson

[Nuttall is lost]

I never agree with fans on here complaining of the ref but he has been a total joke

[joey_big_nose]

Koumetio seems to have found his legs, no longer absolutely abject.

[bluebruce]

Ref is a total joke.

[CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber]

4 minutes ago, Aqualung said:

Fucking ref is a cheat... Cunt of a bloke

Fucking Aussie cunt. 

[roverblue]

Terrific performance so far. The subs have been a massive downgrade but they still seem really up for it. Their keeper has been their best player so far.

[WacoRover]

All my admiration to Rovers.
100% effort by everybody. 

[simongarnerisgod]

it sounds absolutely mad,but id`e take szmodics off and put telalovic on,you just know sammie is going to pull a hamstring if he carries on

[RevidgeBlue]

6 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

this ref is`nt fit to be in charge of a subbuteo game,****** clown

Is he a Premier League Ref doing his mates favours?

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

What a battling performance!

[Exiled_Rover]

Have to win this in ET - this ref is liable to make us re-take every successfully converted spot kick at this rate. 

[CambridgeRover]

This referee is horrendous

[Tugay Et Labore]

Just now, joey_big_nose said:

Koumetio seems to have found his legs, no longer absolutely abject.

Played some nice balls a bit further forward but my god he terrifies me at the back

[superniko]

3 minutes ago, Nuttall is lost said:

Warton always thinks he is Virgil Van Dijk.

Played like him tonight to be fair 

[Andy]

What is this refereeing? If he’s not got a Newcastle bias, he’s he’s doing a good job of pretending.

I thought we’d given up when Buckley and Dolan came off, but we finished the game really well.

Why don’t we play like this in the league?

[Tom]

Billy K looks like he’s never played football before, he’ll cost us a goal here 

[rob_of_the_rovers]

Ball is going to a Blackburn player, deflects of the ref but still goes to the same Blackburn player, ref decides Newcastle should have it?

[Bethnal]

This is a fucking scam, this ref wants a slap.

We’ve been sensational in the second half. Really expected us to fold for entirely understandable reasons, but we’ve stepped up, entirely. Thoroughly better than Newcastle in all departments. Eddie Howe pulling this kind of performance out of the squad he has against our town team, 16th in the Championship on a torrid run. Fraud, tin pot.

Extremely proud of the graft we’re putting in, but half an hour is a long while to hold on for, with one eye on the fixture list.

[jim mk2]

Rovers have given a great account of themselves through sheer hard work - exceeded expectations. 

[Blue blood]

Surprised the ref didn't send Pears off for handling out of the area. 

[RTM08]

Regardless of what happens now, the lads can be proud of the shift they've put in. 

This referee needs sending back to the A-League though, most bent ref I've seen in years

[RoverDom]

That ref they've signed looks decent 

[RevidgeBlue]

Played much much better second half. (I wonder why?)

Were derailed for a period by really poor substitutions but got the goal and got a second wind and finished the stronger.

Deserve to sneak through on the balance of play but we probably won't.

 

[RoverCanada]

Glad to see Ayari starting to show something.

Didn't acquit himself well in that start against Cardiff, but I figure a smart club like Brighton will have had their reasons for bringing him in.

Got some fire to him too, and seemingly unlucky with refs (I recall him getting some unjust fouls in his first or second appearance too...)