Journo fumes at Sunderland-Stoke referee

Journalist James Hunter was deeply unimpressed with referee Jeremy Simpson in Sunderland‘s 5-1 loss at dwelling to Stoke Metropolis on Saturday afternoon.

The Lowdown: Unhealthy day for Black Cats

The Black Cats welcomed their Championship opponents to the Stadium of Gentle on Saturday, in what was one other key recreation of their promotion push.

It proved to be a woeful day on the workplace for Tony Mowbray’s facet, nonetheless, with Stoke taking the lead by means of Josh Laurent in the course of the first half, earlier than pulling nicely clear after the break.

It was a outcome that might in the end show damaging come could and it was a day through which frustration boiled over each on and off the pitch.

The Newest: Hunter fumes at referee

Taking to Twitter, Hunter was fast to disclose what he considered Simpson’s efficiency on Saturday:

“Absolute shambles from the referee, this.”

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The Verdict: Merely not ok

Granted, referees do have a troublesome job on their palms and they’re solely human, however this was one other unacceptably poor efficiency by an official.

So a lot of Simpson’s choices left supporters scratching their heads, together with one second when he allowed Stoke to play out from the again after a head harm, in addition to blowing for half-time when Sunderland had possession in a harmful space.

Refereeing requirements within the Championship are usually not robust for the time being, and whereas Mowbray’s males deserve criticism for his or her efficiency, Simpson also needs to be beneath the highlight.