Shoot them – Ferguson scathing of referees

Darren Ferguson called for referees to be shot because the pissed off Doncaster Rovers manager launched a scathing assault on the usual of officiating in League One.

Ferguson – the son of iconic dilapidated Manchester United boss Alex – used to be livid following Doncaster’s 1-1 procedure with Plymouth Argyle on Saturday after he claimed his facet had been denied a « blatant penalty » within the closing phases.

And the forty five-three hundred and sixty five days-outdated school took procedure at referee Andy Haines and the usual of refereeing in England’s third tier publish-match.

« It’s the most blatant penalty you will ever sight, there’s nothing to evaluate about, » Ferguson stated. « The defender has staunch pulled Andy Butler to the flooring. The linesman can sight it, he’s stood attempting factual at it.

« It’s the clearest penalty you will sight all season, and the just is a transparent nasty, and the linesman is laughing at the discontinue of the game about it. I judge it’s disgusting.

« The referees are allotment-time and the usual is appalling, their health levels are a disgrace, I’ve had ample of it. »

Requested what the Soccer Affiliation ought to aloof attain, Ferguson answered: « Shoot them, it would possibly well perchance well presumably even be a right advice.

« I in actuality must shut my mouth and I would possibly well perchance well presumably delight in to be particular I am being respectful, however when they’re laughing at the discontinue of the game announcing ‘it’s my thought and that’s what counts’, I judge we delight in considered ample now. »

Doncaster are twelfth in League One, eight aspects adrift of the sixth and ultimate play-off plight.