Premier League club ‘demand referee Rob Jones be BANNED from taking charge of their matches’ after latest howler
NOTTINGHAM FOREST have demanded Rob Jones be BANNED from officiating their games, it’s been claimed.
The 36-year-old controversially sent off Willy Boly in the Tricky Trees 3-2 defeat to Bournemouth last weekend.
Willy Boly won the ball cleanly against Adam Smith in Nottingham Forest’s defeat to BournemouthALAMY
Referee Robert Jones deemed the tackle worthy of a second yellowPA
Nottingham Forest have demanded Jones be banned from reffing their gamesALAMY
Boly was shockingly given a second yellow for a clean tackle on Adam Smith, much to the frustration of Forest fans.
Professional Game Match Officials Ltd admitted they dropped a clanger during the match, with chief Howard Webb contacting Forest to issue a grovelling apology.
But Forest want Prem officials to go a step further by not having Jones ref their games.
That’s according to The Daily Telegraph, who claim they’ve lodged an official complaint and demanded to hear Jones’ conversation with the VAR.
Forest’s reported complaint against Jones is the SECOND they’ve filed against the official.
Jones was on VAR duty when Forest were on the receiving end of two controversial decisions against Manchester United in September.
He backed on-the-pitch ref Stuart Atwell in his shock decision to send off Joe Worrall and his awarding of a late penalty to Marcus Rashford.
New Forest chief Nuno Espirito Santo – who replaced the axed Steve Cooper – demanded a rule change be implemented following Boly’s shock dismissal.
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AlamyForest boss Nuno Espirito Santo was fuming with the decision to send off Willy Boly[/caption]
The Portuguese gaffer said: “Very bad decision. A decision that totally changed the game.
“It is more the frustration of knowing the approach of the referee is a bad one and the law says you cannot reverse the decision because it is two yellow cards. It is something they have to look at because it doesn’t make sense.
“First of all, the approach of the referee is bad.
“Boly has a first yellow card, which is fair, but then for the second the foot of Boly is under the foot of the Bournemouth player so the approach [from the referee] should be more cautious.
“Wait a little bit for the help of an assistant or the help of VAR, hold your decision and they will tell you.
“But after that he cannot reverse the decision.
“Our fans deserve better decisions. They come here to see football and suddenly they see something which really changes the game.
“I saw it over and over and over again to try and understand because I respect the referee.
“I know it is a tough job. I have seen it many times and I cannot understand it, I cannot understand it. It was bad. It is a mistake, a huge mistake.”
