Jarnail Singh is crap again as City lose to Rotherham
By Slevin Morgan
February 13 2010
No other website has the balls to say this, but virtually everyone in football knows that the only reason that Jarnail Singh is in the Football League is because he is Asian. Singh has consistently been one of the poorest officials in the League in recent years and he arguably cost the Imps a point today after giving Rotherham a penalty but he turned out a better City shout.
Jarnail Singh has consistently been rated at one of the worst officials in the League by fans. Message boards of any club he referees are always full of messages about how crap he is as an official, and today was yet again the case.
Singh has always been inconsistent (at best) with his decisions and the game was made from a decision that was given and one that wasn't. The first came after City had dominated the open stages with Paul Connor wasting a brilliant chance as he hit his shot whilst free on goal straight at Warrington in the Rotherham net.
It didn't take long for the referee to take the spotlight though as Adam Le Fondre went down rather easily under an even challenge with Swaibu, with the ball heading away from goal. Not only did Singh give a penalty but also sent the defender off. Le Fondre scored from the spot.
City were having plenty of play but yet again but failed to really get any shots on target, Herd and Gilmour both shooting wide from long range. Gilmour hit the post from distance but no-one could pounce and the Imps went into the break 1-0 down.
The second half started with the second half pretty slowly and Sutton brought on John-Lewis for Connor. The youngster quickly went about chasing the ball and trying to win headers.....so was already doing the more than Connor. Lennon came on for Oakes just after the hour after it continued to be a quiet half.
Much like their first goal, Rotherham's second came against the run of play as Lennon misplaced a pass the ended up with Roberts. The striker ran on goal and prodded it past Burch to make it 2-0.
The Imps looked well and truly out of it until a free kick was gained on the halfway line. Hone won a header from the free kick and it fell to Lennon, the young Scot smashing the ball in to make it game on. Then came the penalty decision. Herd gained the ball into the box but whilst Singh gave a penalty for what was effectively a shoulder barge in the first half, he ignored Sharps barging into the back of Herd and knocking the Austrailian down when he was about to shoot.
Inconsistently followed and Singh showed that he has the lack of an attention span when John-Lewis fouled Roberts in midair and he initially gave a free kick to Rotherham. After two minutes of Roberts receiving treatment, Singh had seemingly forgotten about the free kick and gave a drop ball.
City couldn't manage any other shots and Rotherham gained their third double over City in the space of as many seasons.
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A few observations:
1) Did not enforce any of the persistent time wasting all he had to do was make a booking and it would stop
2) Instead of making a booking for time wasting he simply kept talking to the offending players and this only wasted more time - Thanks ref (if you are one)..
3) The big lad at the back kept conceeding consistent fouls all game must have done at least a dozen how the hell did he allow this to happen.
4) Le Fonde goal celebration one of the most blatent yellows running up to the home fans inciting grief what does Singh do nothing....
5) Sending off why??? Yes penalty but the lad was goin away fro goal why send him off...
6) Herd Penalty BLATENT the looks and body language fm the Millers players said it all - Absolute Clown.
I have seen this clown at Macc when he sent Keith off and simply spolit the game and away at Sixfield when he again spolt the game.
NOT FIT TO REFEREE.
Imps superb throughout and can take some heart from this play like that and we will get 6 points this week
Rant over