The Championship

[Salvatore Matrecano]

Colin Fray has a really dim view of Stroud reffing games affecting Bournemouth. He had a rant about him before kick off. If he thinks its not on then Im happy to say neither do I. He made the point that if there was a contentious decision made by Stroud, which proves to be advantageous to Bournemouth, then the EFL are in a difficult position. I think Fray was just getting the message out there. Everyone pulling together now, even our journo's.

Im not for one second saying I think Stroud is a good ref although he was decent for our last game. He has made some baffling decisions in the past. But does it affect it that he lives in Bournemouth when he has declared to the EFL he is a Luton fan? I have lived in both Leicester and Derby. Did that mean I ever wanted either of those teams to win a football game? I don’t think so.
In summary I agree some refs are crap but I honestly dont think any are biased.