We weren’t entire sure this match would happen at one point this season, but the Glovers are off to Morecambe on Saturday and the man in charge is Mr Declan Brown.
We’ve only seen him once before, at Huish Park back in April of this year when he took charge of a 1-1 draw against Forest Green Rovers.
He booked just one Glover – Frankie Terry – but dished out a few more to the visitors.
He also got a rather scathing name check in the post match chat, Manager Mark Cooper said…
“But there is a cast iron penalty and red card in the second half where Ciaran McGuckin is about to tap the ball in and that is game over for me. I’m not blaming the referee, but they should not have a chance to get back at us in the last minute, it should have been game over. Between the four officials they have to see that, I think it was Ryan Inniss (the offender appears to be Tozer) who swipes McGuckin’s legs away when he is about to tap the ball in the goal. How four of them missed that I find incredible, but I do not want to take anything away from the players performance today.”
Inniss would go on to score an injury time equaliser to level the game at 1-1.
Brown has reffed six games in the National League this season with an average of three yellows per game, he took charge of Morecambe’s 2-0 home defeat to Woking in late August.
Brown will be assisted by Matthew Malton and Stephen Rushworth, Jacob Viera is in the dug outs.
Morecambe FC (First Team) v Yeovil Town FC (First Team)
National League – Premier
Referee: Brown, Declan
Assistant Referee: Malton, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Rushworth, Stephen
Fourth Official: Viera, Jacob
The penalty decision was a strange one. Watching it in real time I didn’t see it.
Watching it back later & slowing it down, it was a blatant foul.