YOU’RE OFF! Referee Tom Nield sends off Forest Green Rovers’ Aarran Racine last season
PICTURE: Andrew Vaughan

THERE was a moment in a game last season that left me feeling like I’ve seen it all when it comes to match officials. Lincoln City were playing Gateshead when the Imps’ Jack Muldoon was flagged of f-side – from a long throw!
It was just the latest in a catalogue of errors I saw in the big games in the National League. Chester being awarded a penalty for a foul outside the box against Tranmere Rovers, a very dubious handball decision in the FA Trophy...