Championship

ROO BLUE AT REF’S ‘GAFFE’

by
The LeaguePaper Team
13 December 2020

Wayne: It should have been a penalty
By John Wragg

TUSSLE: Derby County’s Colin Kazim-Richards holds off Stoke City’s James Chester

Star Game
WAYNE Rooney was left bemused after referee Andy Woolmer turned a deadly dull game into a pantomime.

Derby were expecting a penalty in the second half when Lee Buchanan was brought down by Nick Powell.
Woolmer blew straight away, but then the confused ref eventually gave a dropped ball.
Players were amazed and Woolmer came over to tell both Derby boss Wayne Rooney and Stoke manager Michael O’Neill what had gone on....

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