HALSEY: SHOW FOY AND DOWD THE RED CARD!

FORMER Barclays  Premier League referee Mark Halsey has put the boot in to some of his former colleagues.

Writing in The Sun newspaper (February 28), he has even  argued that Chris Foy and Phil Dowd should be dropped from top-flight matches.

Of Foy, he says: “It’s time to show Chris the red card – you’ve got to realise when your time’s up.”

Of Dowd, he says: “Phil is getting caught out because of his age – he is 53 – and his fitness. He looks overweight.”

Other referees who Halsey says need to raise their game include :  Roger East, Martin Atkinson, Kevin Friend, Anthony Taylor, Mike Jones, Robert Madley and Jon Moss.

However, he remains impressed with Mike Dean, Neil Swarbrick, Andre Marriner, Lee Mason, Michael Oliver, Craig Pawson and Mark Clattenburg.

Of Clattenburg, he writes: “There is nobody near Clatts – his positioning and movement are second to none.”

Barclays Premier League appointments for  this week’s midweek matches are below.

Tuesday 3 March 2015
K.O.	MATCHES	REFEREE	ASST. REF. 1	ASST. REF. 2	4TH OFFICIAL
19:45	Aston Villa v West Brom	Jonathan Moss	J Brooks	S Long	M Clattenburg
19:45	Hull v Sunderland	Mike Dean	S Burt	D Cann	D Bond
19:45	Southampton v Crystal Palace	Martin Atkinson	A Garratt	M Wilkes	R East

Wednesday 4 March 2015
K.O.	MATCHES	REFEREE	ASST. REF. 1	ASST. REF. 2	4TH OFFICIAL
19:45	Man City v Leicester	Robert Madley	A Halliday	D Bryan	C Foy
19:45	Newcastle v Man Utd	Anthony Taylor	S Child	P Kirkup	C Pawson
19:45	QPR v Arsenal	Kevin Friend	M Mullarkey	M McDonough	L Probert
19:45	Stoke v Everton	Mark Clattenburg	H Lennard	S Beck	M Jones
19:45	Spurs v Swansea	Michael Oliver	J Collin	I Hussin	P Dowd
19:45	West Ham v Chelsea	Andre Marriner	S Ledger	G Beswick	N Swarbrick
20:00	Liverpool v Burnley	Lee Mason	M Scholes	R West	R East