Saddlers fans if you are of a nervous disposition then please look away now…
The match officials for Saturday’s game against Gillingham have been announced and it doesn’t make pleasant reading.
None other than Trevor Kettle is the man in the middle on Saturday.
Match officials are as follows
Referee – TREVOR KETTLE
Linesmen – Stephen Wade and Alix Pashley
Fourth Official : Rob Smith
Kettle is no stranger to Walsall fans following his inept displays especially during our 1-0 home win against Bolton in 2016 when he sent Joe Edwards after just sixteen minutes.
Kettle has officiated eleven games involving the Saddlers with us winning three, drawing four and losing three.
Surprisingly Kettle has sent off just three players in those eleven games with two reds given to the opposition. He has however given the opposition two penalties in those eleven games.
Last season Kettle officiated thirty-seven games issuing one hundred and twenty-four yellow cards, three red cards and nine penalties.
I was confident of a win on Saturday until this news just came out…..
