i rarely if ever comment on match officials but i'm still f**ked off with the ref from sat

i wish the club would do one of them "every touch" vids they do for a player but for every decision by that bellend that reffed our game on saturday.

he has form for being a t**t...

Birmingham City referee appointment for Norwich City clash.

The EFL have confirmed that Anthony Backhouse will be the referee for Birmingham’s game against Norwich on Saturday afternoon. The match kicks-off at 3pm and Paul Hodskinson and Bhupinder Singh Gill are the assistant referees. Meanwhile, Ross Joyce is the fourth official and there is of course no VAR in the Football League.

Backhouse, who is from Cumbria, caused controversy earlier this season after officiating Charlton vs Blackburn Rovers. Rovers skipper Todd Cantwell appealed for a penalty against the Addicks at The Valley but to no avail and they ended up losing 3-0 down in London.

Their manager Valerien Ismael wasn’t happy with Backhouse’s reaction to Cantwell’s appeal for a spot-kick and said afterwards: "What's embarrassing is that our captain is allowed to speak to the referee and he has winked at him and laughed at him. This is unacceptable. He made a mistake, but at least treat our player properly and not laugh at our players.”

Posted By: Tombs on February 23rd 2026 at 20:32:18

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i rarely if ever comment on match officials but i'm still fucked off with the ref from sat (NCFC) - Tombs, Feb 23, 20:32:18
- Hallam recently promoted to doing some prem games (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 23, 21:43:17
  - Still a cunt (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 23, 21:44:45
    - Haven’t VARed the pen incident (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 23, 21:47:59
      - No bias then? (NCFC) - Linky, Feb 23, 22:37:47
      - It was a bit marginal but I thought he pushed rather than shoulder to shoulder (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Feb 23, 21:52:25
- PGMOL or whatever they are called agree (NCFC) - Nelsons final flanel, Feb 23, 21:04:31
- Shd have given us a pen and sent off their CD. Then we win (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Feb 23, 20:59:31
  - Not sure if tombs is whooshing us all (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Feb 23, 21:07:32
    - my bad, i sit corrected (NCFC) - Tombs, Feb 23, 21:12:57
      - But not trying to disguise the feeling that he didn't give us much on Sat (n/m) (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Feb 23, 21:14:37
        
        indeed (NCFC) - Tombs, Feb 23, 21:22:18
        
        Hopefully nobody else did (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 23, 21:35:11
        
        i strenuously deny any wrongdoing (NCFC) - Tombs, Feb 23, 21:37:45
        
        OG might defend you (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 23, 21:46:21
        
        corporate only i think, he doesn't sully his hands with criminal law (NCFC) - Tombs, Feb 23, 21:52:49
        
        I’d do it for you Tombs x (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Feb 23, 22:30:40
        
        Err…. X (n/m) (NCFC) - Nelsons final flanel, Feb 23, 21:32:29
        
        lol (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Feb 23, 21:23:47
        
        BITD the authorities told us where they lived. Not now. Wonder why? (n/m) (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Feb 23, 21:29:02
        
        they have clearly rumbled me (NCFC) - Tombs, Feb 23, 21:34:59

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