The Voice - Match preview #28: Bradford City vs Doncaster Rovers Saturday 31st January 2026 12:30pm

Sadly, I don't think anything will come from the ruled out goal due to us still winning the game and taking maximum points. If we had come away with no points from today, then I think the club would have made a fuss

 

I said it was clear handball as soon as it happened and it was unanimous of everyone that was sat around me, distance doesn't matter if the angle is wrong or you have players in your way like the assistant had.

 

They also set up a little camera behind the goal at the kop end second half
We were offering the stewards bribes to knock it over

 

the fact remains the 4th official can’t interfere

 

They can offer advice just like assistant referees do which is what he did and the referee took the advice.

 

Hand ball or not. Undue pressure was put upon the referee by Doncaster players to speak with the 4th official, who was probably being pressured by their management
He certainly was not heading in that direction after the ball was put in the net and our players had already taken up their positions for the restart
If an I pad was involved, in the decision, then for me that goes against the grain

 

Yes, and on the FA page it says they are they to assist with incidents in the penalty box that could lead to a goal.

Guidelines for Referees
Referees should ensure that, like assistant referees, the Fourth Official ‘assists’ with their match control. The primary responsibility for controlling the match remains with the referee who makes the final decision at all times. In discharging this responsibility it is expected that referees will only seek assistance from the Fourth Official in respect of significant match changing incidents which have been missed by the other three match officials and which are clearly visible to the Fourth Official.

Such incidents are:
 red card offences
 yellow card offences (as these could lead to a player been dismissed for a second yellow card)
 penalty area offences (e.g. handball on the goal line to prevent or illegally score a goal)

 

They can. Interfere isnt the right word but read my post above this one

 

On a slightly different note, just showed Higher Authority the goal, and her response was to ask why Donny were dressed up as watermelons….

 

The last line is the exactly the one that shows he was right to get involved if he saw the handball as a goal is a pretty significant match changing incident.

 

Not sure which game he was watching
Obviously not the same one as us

 

My comment was about the no goal McCann clearly says the 4th official made the call, but did he do it after looking at a screen that's the point.

 

According to him they had more chances than us
And switching off for one instance had cost them the game
Deluded

 

Is that the tablet that they use to track the output from the monitors that the players wear etc on the stand at the front on the dug out or another one?

 

A manager under pressure trying to paint a different picture to put his team in a better light. Seen it a million times before.

 

Yep but as someone has already said that is the one for the tracking of data etc I was on about to watch TV footage

 

Just come across this article. Don't know the legal in's and out's but it made me wonder.

 

Unclear, why so many of our fans have a middling player - rent free in their heads.

 

Three goals against us THIS SEASON doesn’t help does it now ?