Crawley Town boss Scott Lindsey has his say on standard of refereeing League Two

In the build-up to the decisive goal in the 1-0 defeat to Barrow last week, Will Wright was left on the floor with an apparent head injury, but referee Seb Stockbridge let play go on and Dom Telford scored what proved to be the winner. It’s not the only decision that has gone against Lindsey’s teams this year.

On the standards, Lindsey said: “I think we are way off where we want and need to be. I think most managers and the governing body in the referees department would probably agree. However, we do realise it is difficult to recruit and making sure there is a good healthy number coming through. We know it’s difficult but I think it definitely needs to be improved.

“Does their need to be accountability? Yes, I think there probably should be but there is no need to hit them with a stick. I think we have to be fair, we are human beings, we all make mistakes. I think there does need to be some accountability but I am not sure there is at the moment.”