| Simon Hooper Saturday's ref 13:37 - May 2 with 1462 views | PhilTWTD |
Saturday’s referee is Premier League official Simon Hooper from Wiltshire, who has shown 131 yellow cards and three red in 32 matches this season.
Hooper’s most recent Town match was the 4-0 home defeat to Aston Villa in April 2018, the Blues’ heaviest home defeat in seven years.
Town, with Bryan Klug and assistants Gerard Nash and Chris Hogg in caretaker charge, were reduced to 10 men in the 42nd minute when Grant Ward was dismissed for catching Neil Taylor with a high boot as he looked to take the ball down on the turn. Hooper showed no other cards that afternoon.
A few months earlier, in the January, he had refereed the 1-0 defeat to Wolves at Portman Road in which he booked Callum Connolly, Stephen Gleeson, Martyn Waghorn and one of the visitors.
He also refereed the 2-1 win at Burton Albion in October 2017 when he booked Luke Chambers, Cole Skuse and Bersant Celina - for his shirtless goal celebration - as well as one Brewer.
He also took charge of the previous month’s 3-1 home defeat to Bristol City in which he yellow-carded Jonas Knudsen, Joe Garner and one Robins player.
Prior to that he was the man in the middle of the 1-1 draw at home to Preston in January 2016 when he showed yellow cards to Brett Pitman and three Lilywhites.
In the preceding September he was the man in the middle during the 3-0 Capital One Cup defeat at Manchester United in which he booked only Jonny Parr.
Before that he refereed the Blues’ 2-0 home victory over Burnley at Portman Road in August of the same year in which he yellow-carded visitors’ winger Michael Kightly and no one else.
Hooper officiated in the 1-0 defeat at Reading in August 2014 in which he booked Tommy Smith, Tyrone Mings and Christophe Berra and two home players.
He also took control of the 1-0 win at Yeovil the previous season and the 3-0 home win against Crystal Palace in April 2013. |  | | |  |
| Simon Hooper Saturday's ref on 13:39 - May 2 with 1408 views | ITFC_Forever |
So another chump who can’t do the job without the safety net / comfort blanket of a VAR system which isn’t fit for purpose…. |  |
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| Simon Hooper Saturday's ref on 13:42 - May 2 with 1353 views | SitfcB |
An utter bell sniff and a horrific referee. |  |
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| Simon Hooper Saturday's ref on 14:56 - May 2 with 1118 views | ArnieM |
oh goody , just what we need eh .... |  |
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| Jesus, he's an appalling ref on 14:59 - May 2 with 1089 views | Dyland |
ffs |  |
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| Simon Hooper Saturday's ref on 14:59 - May 2 with 1075 views | FrimleyBlue |
Wish they'd just give us a champ level ref who doesn't rely in VAR saving his Ar3e the week before.
It makes no sense how refs can switch each week
1 level of officiating takes alot more mental ability than the other. |  |
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| Simon Hooper Saturday's ref on 15:00 - May 2 with 1075 views | Steve_M |
| Simon Hooper Saturday's ref on 13:42 - May 2 by SitfcB |
An utter bell sniff and a horrific referee. |
Massive big club favouritism from him in that Villa match, even without the harsh sending off.
Still, maybe we just need to appeal for absolutely everything as fans. |  |
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| Simon Hooper Saturday's ref on 15:01 - May 2 with 1051 views | Kieran_Knows |
Oh fcuk off. |  |
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| Simon Hooper Saturday's ref on 15:01 - May 2 with 1044 views | DanTheMan |
| Simon Hooper Saturday's ref on 15:00 - May 2 by Steve_M |
Massive big club favouritism from him in that Villa match, even without the harsh sending off.
Still, maybe we just need to appeal for absolutely everything as fans. |
Every minor brush on one of our players should be cause for outrage from our fans. |  |
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| Simon Hooper Saturday's ref on 15:07 - May 2 with 954 views | hoppy |
| Simon Hooper Saturday's ref on 15:00 - May 2 by Steve_M |
Massive big club favouritism from him in that Villa match, even without the harsh sending off.
Still, maybe we just need to appeal for absolutely everything as fans. |
I always appeal. |  |
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| Simon Hooper Saturday's ref on 16:27 - May 2 with 730 views | Reus30 |
Should have just given us the ref from Saturday or the first ref on Tuesday. Two decent refs for a change (particularly the hull game) |  | | |
| Simon Hooper Saturday's ref on 16:53 - May 2 with 634 views | stonojnr |
| Simon Hooper Saturday's ref on 13:39 - May 2 by ITFC_Forever |
So another chump who can’t do the job without the safety net / comfort blanket of a VAR system which isn’t fit for purpose…. |
Sounds like it, we haven't had a player sent off this season yet have we ? |  | | |
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