I think that's a bit unfair Tyrone. I'd wager that the last thing on Scott's mind was getting sent off. His professional instinct kicked in and he thought he could win the ball and prevent them from scoring. And in fairness he did win the ball. The genuine look of astonishment on his face when the referee produced the card told me everything.

To simplify it's the next league match he will miss.

The extra game suspension was brought in to deter 'frivolous' appeals. I can't remember the last time this was enforced. Scott will miss the Nobbers game only if the appeal fails.

If we appeal and it is unsuccessful then Scott will miss the Nobbers game.

Early on yesterday he went down right in front of us after making a challenge. He was holding his ribcage, the same area which saw him in a cryogenic chamber last week. I felt for sure he was going off and I'm certain that some players would have bailed out at that stage. Despite his obvious discomfort he stayed on and put a real shift in until he was taken off last on. I think his hunger and desire is one of his assets and that this comes from his non league background and now he really appreciates his life as a footballer.

Personally I wouldn't factor anything like that into decision process and would be surprised if any referee did.

It's the denial of an obvious goal scoring opportunity Scott was sent off for. In that situation it just has to be a foul irrespective of the force of level of contact used. I don't believe the referee saw Scott's first touch was clearly on the ball. Once the referee determined that he really had no choice. From that perspective the referee was right. Hopefully Rovers submitted statement and video evidence will be based on Scott clearly winning the ball and contact being the inevitable consequence of this. My real hope is that anybody who knows the game sees this and with ex players hopefully that will be the case.

Whilst I was active it was a written report and had to be sent within a couple of days. A few years before I retired the caution and send off details had to be telephoned through to PA Copy within a few hours. It became more difficult then to admit any wrongdoings before the report went in. I think that's why they have improved the appeals process and reduced the timelines. If we do appeal the result should be known by Wednesday at the latest.

After the report is submitted there is no referee input. If he was to admit he was wrong the report would still be made but with an admission that they got it wrong. I did get some wrong (three from memory) and told the FA. The players concerned were exonerated.

I think ex players would look at the challenge and say it was a good tackle and that gives me hope. The referee is allowed to admit he was wrong but that hasn't happened for years as the arrogance of most of them won't allow them to admit it.

It used to be £500 when I was active but I'm not sure now. If you win the appeal then it's refunded.

It only applies in the penalty area as you say and the referee has to determine whether it was a genuine challenge for the ball. If it is considered cynical or reckless then it's still a penalty and red card.

Definitely. The contact on the Norwich player was as a consequence of Scott sliding in to win the ball. If he caught the man first I would accept the decision but he didn't. The contact is inevitable but contact alone doesn't make it a foul. I made some enquiries on the way home !set night and Rovers have to have the appeal in today by noon and pay a deposit to do so (I really hope our financial situation doesn't preclude this). The appeal goes to three members of a panel of ex players and managers. There is a pool of these people and three are selected secretly and randomly. If the vote is 2:1 in the players favour the sending off is rescinded and no suspension to be served. Likewise 2:1 against and Scott will get a one match ban.

It was really worth the ridiculously early start today primarily to see a win but a lot of my satisfaction came from the performance. Firstly Tomasson got his tactics spot on as the movement of Dolan and Szmodics killed Norwich but the early delivery of the ball forwards was something they couldn't handle. We were better all over the pitch and but for the sending off (horribly wrong in my view) I'm confident we would have won by more but that incident forced us to put in a great defensive display despite the personnel and players out of position. Hill was the standout player for me but Tronstad wasn't far behind him with his diligence and intelligence. I feel guilty mentioning those two and not others because today was really about the collective and the effort and commitment from everyone in blue and white. Well done Rovers and lets hope we can carry this performance into the rest of the season.

X2 hopefully 👍

Fulham supporters are protesting today about ticket prices, both for individual games and season tickets. Tickets for their game against the Rags today range between £67 and £160. In my experience of going to Fulham it's almost like a tourist attraction with tickets snapped up by what appear to be foreign visitors who I don't think will have a clue about pricing. https://thefsa.org.uk/news/fulham-fans-prepare-for-ticket-price-protest-this-weekend/

Leeds were, as you say fully deserving of their win and looked good. They counter attacked with great pace which Leicester really struggled with. However they find it difficult to sit in and play on the break at home as their fans demand they attack and teams will defend in greater numbers.

Shouldn't that be Mrs Cherry Blossom? 😂

Adam looked like he was getting back to form last night after a few indifferent performances. Personally I thought he was impressive and more than held his own. He was seeing key passes again last night and whilst everything he tried didn't come off he kept trying to do the right thing. Tomasson has a midfield selection dilemma for Sunday now.

This is the same referee who last season: Sent Jake Garrett off at Coventry - later rescinded. Should have sent Jack Robinson off in the FA Cup quarter final at Sheffield United for a second yellow card. Should have given us a penalty at Ewood when the dingle drunken driver handled the ball. Should have sent Cork off in the same game for serious foul play after going over the ball with Dolan. In the Sheffield United match he actually gave us a penalty for handball but that was only after a VAR intervention. That is five KMI's wrong in probably four or five games where he refereed us With such a litany of wrong key match incidents I believe Rovers should be writing to the PGMOL asking for an explanation as to why a full time official has got so many game changing decisions wrong against us.

Our pride is still intact as we put in a good performance against a team full of internationals from all over the world. Our game plan was really good and generally worked but against the quality Chelsea have we were punished for two mistakes, mistakes which we could possibly get away with in the Championship. In fact I reckon we created the two best chances of the game with Leonard and Sigurdsson missing when clean through. Throw in the clear penalty we should have had which somehow the referee couldn't see how unnatural the position of the Chelsea players arm was and it gives a clear picture of how well we played. We weren't overawed or intimidated and at times out passed them with Adam Wharton and James Hill looking quite comfortable against some top players. On the night their class told but there was lots of pride from the Rovers fans in West London last night. I listened to some Chelsea supporters on the tube after the match and they were complimentary towards us particularly 'that skinny kid in midfield' 😁😁

We missed out on the playoffs on goal difference. Another point or three would have put us there so every league point is crucial in my view.

Pochettino says he is going with a strong side.

Drama queen. I thought he was going to cry. He could have just said no.

Personally I would sacrifice tomorrow for a win in Sunday at Norwich and my team would reflect that. I think it's a difficult one for Tomasson. If he goes strong and we lose he will be criticised by some and if he sticks with the youngsters and get beat he will also be criticised by some. If he plays a strong team and we get injuries it will really harm us. Some of them were blowing out of their backsides on Saturday too. The perfect situation would be win both games.