A Monday, 1 March, 2021 - 14:15 Darren Drysdale sends off Flynn Downes of Ipswich during Tuesday’s eventful game - for the referee at least - against Northampton at Portman Road on Tuesday. Photograph: Pete Norton/Getty Images London- Max Rushden Afew years ago, during a Southern Amateur League pre-season friendly the referee started on one of our players. It was quite a shock. It had been a petulant affair: a few late challenges, everyone was a bit hot, tired, and off the pace. As with every game I’ve played over the past two decades the ref was getting a fair bit of stick – he was making mistakes, we were making mistakes – but nothing out of the ordinary.