BBC Radio Nottingham commentator and local legend Colin Fray believes football is done as a game as Nottingham Forest drew with Brentford.
The Reds took the lead through Morgan Gibbs-White but Andre Marriner awarded a controversial penalty just before the interval.
It was a soft decision and one that some supporters are still left scratching their heads over.
Forest did salvage a later point but after the moment of controversy, Fray couldn’t hide his displeasure.
The Reds had been well on top in the first half of the contest and the penalty knocked the stuffing out of them.
None of the decisions on Saturday appeared to make much sense and the Forest-supporting commentator wasn’t happy.
He said live on air: “Seriously – what is going on with this game?
“I am lost for words. How the VAR official can sit in his box and decide that one, which is a clear penalty is not a penalty, and one – which is basically a player brushing the keeper’s glove…it’s just ridiculous.”
Fray was referring to the decision not to award Ryan Yates a penalty earlier in the first half.
It’s claimed that althoigh the decision was a foul, it was outside of the box so wasn’t able to be checked by the VAR official.
Seemingly, things are being made up as they go along at Stockley Park and footballl is becoming broken beyond repair.
Fray believes football is done
It’s hard not to see the Radio Nottingham commentator as a local legend to the people of Nottingham.
His voice has been symbolic with the Forest coverage for many years and he is deserving of a Premier League campaign.
Fray has seen a lot of carnage on Trentside but nobody was happeier than him when the Reds won promotion last season.
He’s got a point with Saturday’s decision too.
Most supporters don’t mind officials being particualrly poor but consistency is key.
It’s imperative that they referee the game down the middle and given similar decisions for both teams.
For Marriner and Lee Mason to seemingly give Brentford decisions that Forest would go on not to get was frankly ridiculous.
Fray wasn’t happy at the weekend and his points were fair.
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