Source: Telegraph
'Beach ball' goal referee Mike Jones dropped from Premier League duty
Sunderland beat Liverpool 1-0 thanks to a fifth-minute goal from Darren Bent which beat Pepe Reina only after striking a beach ball thrown from the crowd by a Liverpool fan. [LNB]It later emerged that Jones should have ruled the goal out and, instead, ordered a free-kick after the ball struck an 'outside agent'. [LNB] Related ArticlesLiverpool's beach-ball defeat still has bounce'Beach ball' match will not be replayedJeff Winter: beach ball goal should not have stoodLiverpool beach ball goalSunderland 1 Liverpool 0Respect? More like wilful ignoranceJones has not been taken off the list, as often happens when a referee errs, though he has been given a game outside the Premier League. [LNB]Instead, he will take charge at Peterborough, who entertain Scunthorpe United in the Championship. [LNB]The PGMO, who refuse to talk about individual appointments, will point to the fact that he is not the only referee in Premier League action last weekend who is working outside the top flight. [LNB]Each weekend, the PGMO are committed to appointing up to five referees at games outside the Premier League, and Jones is not the only referee outside the top flight. [LNB]Mark Clattenburg, who took charge of the game between Manchester United and Bolton, is at another Championship game, between Millwall and Leeds, but that could be because of the potential volatility of the fixture. [LNB]And Keith Stroud, on the elite list but yet to officiate at a Premier League game this season, is in charge of Coventry and West Bromwich Albion, also in the Championship. [LNB][LNB]
