Bobby Madden’s EFL debut wasn’t short of drama as he sent off Lee Tomlin in the first-half of the all-Yorkshire clash between Bradford City and Doncaster Rovers.
The whistler, 43, relocated down south over the summer after transferring from the Scottish FA. Madden, a category one ref resigned after a 20-year stint and taking charge of more than 1,000 matches.
However, his first game wasn’t short of drama as he had to send off hot-head Tomlin for perhaps one of the strangest things you’ll ever see.
The 33-year-old was initially booked for throwing the ball away and was shown a yellow card by Madden. Then just as Bradford got set to take the free-kick, the midfielder did exactly the same thing - before dropping to the ground in an apparent attempt to waste time.