The angry fan hit the referee with a stick In a strange and rare incident in English football, one of the fans of the Oldham Athletic team threw the stick under his arm at the referee after his team's defeat against Crawley Town! The match referee, David Rock, was moving towards the stadium tunnel when one of the spectators threw his stick at him from the stands. This object passed by the referee's head and did not hit him. After the video of this incident was published on social media, Greater Manchester Police announced that they had launched an investigation into the incident. Police are reviewing the footage to identify the culprit, and Oldham has been contacted by the media for comment. - Link.

The angry fan hit the referee with a stick In a strange and rare incident in English football, one of the fans of the Oldham Athletic team threw the stick under his arm at the referee after his team's defeat against Crawley Town! The match referee, David Rock, was moving towards the stadium tunnel when one of the spectators threw his stick at him from the stands. This object passed by the referee's head and did not hit him. After the video of this incident was published on social media, Greater Manchester Police announced that they had launched an investigation into the incident. Police are reviewing the footage to identify the culprit, and Oldham has been contacted by the media for comment. - Link.