Referee Mark Halsey receives death threat after missing Callum McManaman's horror tackle
Referee Mark Halsey has reportedly been the subject of a death threat after missing Callum McManaman's horror tackle on Newcastle's Massadio Haidara
Halsey was in charge of the match between Wigan and Newcastle on Sunday but his view was blocked when McManaman and Haidara collided.
According to the Sun, a friend of Halsey said "Mark was made aware of one particularly vile message asking for his address and claiming he deserved a death threat."
"Mark loves refereeing and is consistently one of the best in the game but after something like this he is left wondering whether it is all worth it.
"He didn't even sleep on Sunday."
Halsey was attacked on Twitter and also came under fire from former referee Graham Poll who suggested the time could be right for him to quit
Poll said: "Mark used to be one of the fittest referees in the Premier League. He's been through a tough time in his life.
I just hope Mark looks at it and thinks 'is it time? Is this a signal to go?'"
Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan defended midfielder McManaman following the tackle by claiming he won the ball as “clean as a whistle”.
However Newcastle are considering legal action against Wigan Athletic as Macmanaman could yet escape retrospective punishment from the Football Association.
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