He has my sympathy, but gaffe ref Russell will face ban | UPDATED: 22:34 GMT, 30 December 2012 Referee Mick Russell will be feeling empty and confused not just all day today but throughout the week after his error in the Huddersfield v Sheffield Wednesday game, when he failed to send off a player despite booking him twice. I have both empathy and sympathy for him having suffered similarly, albeit on a bigger stage. Continue reading