REFEREE Simon Hooper took centre-stage in the second-half of Argyle's 1-1 draw with Ipswich Town at Home Park.
Hooper missed a nasty elbow from Ipswich striker Jon Walters on Kári Árnason and then compounded the error with an extremely harsh red card shown to Argyle substitute Darcy Blake.
"He [Hooper] didn't see the Árnason incident, so it would have been very difficult for him to do anything about it," said manager Paul Sturrock.
"I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt on that one because I could tell from the angle he was at it would have been difficult to see it.
"I was right behind the line of the ball and I didn't see it, and he was on the same line. Saying that. I would have expected the linesman or the fourth official [to see the incident].
"He has a huge cut on his eye and there was another one later on that was close.
"The sending-off; the boy bounced up and didn't look out of sorts and none of their players were outrageous about it. The next minute the red card was out.
"It was very, very soft and I don't think he's got it right, and I'm hopeful he's a man enough, if we do appeal, to have a look and take away the red card."
