FANS have been left “cringing” after noticing that the assistant referee for Bournemouth vs Brighton was wearing personalised boots.
Supporters are normally used to players showing their personality with some custom clobber but official Scott Ledger has joined in on the fun too.
Ledger, who was running the lines during the Bournemouth‘s 3-0 win, was spotted wearing boots adorned with his nickname.
The Barnsley man was donning some all-black Nike boots with the word “LEDGE” alongside the England flag printed on the upper.
Fans couldn’t believe what they were seeing and took to social media to voice their opinions on the custom boots.
One wrote: “Cringing for him tbh”.
While others used words like “tragic” and “embarrassing” to describe the controversial outfit choice.
A third joked: “Sackable offence surely”.
And a fourth commented: “Refs wanna be centre of attention always. It’s going to their heads. Poor to see!”
He’s not the first Premier League referee to be spotted slipping into some customised footwear either.
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Former top flight official turned PGMOL chief Jonathon Moss was seen wearing boots with “MOSSY” written on them back in 2020.
Despite the social media outcry regarding Ledger’s boots it obviously had no impact on his ability to properly officiate the game as he, Paul Tierney and Mat Wilkes oversaw Bournemouth’s 3-0 win over Brighton.
The Cherries continued their electric form under Andoni Iraola thanks to goals from Macros Sensesi, Enes Unal and Justin Kluivert.
While Brighton continue to struggle with the Seagulls now winless in their last six Premier League games.
