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| Tweet Topic Started: Monday, 30. April 2018, 16:13 (2,855 Views) | |
| aaa | Monday, 30. April 2018, 16:13 Post #1 |
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AFC Wimbledon (First Team) v Bury FC (First Team) Football League 1 Referee: Drysdale, Darren Assistant Referee: Amey, Justin Assistant Referee: Waters, Adrian Fourth Official: Young, Alan Blackburn Rovers FC (First Team) v Oxford United (First Team) Football League 1 Referee: Boyeson, Carl Assistant Referee: Greenwood, Alf Assistant Referee: Taylor, Craig Fourth Official: Kettle, Trevor Doncaster Rovers FC (First Team) v Wigan Athletic FC (First Team) Football League 1 Referee: Webb, David Assistant Referee: Lewis, Samuel (Sam) Assistant Referee: Parry, Matthew Fourth Official: Clark, Richard Fleetwood Town FC (First Team) v Walsall FC (First Team) Football League 1 Referee: Johnson, Kevin Assistant Referee: Simpson, Joe Assistant Referee: Hilton, Gary Fourth Official: Backhouse, Anthony Gillingham FC (First Team) v Plymouth Argyle FC (First Team) Football League 1 Referee: Malone, Brendan Assistant Referee: Lee, Matthew Assistant Referee: Cook, Daniel Fourth Official: Wilson, Marc Northampton Town FC (First Team) v Oldham Athletic FC (First Team) Football League 1 Referee: Stroud, Keith Assistant Referee: Pottage, Mark Assistant Referee: George, Michael Fourth Official: Portsmouth FC (First Team) v Peterborough United FC (First Team) Football League 1 Referee: Busby, John Assistant Referee: Dabbs, Robert Assistant Referee: Shaw, Simon Fourth Official: Kidd, Christopher Rochdale AFC (First Team) v Charlton Athletic FC (First Team) Football League 1 Referee: Harrington, Tony Assistant Referee: Dwyer, Mark Assistant Referee: Russell, Geoffrey Fourth Official: Lewis, Robert Rotherham United FC (First Team) v Blackpool FC (First Team) Football League 1 Referee: Joyce, Ross Assistant Referee: Assistant Referee: Fourth Official: Bramall, Thomas Scunthorpe United FC (First Team) v Bradford City FC (First Team) Football League 1 Referee: Brooks, John Assistant Referee: Rushton, Steven Assistant Referee: Grunnill, Wayne Fourth Official: Hull, Joe Shrewsbury Town FC (First Team) v Milton Keynes Dons FC (First Team) Football League 1 Referee: Haines, Andy Assistant Referee: Plowright, David Assistant Referee: Bartlett, Richard Fourth Official: Hobday, Paul Southend United FC (First Team) v Bristol Rovers FC (First Team) Football League 1 Referee: Coggins, Antony Assistant Referee: Walchester, Callum Assistant Referee: Williams, Andrew Fourth Official: Howick, Kevin Barnet FC (First Team) v Chesterfield FC (First Team) Football League 2 Referee: Whitestone, Dean Assistant Referee: Cooper, Ian Assistant Referee: Yates, Paul Fourth Official: Yates, Ollie Cambridge United FC (First Team) v Port Vale FC (First Team) Football League 2 Referee: Hicks, Craig Assistant Referee: Aylott, Andrew Assistant Referee: Smedley, Ian Fourth Official: Plane, Steven Carlisle United (First Team) v Newport County AFC (First Team) Football League 2 Referee: Heywood, Mark Assistant Referee: Newhouse, Paul Assistant Referee: Fourth Official: Coventry City FC (First Team) v Morecambe FC (First Team) Football League 2 Referee: Davies, Andy Assistant Referee: Blunden, Darren Assistant Referee: Howson, Akil Fourth Official: Collins, Lee Crewe Alexandra FC (First Team) v Cheltenham Town FC (First Team) Football League 2 Referee: Salisbury, Michael Assistant Referee: Thompson, Paul Assistant Referee: Cunliffe, Mark Fourth Official: Hendley, Andrew Exeter City FC (First Team) v Colchester United FC (First Team) Football League 2 Referee: Breakspear, Charles Assistant Referee: Husband, Christopher Assistant Referee: Wade, Christopher Fourth Official: Hulme, Richard Forest Green Rovers FC (First Team) v Grimsby Town FC (First Team) Football League 2 Referee: Stockbridge, Sebastian Assistant Referee: Tranter, Adrian Assistant Referee: Griffiths, Mark Fourth Official: Bromley, Adam Lincoln City FC (First Team) v Yeovil Town FC (First Team) Football League 2 Referee: Ilderton, Eddie Assistant Referee: Liddle, Geoffrey Assistant Referee: Butler, Stuart Fourth Official: Rashid, Lisa Mansfield Town FC (First Team) v Crawley Town (First Team) Football League 2 Referee: Toner, Ben Assistant Referee: Mellor, Gareth Assistant Referee: Gordon, Barry Fourth Official: Middleton, Daniel Notts County FC (First Team) v Luton Town (First Team) Football League 2 Referee: Handley, Darren Assistant Referee: Fyvie, Graeme Assistant Referee: Haycock, Ken Fourth Official: Ward, Christopher Swindon Town FC (First Team) v Accrington Stanley FC (First Team) Football League 2 Referee: Ward, Gavin Assistant Referee: Webb, Michael Assistant Referee: Ganfield, Ronald Fourth Official: Parsons, Gary Wycombe Wanderers FC (First Team) v Stevenage FC (First Team) Football League 2 Referee: Coy, Martin Assistant Referee: Fitch-Jackson, Carl Assistant Referee: Crowhurst, Leigh Fourth Official: Ogles, Samuel Edited by aaa, Friday, 4. May 2018, 18:06.
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| MichaelRef | Monday, 30. April 2018, 16:26 Post #2 |
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Brendan Malone, despite him refereeing us 4 games ago? Poor scheduling. Not complaining he is Mr Steady Eddy and is exactly what is needed last game of the season. |
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| Acme Thunderer | Monday, 30. April 2018, 16:38 Post #3 |
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Six key games at top and bottom of L1 (subject to midweek results): Gills v Plymouth (Brendan Malone) Scunthorpe v Bradford City (John Brooks) Rochdale v Charlton (Tony Harrington) Northampton v Oldham (Keith Stroud) Fleetwood v Walsall (Kevin Johnson) AFC Wimbledon v Bury (Darren Drysdale) L2 - two massive games at the bottom, Barnet v Chesterfield (Dean Whitestone) :cheer: Coventry v Morecambe (Andy Davies) plus (for playoff places) Lincoln v Yeovil (Eddie Ilderton) Mansfield v Crawley (Ben Toner) I wish the teams of players and officials all the best for Saturday :hug: |
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| Acme Thunderer | Monday, 30. April 2018, 17:23 Post #4 |
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I must admit I was a bit surprised with this appointment, bearing in mind that (subject to tomorrow's showdown at Scunthorpe), Gills v Plymouth could be a crunch game for the L1 playoffs. I am not disputing Brendan's experience or normally reliable performance levels, more the fact that he has been on the sidelines quite a bit this season and (imo) has not had sufficient game time back in action to justify this appointment. I wish him well. Like a certain ref at AFCB, Michael Salisbury will be getting his own car parking space at Gresty Road, the number of times he has refereed there this season ;-) |
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| TheThingFromLewes | Monday, 30. April 2018, 19:20 Post #5 |
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Grandad East you mean! :cheer: :sarcasm: |
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| TVOS | Monday, 30. April 2018, 20:51 Post #6 |
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David Webb refereed Wigan at Rochdale on 10th April! Darren Drysdale refereed Wimbledon at Shrewsbury on 24th March. John Brooks refereed Scunthorpe v Rochdale on 24th March. It's getting like the Premier League! |
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| johnlcoyle | Monday, 30. April 2018, 21:00 Post #7 |
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I thought we'd seen rather a lot of David Webb, but actually this will only be his third Doncaster game, and he hasn't refereed us since 17th September. On the other hand we've had John Brooks five times, four of them since Christmas. |
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| ATurner | Monday, 30. April 2018, 21:02 Post #8 |
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We never had Kevin Johnson for 3 years now we have had him 4 times in six months.Beggars belief. |
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| Refman1 | Monday, 30. April 2018, 23:07 Post #9 |
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To A. Turner. Best not to criticise unless you can do a better job. Ever tried appointing referees for games all around the country? |
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| RCG | Monday, 30. April 2018, 23:30 Post #10 |
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RefMan1 I would imagine there are a number on here who have acted as referees secretaries at various levels and who would also have been questioned if a referee saw a team twice within a month for no good reason With foitball league referees being able to travel anywhere that is of no consideration. Maybe they need more referees? There have been a number of injuries to contend with but to me it has, at times, looked like put a pin in the page and see who we get |
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| johnlcoyle | Tuesday, 1. May 2018, 13:08 Post #11 |
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When I get a moment I'll do some stats on the referees appointed to Doncaster Rovers games this season. There are a lot of referees on the National Group who haven't done any of our games, so I don't think it can be down to a shortage of numbers. |
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| TVOS | Tuesday, 1. May 2018, 13:34 Post #12 |
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There are enough referees and enough flexibility in travelling to avoid the scenarios mentioned above. It’s hardly the Rochdale Sunday League. |
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| Acme Thunderer | Tuesday, 1. May 2018, 22:01 Post #13 |
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With the abolition of the age limits a few years ago, I don't think we have been made aware of any retirements this weekend. Graham Salisbury is the current 'father' or 'grandfather' on the FL and he is 4O at Derby, having refereed Newport v Cambridge last weekend. I wonder whether he may get a playoff semi and retire after it as Nigel Miller did last season at Blackpool. I think it's a pity in a way if refs don't get a send-off, for example as Scott Mathieson did at Carlisle awhile back, but that is one of the downsides of not having compulsory retirements due to age. Is anyone aware of any FL refs who will be retiring either this weekend or after the playoffs? |
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| Lincoln97 | Wednesday, 2. May 2018, 10:58 Post #14 |
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Rumour is Brendan Malone will retire. |
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| Acme Thunderer | Wednesday, 2. May 2018, 11:05 Post #15 |
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Thanks Lincoln97, I've put a separate tribute under General Discussion. A pity in one sense that Gills v Plymouth has less significance now in view of Plymouth's defeat last night at Scunthorpe but I wish him well for Saturday. Presumably he will continue to pound the streets of Salisbury at the crack of dawn on his postal rounds! |
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| bmb | Wednesday, 2. May 2018, 12:24 Post #16 |
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:'( |
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| plym_Nick | Wednesday, 2. May 2018, 18:51 Post #17 |
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I too wish him well for the future and am pleased his final match is a Plymouth match . |
It's nice to be important but much more important to be NICE
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| GranthamMariner | Thursday, 3. May 2018, 10:23 Post #18 |
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Seb Stockbridge is a long way from home at Forest Green ! |
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| nemesis | Thursday, 3. May 2018, 10:49 Post #19 |
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What a stupid argument ! |
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| OwdReds | Friday, 4. May 2018, 07:50 Post #20 |
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Seb Stocksbridge often seems to appear in the South West on Bank Holiday weekends. |
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| Mackem ref | Saturday, 5. May 2018, 19:38 Post #21 |
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Stockbridge was replaced by Bromley after 70 mins at Forest Green today |
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| Woody_22 | Sunday, 6. May 2018, 08:27 Post #22 |
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Anthony Backhouse replaced Kevin Johnson st fleetwood not sure what minute |
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| ATurner | Sunday, 6. May 2018, 19:23 Post #23 |
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Refman So you have to have done the job then before you can criticise.Dont talk daft,I have every right to criticise afterall this is a forum for debate. I just think that the appointments nowadays are crazy when we have Kevin Johnson and John Brooks 4 times in one season while there are 14 referees who we could have had and we have not had any or them. But thats not a criticism as this isnt allowed on this forum accoring to Ref man. :argh: :argh: :argh: |
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| ATurner | Sunday, 6. May 2018, 19:27 Post #24 |
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Kevin Johmson was replaced by Anthony Backhouse at half time. Now he's my question - I have never seen Anthony Backhouse officiate live so to speak but the once I saw him on the telly he had dark hair and the official who took over yesterday had sandy coloured hair.So was it Anthony Backhouse or somebody else ? |
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| RCG | Monday, 7. May 2018, 13:00 Post #25 |
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Definitely Backhouse, has a very distinctive running style, quite 'solidly' built too |
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