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A third of the fourth officials in this batch of matches are female.  I have no problem with that; it would be nice if the figure was a half.  However this is out of kilter with the normal appointing process.  This has also happened earlier this season in this competition.  There is clearly some sort of experiment going on here.  It would be nice if the authorities were to announce publicly what they were trying.

Quote from: aaa on Mon 27 Sep 2021 16:18

Tue 5th Oct 2021

Gillingham FC (First Team) v Ipswich Town F.C. (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Kettle, Trevor
Assistant Referee: Dunn, Nicholas
Assistant Referee: Whitaker, Ryan
Fourth Official: Crowhurst, Leigh

Excellent.  Kettle in a match where the cards (and, to an extent the result) don't count.

Evidently Kettle has been performing well thus far…. 😳. Alan Young in the next match would be the icing on the cake for you!

I hope I’ve not spoken too soon Nemesis. 😜

A third of the fourth officials in this batch of matches are female.  I have no problem with that; it would be nice if the figure was a half.  However this is out of kilter with the normal appointing process.  This has also happened earlier this season in this competition.  There is clearly some sort of experiment going on here.  It would be nice if the authorities were to announce publicly what they were trying.

Apart from Lisa Rashid who is an assistant on the football league anyway, all the females here as fourth officials are regular referees on the WSL.  I wonder if they are being put on these matches to get some experience with the football league guys.  Have also seen some football league refs/assistants involved in WSL matches this season too, even two Premier League assistants on the line for the Arsenal v Man City match last Sunday.

Tue 26th Oct 2021
AFC Wimbledon (First Team) v Crystal Palace FC (Reserve Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Allison, Sam
Assistant Referee: Lister, Paul
Assistant Referee: Ogles, Samuel
Fourth Official: Benn, Lisa

Cheltenham Town (First Team) v Chelsea (Reserve Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Young, Alan
Assistant Referee: Husband, Christopher
Assistant Referee: Smith, Matthew
Fourth Official: O'Shea, Declan

Gillingham FC (First Team) v West Ham United (Reserve Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Hicks, Craig
Assistant Referee: Chard, Michael
Assistant Referee: Lee, Matthew
Fourth Official: Bandara, Damith

Milton Keynes Dons FC (First Team) v Aston Villa FC (Reserve Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Nield, Tom
Assistant Referee: Da Costa, Anthony
Assistant Referee: Farmer, Aaron
Fourth Official: Taylor, Grant

Oxford United (First Team) v Tottenham Hotspur (Reserve Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Pollard, Christopher
Assistant Referee: Stokes, Joseph
Assistant Referee: Ricketts, Adam
Fourth Official: Tallis, Scott Bennett, Andy

Rotherham United FC (First Team) v Manchester City FC (Reserve Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Barrott, Samuel
Assistant Referee: Hughes, Kenwyn
Assistant Referee: Williams, Darren
Fourth Official: Conley, Helen

Tue 9th Nov 2021
Barrow AFC (First Team) v Leicester City FC (Reserve Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Backhouse, Anthony
Assistant Referee: Hilton, Gary
Assistant Referee: Clayton, Simon
Fourth Official: Woods, Martin

Crawley Town (First Team) v Southampton FC (Reserve Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Pollard, Christopher
Assistant Referee: Chard, Michael
Assistant Referee: Blunden, Darren
Fourth Official: Crowhurst, Leigh

Crewe Alexandra FC (First Team) v Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (Reserve Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Coy, Martin
Assistant Referee: Parry, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Hendley, Andrew
Fourth Official: Rushton, Steven

Fleetwood Town FC (First Team) v Accrington Stanley FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Bell, James
Assistant Referee: Clayton, Alan
Assistant Referee: Simpson, Joe
Fourth Official: Gooch, Peter

Ipswich Town F.C. (First Team) v Colchester United FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Howard, Paul
Assistant Referee: Aylott, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Yates, Paul
Fourth Official: Whitaker, Ryan

Leyton Orient FC (First Team) v Charlton Athletic FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Purkiss, Sam
Assistant Referee: Cook, Daniel Butler, Stuart
Assistant Referee: Lister, Paul
Fourth Official: Benn, Lisa

Mansfield Town F.C. (First Team) v Newcastle United FC (Reserve Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Young, Alan
Assistant Referee: Clark, Joe
Assistant Referee: Raper, Lewis
Fourth Official: Moore, Anthony

Morecambe FC (First Team) v Carlisle United (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Joyce, Ross
Assistant Referee: Fyvie, Graeme
Assistant Referee: Cunliffe, Mark
Fourth Official: Jackson, Aaron

Port Vale FC (First Team) v Liverpool FC (Reserve Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Nield, Tom
Assistant Referee: Smedley, Ian  Bickle, Oliver
Assistant Referee: Freeman, Lee
Fourth Official: Bickle, Oliver Cheosiaua, Ravel

Portsmouth FC (First Team) v Crystal Palace FC (Reserve Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Finnie, Will
Assistant Referee: Howick, Kevin
Assistant Referee: Tranter, Adrian
Fourth Official: Vallance, James

Scunthorpe United FC (First Team) v Doncaster Rovers FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Yates, Ollie Madley, Robert Bramall, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Karaivanov, Hristo
Assistant Referee: Smith, Matthew
Fourth Official: May, Lucy

Sheffield Wednesday FC (First Team) v Harrogate Town FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Kettle, Trevor
Assistant Referee: Rashid, Lisa Jones, Mark
Assistant Referee: Atkin, Robert
Fourth Official: Simms, Elizabeth

Stevenage FC (First Team) v Cambridge United FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Breakspear, Charles
Assistant Referee: Stokes, Joseph
Assistant Referee: Marks, Louis
Fourth Official: Dowle, Kirsty

Sunderland AFC (First Team) v Bradford City FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Mather, Simon
Assistant Referee: Hall, Bradley
Assistant Referee: Williams, Ollie
Fourth Official: Conley, Helen

Sutton United FC (First Team) v AFC Wimbledon (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Hair, Neil
Assistant Referee: Treleaven, Dean
Assistant Referee: Wilson, Marc
Fourth Official: Da Costa, Anthony

Swindon Town FC (First Team) v Newport County AFC (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Oldham, James
Assistant Referee: Bennett, Andy
Assistant Referee: James, Alex
Fourth Official: Bandara, Damith

Tranmere Rovers FC (First Team) v Oldham Athletic FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Edwards, Marc
Assistant Referee: Brown, Conor
Assistant Referee: Bickerdike, Johnathon
Fourth Official: Smallwood, Billy

Wycombe Wanderers FC (First Team) v Burton Albion FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Speedie, Benjamin
Assistant Referee: Flynn, Daniel
Assistant Referee: O'Shea, Declan
Fourth Official: Plane, Steven

Wed 10th Nov 2021
Exeter City FC (First Team) v Bristol Rovers (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Drysdale, Darren  Sarginson, Christopher
Assistant Referee: Ricketts, Adam
Assistant Referee: Cheosiaua, Ravel
Fourth Official: Jackson, Scott

Walsall FC (First Team) v Forest Green Rovers (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Reeves, Tom
Assistant Referee: Husband, Christopher
Assistant Referee: Morris, Kevin
Fourth Official: Fearn, Amy

Wigan Athletic FC (First Team) v Shrewsbury Town FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Oldham, Scott
Assistant Referee: Woodward, Richard
Assistant Referee: Graham, Paul
Fourth Official: Simpson, Scott

Tue 30th Nov 2021
Accrington Stanley FC (First Team) v Wigan Athletic FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Madley, Robert
Assistant Referee: Moore, Anthony
Assistant Referee: Cunliffe, Mark
Fourth Official: Marsden, Paul

Bolton Wanderers FC (First Team) v Fleetwood Town FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Speedie, Benjamin
Assistant Referee: Brown, Conor
Assistant Referee: Jones, Mark
Fourth Official: Simms, Elizabeth   Hughes, Kenwyn

Cambridge United FC (First Team) v Walsall FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Finnie, Will
Assistant Referee: Bennett, Andy
Assistant Referee: Russell, Geoffrey
Fourth Official: Byrne, Abigail

Carlisle United (First Team) v Lincoln City FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Bell, James
Assistant Referee: Hall, Bradley
Assistant Referee: Raper, Lewis
Fourth Official: May, Lucy

Charlton Athletic FC (First Team) v Aston Villa FC (Reserve Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Pollard, Christopher
Assistant Referee: Treleaven, Dean
Assistant Referee: Tranter, Adrian
Fourth Official: Bonneywell, Daniel  Bandara, Damith

Forest Green Rovers (First Team) v Chelsea (Reserve Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Yates, Ollie
Assistant Referee: Amey, Justin O'Shea, Declan
Assistant Referee: Vallance, James
Fourth Official: Cheosiaua, Ravel

Leyton Orient FC (First Team) v Milton Keynes Dons FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Hicks, Craig
Assistant Referee: Howick, Kevin
Assistant Referee: Finch, Stephen
Fourth Official: Aylott, Andrew

Rotherham United FC (First Team) v Port Vale FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Wright, Peter
Assistant Referee: Clayton, Simon
Assistant Referee: Woodward, Daniel
Fourth Official: Fearn, Amy Middleton, Daniel

Sutton United FC (First Team) v Stevenage FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Purkiss, Sam
Assistant Referee: Dunn, Nicholas
Assistant Referee: Whitaker, Ryan
Fourth Official: Ogles, Samuel

Swindon Town FC (First Team) v Colchester United FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Toner, Ben Rock, David
Assistant Referee: Taylor, Grant
Assistant Referee: Farrell, Conor
Fourth Official: Morris, Kevin

Tranmere Rovers FC (First Team) v Harrogate Town FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Barrott, Samuel
Assistant Referee: Rushton, Steven
Assistant Referee: Hendley, Andrew
Fourth Official: Simpson, Scott

Wed 1st Dec 2021
Crewe Alexandra FC (First Team) v Doncaster Rovers FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Joyce, Ross
Assistant Referee: Clayton, Alan
Assistant Referee: Plane, Steven
Fourth Official: Smith, Lewis

Ipswich Town F.C. (First Team) v Arsenal (Reserve Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Huxtable, Brett
Assistant Referee: Chard, Michael
Assistant Referee: Farmer, Aaron
Fourth Official: Stokes, Joseph

Sheffield Wednesday FC (First Team) v Hartlepool United FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Haines, Andy
Assistant Referee: Ford, Declan
Assistant Referee: Karaivanov, Hristo
Fourth Official: Conley, Helen

Sunderland AFC (First Team) v Oldham Athletic FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy    
Referee: Reeves, Tom
Assistant Referee: Wilson, Marc
Assistant Referee: Grunnill, Wayne
Fourth Official: Rhodes, Garreth Stankovic, Ivan

Isn’t Aaron Farmer near to Ipswich anyway?

I do believe he is reasonably local. He was also the AR involved in the Mr young incident which has become quite infamous.

Isn’t Aaron Farmer near to Ipswich anyway?

Tractor boy?