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Sat 23rd Nov 2019
Accrington Stanley FC (First Team) v Bolton Wanderers FC (First Team)
Football League 1   
Referee: Backhouse, Anthony
Assistant Referee: Smith, Wade
Assistant Referee: Parry, Matthew
Fourth Official: Parsons, Thomas

AFC Wimbledon (First Team) v Gillingham FC (First Team)
Football League 1   
Referee: Johnson, Kevin
Assistant Referee: Fitch-Jackson, Carl
Assistant Referee: Plowright, David
Fourth Official: Da Costa, Anthony

Fleetwood Town FC (First Team) v Tranmere Rovers FC (First Team)
Football League 1   
Referee: Smith, Josh
Assistant Referee: Bartlett, Richard
Assistant Referee: Gooch, Peter
Fourth Official: Gratton, Danny

Ipswich Town F.C. (First Team) v Blackpool FC (First Team)
Football League 1   
Referee: Martin, Stephen
Assistant Referee: McGrath, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Foley, Matt
Fourth Official: Lugg, Nigel

Milton Keynes Dons FC (First Team) v Rotherham United FC (First Team)
Football League 1   
Referee: Joyce, Ross
Assistant Referee: Webb, Michael
Assistant Referee: Maskell, Garry  Simpson, Joe
Fourth Official: Pashley, Alix

Peterborough United FC (First Team) v Burton Albion FC (First Team)
Football League 1   
Referee: Finnie, Will
Assistant Referee: Marks, Louis
Assistant Referee: Finch, Stephen
Fourth Official: Amphlett, Marvyn

Rochdale AFC (First Team) v Portsmouth FC (First Team)
Football League 1   
Referee: Adcock, James
Assistant Referee: Ford, Declan
Assistant Referee: Aspinall, Natalie
Fourth Official: Newhouse, Paul

Shrewsbury Town FC (First Team) v Bristol Rovers FC (First Team)
Football League 1   
Referee: Salisbury, Graham
Assistant Referee: Taylor, Craig
Assistant Referee: Hunt, David
Fourth Official: Hilton, Gary

Southend United FC (First Team) v Oxford United (First Team)
Football League 1   
Referee: Nield, Tom
Assistant Referee: Lee, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Tranter, Adrian
Fourth Official: Lister, Paul

Sunderland AFC (First Team) v Coventry City FC (First Team)
Football League 1   
Referee: Oldham, Scott
Assistant Referee: Isherwood, Chris
Assistant Referee: Grunnill, Wayne
Fourth Official: Wigglesworth, Richard

Wycombe Wanderers FC (First Team) v Doncaster Rovers FC (First Team)
Football League 1   
Referee: Salisbury, Michael
Assistant Referee: Desborough, Mike
Assistant Referee: Whitaker, Ryan
Fourth Official: Amey, Justin

Tue 26th Nov 2019
Ipswich Town F.C. (First Team) v Wycombe Wanderers FC (First Team)
Football League 1   
Referee: Young, Alan
Assistant Referee: Viccars, Gareth
Assistant Referee: Farmer, Aaron
Fourth Official: George, Michael

Portsmouth FC (First Team) v Rotherham United FC (First Team)
Football League 1   
Referee: Coggins, Antony
Assistant Referee: Morris, Richard
Assistant Referee: Dabbs, Robert
Fourth Official: Jackson, Oliver

Sunderland AFC (First Team) v Burton Albion FC (First Team)
Football League 1   
Referee: Lewis, Robert
Assistant Referee: Clayton, Simon
Assistant Referee: Ward, Christopher
Fourth Official: Dwyer, Mark

Tue 3rd Dec 2019
Burton Albion FC (First Team) v Southend United FC (First Team)
Football League 1 
Referee:  Drysdale, Darren
Assistant Referee:  Rashid, Lisa
Assistant Referee:  Brown, Conor
Fourth Official:  Smith, Wade
 



Sat 23rd Nov 2019
Carlisle United (First Team) v Cambridge United FC (First Team)
Football League 2   
Referee: Stockbridge, Sebastian
Assistant Referee: Woodward, Richard
Assistant Referee: Fyvie, Graeme
Fourth Official: Clayton, Simon

Cheltenham Town FC (First Team) v Colchester United FC (First Team)
Football League 2   
Referee: Toner, Ben
Assistant Referee: Dallison, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Rashid, Lisa
Fourth Official: Taylor, Grant

Crawley Town (First Team) v Exeter City FC (First Team)
Football League 2   
Referee: Kettle, Trevor
Assistant Referee: Gill, Bhupinder
Assistant Referee: Ogles, Samuel
Fourth Official: Read, Gregory

Crewe Alexandra FC (First Team) v Morecambe FC (First Team)
Football League 2   
Referee: Coy, Martin
Assistant Referee: Mellor, Gareth
Assistant Referee: Cunliffe, Mark
Fourth Official: Rushton, Steven

Leyton Orient FC (First Team) v Forest Green Rovers FC (First Team)
Football League 2   
Referee: Sarginson, Christopher
Assistant Referee: Butler, Stuart
Assistant Referee: Graham, Paul
Fourth Official: Crowhurst, Leigh

Newport County AFC (First Team) v Oldham Athletic FC (First Team)
Football League 2   
Referee: Hicks, Craig
Assistant Referee: Dabbs, Robert
Assistant Referee: Kidd, Christopher
Fourth Official: Husband, Christopher

Northampton Town FC (First Team) v Grimsby Town FC (First Team)
Football League 2   
Referee: Haines, Andy
Assistant Referee: Cooper, Nicholas
Assistant Referee: Shaw, Simon
Fourth Official: Farrell, Conor

Plymouth Argyle FC (First Team) v Bradford City FC (First Team)
Football League 2   
Referee: Yates, Ollie
Assistant Referee: Plane, Steven
Assistant Referee: Derrien, Mark
Fourth Official: Huxtable, Brett

Salford City FC (First Team) v Macclesfield Town FC (First Team)
Football League 2   
Referee: Donohue, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Dermott, Philip
Assistant Referee: Mainwaring, James Barnard, Nik
Fourth Official: Smallwood, Billy

Scunthorpe United FC (First Team) v Port Vale FC (First Team)
Football League 2   
Referee: Oldham, James
Assistant Referee: Smedley, Ian
Assistant Referee: Brown, Conor
Fourth Official: Benton, David

Swindon Town FC (First Team) v Mansfield Town FC (First Team)
Football League 2   
Referee: Kinseley, Nicholas
Assistant Referee: Hobday, Paul
Assistant Referee: Treleaven, Dean
Fourth Official: Wilding, Darren

Walsall FC (First Team) v Stevenage FC (First Team)
Football League 2   
Referee: Swabey, Lee
Assistant Referee: Bickle, Oliver
Assistant Referee: Yates, Paul
Fourth Official: Cheosiaua, Ravel

Tue 26th Nov 2019
Forest Green Rovers FC (First Team) v Crewe Alexandra FC (First Team)
Football League 2   
Referee: Breakspear, Charles
Assistant Referee: Flynn, John
Assistant Referee: Taylor, Grant
Fourth Official: Howick, Kevin

Grimsby Town FC (First Team) v Cheltenham Town FC (First Team)
Football League 2    
Referee: Pollard, Christopher
Assistant Referee: Graham, Paul
Assistant Referee: Liddle, Geoffrey
Fourth Official: Dudley, Ian

Sat 30th Nov 2019
Macclesfield Town FC (First Team) v Bradford City FC (First Team)
Football League 2   
Referee: Oldham, Scott
Assistant Referee: Clark, Joe
Assistant Referee: Parry, Matthew
Fourth Official: Harty, Thomas

Expenses at a record low at Salford?

Quote from: Acme Thunderer on Mon 18 Nov 2019 16:40

Good to see James Adcock back in action, I wish him well. Big game at the top of L1 for Alan Young, Ipswich v Wycombe.

Crewe have the pleasure of the card shark on Tuesday.

Yes, he was due to ref the game previously before it was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch.

Grimsby Town v Cheltenham Town
Referee: Pollard, Christopher
Assistant Referee: Graham, Paul
Assistant Referee: Liddle, Geoffrey
Fourth Official: Dudley, Ian

Martin Coy was fine in Crewe's demolition of hapless Morecambe. Main talking point was the 1st half red card to a Morecambe player. It looked like a red card offence from where I was sitting but the away fans clearly didn't think it was. Other than that, Martin had very little to do. ARs were fine and Steve Rushton was kept busy, not with ear-chewing from David Artell this time, but with operating the board, with all six substitutions taking place and Crewe making all three of their substitutions at one time. All in all, an enjoyable afternoon if you were a home fan but not if you had travelled from Morecambe.   

While it's rare for a Tranmere fan to have sympathy for Bolton, wasn't convinced that Mr Backhouse needed to brandish the red card as well as award a penalty for Accrington. Would be interested in other viewpoints on this.

Not entirely sure about the Morecambe RC from the highlights footage angle, though the Morecambe player went in strongly.

Entirely agree with you on this one Boz. A wretched decision in my view by the normally reliable Anthony Backhouse to send off the Bolton player as well as award a penalty. I thought the rules had been changed to prevent this sort of thing happening. At the other extreme, Trevor Kettle failed to award Crawley a penalty v Exeter which looked nailed-on. Both decisions were game changing. I thought the Morecambe red card was correct, the challenge being wild and out of control. A friend pointed out however that it followed a strong claim for a Morecambe penalty which I couldn't really see, so maybe it was a case of revenge which is never a goof thing.

Quote from: Boz on Sun 24 Nov 2019 20:04

While it's rare for a Tranmere fan to have sympathy for Bolton, wasn't convinced that Mr Backhouse needed to brandish the red card as well as award a penalty for Accrington. Would be interested in other viewpoints on this.

Not entirely sure about the Morecambe RC from the highlights footage angle, though the Morecambe player went in strongly.

In Law, it was DOGSO and he wasn't attempting to play the ball, red card.

I suppose it's a question of how obvious the goal-scoring opportunity was. If the Accrington player gets past the foul, there are other Bolton players blocking the route to goal, is that enough to negate the 'obvious'?

Quote from: QuoCob on Sun 24 Nov 2019 22:54

Quote from: Boz on Sun 24 Nov 2019 20:04

While it's rare for a Tranmere fan to have sympathy for Bolton, wasn't convinced that Mr Backhouse needed to brandish the red card as well as award a penalty for Accrington. Would be interested in other viewpoints on this.

Not entirely sure about the Morecambe RC from the highlights footage angle, though the Morecambe player went in strongly.

In Law, it was DOGSO and he wasn't attempting to play the ball, red card.

If that were the case, surely we would be seeing many more red cards when penalties are awarded. Brighton v Leicester on Saturday comes to mind. I'm with Boz again on this one, there were covering Bolton defenders and it was not an obvious goal scoring opportunity. I shall be interested to see whether the red card is appealed and with what result.

I would argue that from the footage, which is my only reference, the only player between the attacker and the goal was the GK.