Kettle to Southend for the last time?
Almost certainly.
He comes to Southend fresh from a cardless match at Stevenage last Tuesday; the last season he had two consecutive cardless matches was 2006/7 so long odds on a repeat Saturday.
I wonder two things. How often any referee has two consecutive cardless matches ? What is the longest number of consecutive matches (in recent times ) that a referee has been cardless ?
Not sure but from the other perspective, Alan Young in his 6 seasons at National League and Football League level is still awaiting his first cardless match.