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Author Topic: Chelsea vs Leicester Graham Scott in Traffic!!  (Read 2787 times)

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Chelsea vs Leicester Graham Scott in Traffic!!
« on: Sun 18 Aug 2019 15:13 »
Sky Sports reporting Graham Scott is stuck on the M40 which hasn't moved for hours and it looks like he won't make it in time to start the warm up. They said Oli Langford will take charge of his first premier league match. Don't know what people make of him but don't think he is a great referee when I have see him. Could be an interesting afternoon!!!!

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It's confirmed - Oli Langford will be taking charge of the game.  I thought referees stayed in a hotel prior to a match and made their way to the stadium as a team, but clearly this is not the case.

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Exactly what I was thinking. He was on VAR last night so why not stay in London?

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Scott has arrived so why not delay the KO for 15 mins or so and get him to warm up!! Total unnecessary pressure on Langford now!
With 18 PL referees surely they could have had one from yesterday acting as 4th official. Absolute total shambles!

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It's a great opportunity for Langford, but also a lot of pressure.  IMO, there should be SG1 referees as 4th officials for televised games, and a minimum of SG2 as 4th official for non-televised games.  I know more officials are being used for VAR, but there should be enough for this to happen, rather than risk someone making their PL debut on TV at one of the big 6.

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I think I'll just watch the cricket and wait for the forum to implode :)
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Exactly what I was thinking. He was on VAR last night so why not stay in London?

If someone is at Stockley Park on Saturday night, you’d certainly think they should be able to get to Stamford Bridge for Sunday afternoon.

Kavanagh, Pawson and Hooper were all VAR at SP yesterday. Surely one of those could have been FO initially today?

Who is AVAR now? The same as earlier game? Mike Dean could be kept busy today. Hope Langford delays the whistle for close offsides and so on.

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Exactly what I was thinking. He was on VAR last night so why not stay in London?

If someone is at Stockley Park on Saturday night, you’d certainly think they should be able to get to Stamford Bridge for Sunday afternoon.

Kavanagh, Pawson and Hooper were all VAR at SP yesterday. Surely one of those could have been FO initially today?

Who is AVAR now? The same as earlier game? Mike Dean could be kept busy today. Hope Langford delays the whistle for close offsides and so on.

I would assume Robathan, as Graham Scott has now arrived at Stamford Bridge.

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A solid and competent first half performance in a very sterile (boring)game.
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Thought the officials travelled together to avoid this happening?

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Thought the officials travelled together to avoid this happening?

Do they not make their own way to a designated meeting point and then travel together from there?
Referee's decision used to be final!

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Thought the officials travelled together to avoid this happening?

Do they not make their own way to a designated meeting point and then travel together from there?

Yes they do.  They meet at a particular hotel, however long before a game & then travel in a car provided by the PL from the hotel to the ground about 90 mins before the game & back to the hotel post match and then travel home separately from there. Obviously he was stuck in traffic on the way to the hotel & let whoever know that he was not going to make it and contingency plans were put in place. I expect he drove straight to the ground in this instance.

Good Luck Oli.
Hajrá Lilák. Csak a Kispest. Hajrá Magyarok! Hajrá játékvezetői csapat! Soha ne add fel. Nincs sárga kérem!!! No Chris Kavanagh doesn't live in Ashton or even in the Greater Manchester area!!

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It's confirmed - Oli Langford will be taking charge of the game.  I thought referees stayed in a hotel prior to a match and made their way to the stadium as a team, but clearly this is not the case.

They only stay overnight at a hotel when the game is a certain distance away. Michael Oliver for example would stay at a hotel (well his in laws in his case but you get the point...) when appointed to Bournemouth/Southampton/Portsmouth as it is over the required distance. Andre Marriner though would travel from the midlands to those 3 on the day of the match as it is below the required distance.  They meet at a local hotel prior to the game, the time seems to vary from anything between 9am & 12pm for a 3pm kick off - I assume there is a "latest meet time" but couldn't tell you what it is.  They then travel in 1 vehicle as a team from the hotel 1.5-2hrs pre-kick off.
Hajrá Lilák. Csak a Kispest. Hajrá Magyarok! Hajrá játékvezetői csapat! Soha ne add fel. Nincs sárga kérem!!! No Chris Kavanagh doesn't live in Ashton or even in the Greater Manchester area!!
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It's confirmed - Oli Langford will be taking charge of the game.  I thought referees stayed in a hotel prior to a match and made their way to the stadium as a team, but clearly this is not the case.

Graham Scott lives in oxford I believe. London is just down the m40 from him, so there is no need to stay at a hotel.

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I thought Langford did well, in what wasn't the most difficult match.  He played a couple of nice advantages and got the yellow card spot on.
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