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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2021/22
« Reply #195 on: Fri 11 Mar 2022 17:14 »
It was a pleasant surprise to find that there was the possibility to take in an extra match. The New Forest was the destination and to protect the locals from marauding quadrupeds there were gates everywhere and "cattle" grids cunningly concealed across.dark streets - lethal to the unwary, but somehow JCFC survived and made it to

Thursday 10th March 2022
Southampton Senior Cup 3rd Round
Brockenhurst   2   v   3   Folland Sports.
Justyn Leonard (Winchester); Huw Evans, James (or was it Jason? Memory fails me) Gardiner.

Two differences became apparent: there was no concession rate and there were special non-members prices in the clubhouse. There was one familiar feature - the programme made no mention of the officials, but JCFC was able to glean details from the friendly assistants while Mr Leonard practised his sprints. Alert to the  Welsh surname, JCFC checked the spelling of Huw, but never thought that Justyn would have a y, while assuming AR2 would have 7 letters. There was, though, a comprehensive listing on a whiteboard near the burger van, showing that he had an I in the middle, which made him sound like a latter-day Cyclops. None were in the first flush of youth, but AR2 was probably younger than his gleaming pate made him appear from a distance.

The early play was fairly even, but Folland took the lead on 13 minutes, with a great shot out of the blue. Brockenhurst soon⁷
drew level, with what the home Twitter described as a tidy finish, whereas JCFC had suspected that it was a slight miskick.No doubt at all about the home side's second just before the half hour - a splendid individual effort with two brilliant touches. The scorer was next held and pulled to the ground, but nothing was given and play continued until the next stoppage, when he received extensive treatment. The visitors drew level on 37 minutes,with an emphatic header from a corner. Just before half-time, the excellent home number 9 charged into the area colliding with a defender and going down. Penalty appeals were rejected, Mr Leonard having presumably decided that the defender had merely stood his ground, as entitled,and JCFC had some sympathy with that view. JCFC was wrong, however, as the Brocks Twitter called it "an absolute (sic) ludicrous decision." At a subsequent stoppage, Mr Leonard marched over to the home bench and ticked off the boss. Half time soon followed, three home players sought audience with Mr Leonard. Their boss wisely shepherded them away, but less wisely took up the cudgels himself and received a yellow card.

Brockenhurst had a great opening just after the hour, but shot over the bar.On 65 minutes, a foul in the corner by the home right back earned him a yellow card, his chagrin being even greater when the free-kick was lifted to the far post and headed home. There was a yellow for a foul by a Folland player. A most unusual moment came when the home keeper raced out to the corner, was beaten and play continued with the keeper lying injured off the field of play. Perhaps fortunately Folland  eventually put their shot wide. With a train at 21.39, and no wish to wait 55 minutes for the last one, JCFC wimpishly left after 85 minutes - thereby missing the fun. The Folland Twitter mentions an alleged stamp and a kick to the head to a different player, leading to massive handbags and dissent producing a shower of late yellows, estimated at about seven by the Bricks Twitter. Folland meanwhile found a new cautionable offence - mistaken identity. It was a shame to have missed all this, but ultimately it was good to be on the train, and fortunately the Newcast!e hordes at Southampton were in celebratory mood.

Mr Leonard had been precise in instructions, ensuring that throws were taken from the correct spot, without it delaying matters.Quite why things went awry in the closing minutes is not obvious to understand.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2021/22
« Reply #196 on: Sun 13 Mar 2022 10:55 »
Hamworthy's reliance on PayPal meant that their loss (in money terms) was JCFC's gain, as he enjoyed the alternative match at

Episode 13
5aturday 12th March 2022
FA Vase Quarter Final
Littlehampton Town   1   v   0   North Shields
Jacob Miles (Rugby);  Jeffery Aldous, Peter Lowe. 4thers:Rudin Preca.

JCFC arrived over an hour and a quarter before kick-off and was able to secure a reasonable vantage point in the small stand. Prior to that he enjoyed a brief chat with a local  radio commentator. Mr Miles was, of course, returning to his Sussex roots for this match. Unfortunately Charlieboy's decree that we must not comment on referees' character means that it is not possible to pass on the remark of this gentleman, who knew Jacob's father ("God rest his soul") that Jacob is a very nice man. Dr Aldous had been seen once before, some years back, at Needham Market. He retains some of his unconvincing facial hair, but in a greatly trimmed form, thereby losing his leprechaun appearance.

Before the match the PA announcer reminded us that it was only a game of football and that there were much more serious matters going on in the world. Amen to that!

Littlehampton started as they meant to go on, with a direct attacking style, and a header from a first minute corner forced an unconvincing save from the keeper, though he did well shortly afterwards, blocking with his legs when a home attacker was in on goal. It was clear that Mr Miles was happy to allow players to use their bodies in challenges, making for good entertainment. On 10 minutes there was excitement at the other end, a defender 's header falling to a Shields attacker, but the home keeper smothered the ball. Littlehampton were finding plenty of space, and on 13 minutes the ball was lifted from near the left touchline over the advancing keeper. It headed goalwards, people in the stand leapt to their feet and, less nimble, JCFC deduced from the groans that the restart would-be goal-kick rather than a centre. The visitors soon had a chance, but shot over. On 17 minutes Mr Miles was unfortunate: a home player was fouled just inside his own half. With the ball heading forward, Mr Miles looked for an advantage and when a defender played it, called play back. Unfortunately, the defender had not played it well, the whistle coming just as an attacker won possession in the penalty area. Cue outrage in the stand, Would Mr Miles try to cover this misfortune by cautioning the offender? Many referees might have done, but to his credit Mr Miles rightly did not. There was another save by the away keeper before a clash of heads saw two men down. There was a sprint race between the physios, ending in a dead-heat, but honours went to the North Shieldsman, who had had further to travel.  Fortunately both players recovered, but were asked to leave the field.  As the game went into its second quarter, there was a firim word with the home number 4 for a mistimed challenge. North Shields looked to slow things down a little, but still struggled under Littlehampton's pressing. A home free-kick was palmed away by the keeper a follow-up effort being headed to safety.. There was another headed clearance by North Shields just before the break. The seats being of the slatted variety, it was a relief to be able to stand up and ease the discomfort.

The second half began again with a Littlehampton attack, but this time with a bad miscue in front of goal. On 51minutes a bad foul by the visiting number 6 left a home player injured, while Mr Miles was surrounded by the Littlehampton posse, who followed him as he sought to isolate the offender, but ultimately the red card could be shown. Luckily the injury was not as bad as it first appeared and the player was able to regain his feet. The visitors had to make a substitution and  there was some desperate defending for some considerable time., and a degree of time-wasting as they tried to hang on. On 79 minutes, however, a Littlehampton free-kick was helped into the net, apparently for an own-goal. Now it was the home team's turn to hang on, surviving 7 added minutes, not without alarms along the way. The PA instruction to stay off the pitch (there had been trouble in the previous round) proved fruitless at the final whistle.

The way in which Mr Miles had refereed the game had in no small measure contributed to a most exhilarating game and once again JCFC was impressed with his work. Should JCFC have occasion to visit Littlehampton again, a cushion will be high on the list of priorities.



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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2021/22
« Reply #197 on: Sun 13 Mar 2022 11:13 »
Whole walking back to the rail replacement bus, I rounded a bend to see a shop sign proclaiming itself to be SEX MOBILES. Ignorant of what such items might involve, it was a relief after several  more strides to discover the letters SUS hidden behind a post.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2021/22
« Reply #198 on: Mon 14 Mar 2022 09:32 »

Jacob was guest speaker at our RA meeting last week. He's also a high level tennis umpire. Chaired at Wimbledon, Roland Garros, Flushing Meadow and whatever the Australian one is called
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2021/22
« Reply #199 on: Mon 14 Mar 2022 16:08 »

Jacob was guest speaker at our RA meeting last week. He's also a high level tennis umpire. Chaired at Wimbledon, Roland Garros, Flushing Meadow and whatever the Australian one is called

Indeed ........   https://ratetheref.createaforum.com/general-discussion-5/pyramid-patrol-202122/msg39882/?topicseen#msg39882

It's called the "Australian Open" and takes place at Melbourne Park.
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« Reply #200 on: Wed 16 Mar 2022 12:05 »
The hope was that a side facing relegation from National League North might not be inclined to field their best players in a County Cup match against more humble opponents, and so it proved at

Tuesday 15th March
West Riding County Cup Semi-Final
Farsley Celtic   0   v   4   Brighouse Town
Dane McCarrick (Leeds); Abdul Hakimy, Dean Grant.

Earlier this season Mr McCarrick's work in a match at Brighouse was praised by JCFC and he was subsequently promoted to 2B mid-season, though there is a slight possibility that the two events were not entirely connected.

A great run and cross by the left winger allowed Brighouse to take the lead after 3 minutes. The winger made a similar run four minutes later, this time going for a shot himself, which the keeper was able to save. Town did soon double their lead when a foul by the keeper conceded a penalty. On 14 minutes Brighouse picked up the first of their four  first-half cautions - three clear-cut, while the other, for a forward's attempt to win the ball from an unlikely angle must have had more to it than appeared from the stand. Town had a great chance on the half hour when the Farsley keeper had to leave his area to head clear, merely finding the visiting striker, who lifted the ball over him, but hit it too hard and cleared the bar as well.

Mr McCarrick maintained his consistency with a caution for the Farsley right back, who took down the winger as he embarked on another threatening run. Things remained quiet until the 59th minute when Town tried a long range ball towards the goal. There was surprise in the stand when it led to a goal, everybody there thinking that the keeper had tipped it over the bar for a corner. The fourth soon followed, a good cross, this time from the right, being headed home. The lady in the seat immediately in front of JCFC expressed her delight when the home keeper was substituted - not because of the goals conceded, but because the replacement was her son, making his first appearance. She could be justifiably proud, the more so as he kept a clean sheet for the remainder of the game - though in the 80th minute he did have a little help from the crossbar. Not to be outdone, Brighouse too replaced their goalie - possibly to protect him from chronic boredom.

Not solely because Brighouse won, but Mr McCarrick put in another splendid performance, though it was probably one of the easiest matches he will have all season. Off the field, however, he had occasion to speak to a club official, who went and moved a small group of youths who had been banging on a perimeter advertising board immediately behind the goal.

So another rare Cup win for Brighouse: to pluralise the famous line of the then little-known Terry Griffiths after his semi-final win, "We're in the final now, you know."
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2021/22
« Reply #201 on: Fri 18 Mar 2022 16:22 »
For a while about 50 years ago I thought I'd signed for Farsley Celtic.  It was coming up to the end of term and the football season had ended and my friend Peter Jones from Rodley (of Smith's Cranes fame) told me he was taking over coaching a football team in the Red Triangle League.  In order to maintain the team's place in the league he had to have a certain number of players registered and he was a couple short so could I sign on to give him time to sign a few more over summer.  I thought he told me that it was Farsley, anyhow I duly obliged and went back home for the summer.  On my return he had collected more players and since I was travelling back to Manchester most week-ends I never turned out for them.  It was only later that I realised that it was in fact Farnley and not Farsley.  We also played basketball together (badly) and it was he who first introduced me to the concept (if not quite the practice) of zonal defending.
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« Reply #202 on: Sun 20 Mar 2022 21:01 »
Over a decade ago (August 2010 perhaps) I decided to dip a hesitant toe into the hitherto unfamiliar waters of "Non-League" football, in the form of an extra-preliminary round FA Cup match between Brighouse Town and Dunston. Brighouse duly lost, but I liked the work of the referee - a young Luke Watson, and have looked out for his name ever since. For much of this season it was absent from the posted appointments, with the exception of a surprise line at Step 5 or 6, but he has recently returned to action and it was a pleasure to see that he had been appointed to

Saturday 19th March 2022
NPL Division 1 East
Brighouse Town   5   v   1   Pickering Town
Luke Watson; Drew Dutton, David Windsor.



Arriving early, I waited near the hospitality container, to have a chance to pass on to Mr Watson my delight at seeing him back in action should it prove possible to intercept him. Best to do it beforehand, lest he should have a stinker, though that seemed unlikely! There was no need for my interception, as Mr Watson headed in my direction and greeted me with a warm handshake. I had once stammered a few words of consolation at Emley, when I assumed, fortunately wrongly, that the fact that he was refereeing a "Level 4" match indicated a loss of status, rather than, as it turned out, a helping hard to the League, who were short of officials on that date. He must have wondered what this gabbling idiot was on about. Subsequently he nodded in my direction at Farsley as he warmed up - I assumed that there must have been somebody important behind me - while on the dark approaches to Liversedge I thought I heard my name used in a greeting, but assunmed I had merely misheard. On this occasion however, he had clearly recognised me - either he has a marvellous memory for faces or I look even more strikingly ugly than I thought. Not only that, but he knew my name, which puzzled me no end as I could not (and still can't) work out how he knew it. Be that as it mnay, he has now been watched more often than any other football referee, 14 times, leaving even Tom Nield in his wake. Only some Rugby League referees of the sixties will have passed that number.

Pickering are bottom of the table, but Brighouse have struggled against them in the past and the early stages were reasonably even, though it became clear that for once the home side was going to be second best in the whining contest. The best chance came on 17 minutes, the Brighouse defence parting like the Red Sea, allowing Pickering an avenue along which to fire a strong shot heading for the top corner ... until the young Brighouse keeper leapt and touched it over with an outstretched right hand. The game's first yellow followed a minute later, for the visiting number 5. The situation changed on 25 minutes, when the home striker was heading towards the penalty area when the visiting number 2 took him down, with possibly injudicious footwork in the aftermath. The home card-collecter foolishly arrived and pushed the offender in the chest. The young man must have some curious anatomical abnormity, as he went down clutching his face and received (rather than required) lengthy treatment. Mr Watson handled matters very well, waiting calmly until number 2 was forced to rise, at which point the red card was raised, with a correct yellow for the Brighouse player's retaliation. There was a yellow for the visiting number 8 and in the final minute of the half Brighouse finally took the lead, the ball looping over the keeper.

Pickering had a throw reversed, when they ignored instructions as to where it should be taken, and a Brighouse shot soon hit the bar. Pickering grew more and more frustrated and their number 4 saw yellow for atrhwack at an opponent with no attempt to make a tackle - Mr Watson might have been tempted to choose a different card had the contact been any more forceful. Brighouse's second came juxst after the hour and Pickering frustation led to a yellow for another crude challenge by their numnber 6, who was, perhaps sensibly, substituted a minute later. The visitors by now looked demoralised and two cracking finishes gave the home side a couple more goals within the space of three minutes. Pickering did manage to make their way into the home penalty area where for no obvious reason a defender gave him a shove in the back - a simple penalty decision for Mr Watson and a fine shot from the spot to give the visitors a slight boost, though for their number 16 it was of the wrong sort and he too received a yellow card soon afterwards. There was a late fifth for Brighouse in the closing minutes, before the final whistle went, and JCFC headed for the bar to collect the third prize in the raffle.

Mr Watson had remained calm throughout and had done very well in a situation where one team was in danger of losing their heads: a less experienced official might have struggled. He also managed to keep the Brighouse reaction to a minimum as the number of fouls grew. For JCFC, a very good performance, but that means little. His refereeing friend, however, who had been giving him noisy advice throughout, and even noisier to visiting players, concluded too that Mr Watson had been good - and that is definitely more valuable praise!
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« Reply #203 on: Sun 20 Mar 2022 21:10 »
As an aside, the match programme informed us that Mr Watson is now the father of two boys, but did not let on whether he ahd enrolled them in the ranks of four-letter Watsons. Perhaps Sven and Igor would be a little exotic for Cudworth, but Mark is a solid name and Jack seems now to be accepted as a name in its own right, and there are doubtless other posssibilities to go alongside Luke, Dean, Adam, Ryan, John and Paul. JCFC's record with referees is marred only by Richard, who sadly did not prove to be a Dick.

Unfortunately the programme did not specify where David Windsor ranks in line of succession to the throne.
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« Reply #204 on: Wed 23 Mar 2022 14:45 »
Another referee whose work had been enjoyed over a decade ago,but whose subsequent path has seen him enter Level 2B three times, twice from below, once from above, drew JCFC to arelegation 6-pointer in the form of

Tuesday 22nd March 2022
National League North
Guiseley   0   v   0   Telford
Simeon Lucas; Wayne Cooper, Sam Clayton.

To start with the most important question: Mr Clayton's smart coiffure revealed no trace of the promised grey - indeed he looked younger than he did a few years ago. Mr Lucas, though still far from geriatric (in refereeing terms,) certainly appeared to be approaching refereeing middle age.

With two of the bottom three teams involved, a high syandard of football was not expected - but surely a degree of intensity in the play should be guaranteed; alas, it was not to be4. Guiseley were awarded a penalty on 9 minutes, the Telford keeper comfortably saving an effort which lacked conviction. The rest of the half was dull in the extreme.

Two minutes into the second half a foul by the home number 2 broke up a Telford attack and he was shown a yellow card. The remainder of the game was as dull as the first half, with Telford receiving three late yellows for petty infringements.

Mr Lucas had failed in his task of making a silk purse out of a sow's ear, but had had a comfortable evening. On a couple of occasions he could perhaps have played an advantage, but given the level of the play, it is doubtful whether either side was capable of taking advantage of anything. His voice is strong, his whistle loud, but brief and on the infrequent occasions when it was needed, his pace impressive.

All had gone well for the officials, but things changed after the final whistle. A large group of young morons had gathered at one side of the caterpillar in the corner of the ground, shouting offensively at a group of Telford fans on the other side, who responded in kind. The players too, were on the receiving end, and as they entered the caterpillar, they spilled out, punches,and other things were thrown. Whether such matters feature in the remit of Mr OIbserver Taylor or not, he would probably still have been on the other sideof the field, with no clear view. Telford tweeted that the home keeper had been shown a red card for allegedly throwing a water bottle. Guiseley disappeared, Telford players remained by the exit, being taunted by the local yobs. JCFC made his escape and headed for the station.

Given that on the previous occasion that JCFC had seen Mr Lucas at Guiseley (v Colwyn Bay) the match had not gone too well, with a few difficult decisions, the unhappy ending to the evening might suggest that Nethermoor will not be his favourite ground. Having received a lukewarm pie and inedible chips before the match, JCFC would be in full agreement. Still, the food was marginally better than that at Lye Town, where the horrors of the offering remain firmly in JCFC's memory even after several years. Let's hope there is something better - both food and game - on Friday.
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« Reply #205 on: Wed 23 Mar 2022 20:33 »
" A Lukewarm Pie and Inedible Chips " would make a splendid title for one of those 'misery memoir' autobiographies that for a time used to crowd airport bookshop shelves. Which brings me, in a roundabout sort of way, to again ask JCFC whether he has ever seriously thought of writing a book based on his Pyramid Patrol reports ? I really think there would be an interested readership in that his style is both personal and objective ranging over topography, transport, gastronomy and football with a particular emphasis on officiating.

I did once think about writing a book called  'How I Couldn't Make Crime Pay' though in the extremely unlikely event of my ever writing an Apologia Pro Vita Sua, it would be called 'When The Stars Threw Down Their Spears '

Enough of this rambling...

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« Reply #206 on: Sat 26 Mar 2022 09:48 »
It looked as if the evening had started badly, when the bus sped past the waiting JCFC without stopping. There was another in half an hour, so JCFC headed for the terminus at the railway station to avoid any repetition. It would prove tight to reach the ground for the Twitter-advertised 19.45 start, but all was well, as there was time to acquire a burger and a seat in the stand before the match actually kicked off at 20.00 at

Friday 25th March 2022
Eastern Counties League Division 1 South.
Ipswich Wanderers   3   v   2   May and Baker
Jordan Sandwell (Gorleston?); Daniel Keeble, David Fairhurst.

It is hard to resist the feeling that the Sandwell parents missed a trick by not naming him Dudley. He was the proud possessor of an unshaven-look beard. It would be nice to say that AR1 was young and svelte, but sadly untrue. AR2 looked to have a wealth of experience, euphemistically speaking, but was very spry and efficient.

Wanderers dominated from the start, forcing the visitors into some desperate defence, but on 11 minutes M&B took a surprise lead. A couple of ricochets allowed Ipswich to draw level, and a good shot from outside the area added their second on 21 minutes. A foul on 34 minutes caused a general commotion and a lecture for a visiting player and his captain.   On 40 minutes the visiting number 9 was guilty of a reckless and very late challenge. Watching the aftermath, JCFC was surprised that Mr Sandwell had not whistled, but must have missed the advantage signal, as number 9 received a yellow card at the next stoppage. The final action of the half saw Wanderers miss a great chance. Mr Sandwell was engaged in a long discussion with one of the coaches as they left the field.

The second half was a curious affair, with late tackles and barges all too frequent. There were yellows for the home number 8 and the away number 3 before another free and frank exchange of views ended with Mr Sandwell having a chat with AR1, before showing the visiting number 9 his second yellow. Almost immediately, Wanderers added their third goal with a header. On 84 minutes a mass skirmish led to seven prolonged blasts of Mr Sandwell's whistle before things subsided. Another chat with AR1 followed, and the visiting number 8 received his marching orders in the form of two yellow cards. As he had not been cautioned before, as far as we could tell, he must have been adjudged to have earned both in the same incident. Two minutes later, a visiting forward chased along ball, the home keeper came out of his area to intercept, but was beaten and tried to haul back the attacker. Had he succeeded, he would surely have seen red, but he failed and M&B made it 3-2. It was not evident from the stand whether the keeper received a yellow card - he certainly should have done. The closing minutes brought a yellow for an Ipswich defender and possibly for a visitor - though it may just have been a peremptory wave of the referee's hand in the air in the confusion.

A curious match, with a high number of late challenges. Mr Sandwell took appropriate action, but was not able to stem the tide and was probably relieved to blow the final whistle.

One further advantage of the late start was that JCFC only had 20 minutes to wait at the Playford Road bus stop, rather than over half an hour.
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« Reply #207 on: Sat 26 Mar 2022 09:59 »
Names can at times be confusing. An old friend now resides in (pause for a check) Pitch and Pay Park, which sounds like a caravan site but isn't. JCFC's  brain always has difficulty in sorting it out from "pitch and putt" and "park and ride." There were similar problems last night, May and Baker mingling with Mary Baker cake mixes, or in the case of Alex Glasgow's song Mary Baker's City Mix. Into the equation, too, came Bryant and May, but that would have been a very different match.
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« Reply #208 on: Sat 26 Mar 2022 13:08 »
It looked as if the evening had started badly, when the bus sped past the waiting JCFC without stopping. There was another in half an hour, so JCFC headed for the terminus at the railway station to avoid any repetition. It would prove tight to reach the ground for the Twitter-advertised 19.45 start, but all was well, as there was time to acquire a burger and a seat in the stand before the match actually kicked off at 20.00 at

Friday 25th March 2022
Eastern Counties League Division 1 South.
Ipswich Wanderers   3   v   2   May and Baker
Jordan Sandwell (Gorleston?); Daniel Keeble, David Fairhurst.

It is hard to resist the feeling that the Sandwell parents missed a trick by not naming him Dudley. He was the proud possessor of an unshaven-look beard. It would be nice to say that AR1 was young and svelte, but sadly untrue. AR2 looked to have a wealth of experience, euphemistically speaking, but was very spry and efficient.

Wanderers dominated from the start, forcing the visitors into some desperate defence, but on 11 minutes M&B took a surprise lead. A couple of ricochets allowed Ipswich to draw level, and a good shot from outside the area added their second on 21 minutes. A foul on 34 minutes caused a general commotion and a lecture for a visiting player and his captain.   On 40 minutes the visiting number 9 was guilty of a reckless and very late challenge. Watching the aftermath, JCFC was surprised that Mr Sandwell had not whistled, but must have missed the advantage signal, as number 9 received a yellow card at the next stoppage. The final action of the half saw Wanderers miss a great chance. Mr Sandwell was engaged in a long discussion with one of the coaches as they left the field.

The second half was a curious affair, with late tackles and barges all too frequent. There were yellows for the home number 8 and the away number 3 before another free and frank exchange of views ended with Mr Sandwell having a chat with AR1, before showing the visiting number 9 his second yellow. Almost immediately, Wanderers added their third goal with a header. On 84 minutes a mass skirmish led to seven prolonged blasts of Mr Sandwell's whistle before things subsided. Another chat with AR1 followed, and the visiting number 8 received his marching orders in the form of two yellow cards. As he had not been cautioned before, as far as we could tell, he must have been adjudged to have earned both in the same incident. Two minutes later, a visiting forward chased along ball, the home keeper came out of his area to intercept, but was beaten and tried to haul back the attacker. Had he succeeded, he would surely have seen red, but he failed and M&B made it 3-2. It was not evident from the stand whether the keeper received a yellow card - he certainly should have done. The closing minutes brought a yellow for an Ipswich defender and possibly for a visitor - though it may just have been a peremptory wave of the referee's hand in the air in the confusion.

A curious match, with a high number of late challenges. Mr Sandwell took appropriate action, but was not able to stem the tide and was probably relieved to blow the final whistle.

One further advantage of the late start was that JCFC only had 20 minutes to wait at the Playford Road bus stop, rather than over half an hour.


Thank you JCFC, for a trip down Nostalgia Lane. This is where I began my less than illustrious officiating career fifty years ago this year as my initial training classes and examination took place precisely in Humber Doucy Lane and I ran the line and refereed there many times " when someone different was I "
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2021/22
« Reply #209 on: Sat 26 Mar 2022 13:11 »
Names can at times be confusing. An old friend now resides in (pause for a check) Pitch and Pay Park, which sounds like a caravan site but isn't. JCFC's  brain always has difficulty in sorting it out from "pitch and putt" and "park and ride." There were similar problems last night, May and Baker mingling with Mary Baker cake mixes, or in the case of Alex Glasgow's song Mary Baker's City Mix. Into the equation, too, came Bryant and May, but that would have been a very different match.


Strike a light, that last comment is surely PUNishable in some way.
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