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General Refereeing => Legacy Appointment Boards => Select Group 2 => Topic started by: aaa on Mon 05 Feb 2024 16:07
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And another Championship appointment for Tom Kirk
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Backhouse and team watch out….
David Richardson went off injured (hamstring injury) during the Sunderland U21s game on Monday night.
Ceri Williams went off injured (some sort of arm/shoulder/collar bone injury) tonight during the Sunderland Ladies cup match.
Not much luck for officials of Sunderland games this week - speedy recovery to all!
Wasn’t there a run of games last season (IIRC) that Portsmouth home games attracted a lot of injuries to officials?
One of the assistants pulled up in the first half of Portsmouth Cheltenham back in August - he was replaced by 4O Stephen Brown who then also couldn't continue, which was followed by an announcement to the crowd and a local league ref ran the South Stand line for the remainder of the game!
The very next weekend, after sending both Joe Rafferty and Jake Forster-Caskey off in the Stevenage Pompey game, Simon Mather himself pulled up and was replaced by Stephen Finch.
Very bizarre little run!
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Backhouse and team watch out….
David Richardson went off injured (hamstring injury) during the Sunderland U21s game on Monday night.
Ceri Williams went off injured (some sort of arm/shoulder/collar bone injury) tonight during the Sunderland Ladies cup match.
Not much luck for officials of Sunderland games this week - speedy recovery to all!
Wasn’t there a run of games last season (IIRC) that Portsmouth home games attracted a lot of injuries to officials?
Thought it was the start of this season, but I may be wrong there myself
You may be right….
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Backhouse and team watch out….
David Richardson went off injured (hamstring injury) during the Sunderland U21s game on Monday night.
Ceri Williams went off injured (some sort of arm/shoulder/collar bone injury) tonight during the Sunderland Ladies cup match.
Not much luck for officials of Sunderland games this week - speedy recovery to all!
Wasn’t there a run of games last season (IIRC) that Portsmouth home games attracted a lot of injuries to officials?
Thought it was the start of this season, but I may be wrong there myself
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Backhouse and team watch out….
David Richardson went off injured (hamstring injury) during the Sunderland U21s game on Monday night.
Ceri Williams went off injured (some sort of arm/shoulder/collar bone injury) tonight during the Sunderland Ladies cup match.
Not much luck for officials of Sunderland games this week - speedy recovery to all!
Wasn’t there a run of games last season (IIRC) that Portsmouth home games attracted a lot of injuries to officials?
Years ago Portman Road had a bit of a reputation for causing match officials to have to be substituted due to injury but that was often said to be down to the lushness of the grass. It wasn't Fisons territory for nothing !
Including 'Topsy' Turvey who broke his leg during a game but carried on to the end of the game regardless. A collision rather than the turf I believe.
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Very good game for Backhouse at Plymouth
. If he turns up at Home Park we may have a slight delay whilst he diverts back up to the Sunderland Stadium of Light.
Andy Haines once made the trip to Plymouth from his home in Tyne & Wear for a Plymouth v Sheffield Wednesday game.
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Backhouse and team watch out….
David Richardson went off injured (hamstring injury) during the Sunderland U21s game on Monday night.
Ceri Williams went off injured (some sort of arm/shoulder/collar bone injury) tonight during the Sunderland Ladies cup match.
Not much luck for officials of Sunderland games this week - speedy recovery to all!
Wasn’t there a run of games last season (IIRC) that Portsmouth home games attracted a lot of injuries to officials?
Years ago Portman Road had a bit of a reputation for causing match officials to have to be substituted due to injury but that was often said to be down to the lushness of the grass. It wasn't Fisons territory for nothing !
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Backhouse and team watch out….
David Richardson went off injured (hamstring injury) during the Sunderland U21s game on Monday night.
Ceri Williams went off injured (some sort of arm/shoulder/collar bone injury) tonight during the Sunderland Ladies cup match.
Not much luck for officials of Sunderland games this week - speedy recovery to all!
Wasn’t there a run of games last season (IIRC) that Portsmouth home games attracted a lot of injuries to officials?
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Backhouse and team watch out….
David Richardson went off injured (hamstring injury) during the Sunderland U21s game on Monday night.
Ceri Williams went off injured (some sort of arm/shoulder/collar bone injury) tonight during the Sunderland Ladies cup match.
Not much luck for officials of Sunderland games this week - speedy recovery to all!
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Maybe he has been waiting for his new zimmer frame to arrive!
Bad bmb, I'll send myself to the naughty step!
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Assuming the uncovered games are being refereed by SG1s, it seems strange that top SG2 James Linington has not got a game when others have two in a full fixture list, and particularly as he is a 4O so clearly not out of action for some reason.
Changes to last weekend appointments will provide a clue.
He was replaced at Watford on Saturday and then as 4O at Chelsea on Sunday. The fact he has a 4O appointment next week suggests it may have been a minor injury or sickness and he is hopefully being eased back gently. Bizarrely he has had 6 4O appointments so far in 2024 - 4 of them in the F A Cup - and only 1 middle wheres Andy Davies 😳 has had 4 middles in the same period
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Very good game for Backhouse at Plymouth
. If he turns up at Home Park we may have a slight delay whilst he diverts back up to the Sunderland Stadium of Light.
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Postcode rule went out of the window 7-8 years ago at least. Irrelevant where anyone lives, as long as they, or their immediate family, don't support the team then they can do the game.
We know that, but it's not sensible appointing. There are enough other officials who could have done it, while he went somewhere else. They are making a potential rod for their own back, really.
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Postcode rule went out of the window 7-8 years ago at least. Irrelevant where anyone lives, as long as they, or their immediate family, don't support the team then they can do the game.
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Quite an odd appointment for Ed Duckworth, he will be travelling from Preston to Cardiff to hold up the boards in the Cardiff v Preston game. Maybe, like his cricketing sister, he spends his spare time at Ewood Park and that’s the reason which allows it?
His day job meant he travels everywhere.
He was also on board-holding duties at the Cardiff v Leeds game on January 13. While his day job takes him around the country, as an employee of the FA that country is surely England rather than Wales!
Quite an odd appointment for Ed Duckworth, he will be travelling from Preston to Cardiff to hold up the boards in the Cardiff v Preston game. Maybe, like his cricketing sister, he spends his spare time at Ewood Park and that’s the reason which allows it?
His day job meant he travels everywhere.
He was also on board-holding duties at the Cardiff v Leeds game on January 13. While his day job takes him around the country, as an employee of the FA that country is surely England rather than Wales!
Regardless of his day job, he is (was) a resident of Preston and is covering a Preston game.
Where he could theoretically be refereeing most or all of the match.
No suggestion he would not do so even-handedly, but an unnecessary and easily avoidable position to put him in.
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Quite an odd appointment for Ed Duckworth, he will be travelling from Preston to Cardiff to hold up the boards in the Cardiff v Preston game. Maybe, like his cricketing sister, he spends his spare time at Ewood Park and that’s the reason which allows it?
His day job meant he travels everywhere.
He was also on board-holding duties at the Cardiff v Leeds game on January 13. While his day job takes him around the country, as an employee of the FA that country is surely England rather than Wales!
Quite an odd appointment for Ed Duckworth, he will be travelling from Preston to Cardiff to hold up the boards in the Cardiff v Preston game. Maybe, like his cricketing sister, he spends his spare time at Ewood Park and that’s the reason which allows it?
His day job meant he travels everywhere.
He was also on board-holding duties at the Cardiff v Leeds game on January 13. While his day job takes him around the country, as an employee of the FA that country is surely England rather than Wales!
Regardless of his day job, he is (was) a resident of Preston and is covering a Preston game.
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Quite an odd appointment for Ed Duckworth, he will be travelling from Preston to Cardiff to hold up the boards in the Cardiff v Preston game. Maybe, like his cricketing sister, he spends his spare time at Ewood Park and that’s the reason which allows it?
His day job meant he travels everywhere.
He was also on board-holding duties at the Cardiff v Leeds game on January 13. While his day job takes him around the country, as an employee of the FA that country is surely England rather than Wales!
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Coote with the tv offerings at Ipswich this weekend….
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Quite an odd appointment for Ed Duckworth, he will be travelling from Preston to Cardiff to hold up the boards in the Cardiff v Preston game. Maybe, like his cricketing sister, he spends his spare time at Ewood Park and that’s the reason which allows it?
His day job meant he travels everywhere.
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Assuming the uncovered games are being refereed by SG1s, it seems strange that top SG2 James Linington has not got a game when others have two in a full fixture list, and particularly as he is a 4O so clearly not out of action for some reason.
Changes to last weekend appointments will provide a clue.
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Assuming the uncovered games are being refereed by SG1s, it seems strange that top SG2 James Linington has not got a game when others have two in a full fixture list, and particularly as he is a 4O so clearly not out of action for some reason.
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Also debuts on the line for David Harrison and Kevin Howick. Once again, good luck to both.
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Also a debut on the line for Richard Woodward I believe at Watford v Leicester. Good luck to him!
I'm not familiar with Richard Woodward or where he has come from. Perhaps you could enlighten me please Ryan?
If you watch Police Interceptors or Motorway Cops you'll see PC Woodward mentioning his secondary employment as an EFL referee as well as his main Cheshire Constabulary job. He often works alongside a traffic officer colleague who is a rugby referee so there are plenty of sporting quotes and jokes. Richard has been a referee for a number of years and has been a national list official for 5 years or so.
I've met him personally several times through my line of work and he's a very nice bloke. And when i've seen him run the line at weekends i've thought him to be fair and correct with an eye for detail and discipline. Part of the way he's trained in the day job though I suppose.
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Quite an odd appointment for Ed Duckworth, he will be travelling from Preston to Cardiff to hold up the boards in the Cardiff v Preston game. Maybe, like his cricketing sister, he spends his spare time at Ewood Park and that’s the reason which allows it?
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Also a debut on the line for Richard Woodward I believe at Watford v Leicester. Good luck to him!
I'm not familiar with Richard Woodward or where he has come from. Perhaps you could enlighten me please Ryan?
All I know is that he’s part of Cheshire FA and has been on the National List since 2018.
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Also a debut on the line for Richard Woodward I believe at Watford v Leicester. Good luck to him!
I'm not familiar with Richard Woodward or where he has come from. Perhaps you could enlighten me please Ryan?
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Very good game for Backhouse at Plymouth
That would be a very bad game given he lives in Cumbria. Whereas the journey across the A69 to Sunderland should be a lot easier 😂
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Also a debut on the line for Richard Woodward I believe at Watford v Leicester. Good luck to him!
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Very good game for Backhouse at Plymouth
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Tue 13th Feb 2024
Birmingham City F C (First Team) v Blackburn Rovers FC (First Team) Live on Sky Sports Red Button
Football League Championship
Referee: Kirk, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Jones, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Taylor, Craig
Fourth Official: Martin, Stephen
Bristol City (First Team) v Southampton FC (First Team) Live on Sky Sports
Football League Championship
Referee: Donohue, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Hodskinson, Paul
Assistant Referee: McGrath, Matthew
Fourth Official: Eltringham, Geoff
Leicester City FC (First Team) v Sheffield Wednesday FC (First Team) Live on Sky Sports Red Button
Football League Championship
Referee: Nield, Tom
Assistant Referee: Wilson, James
Assistant Referee: Dallison, Andrew
Fourth Official: Linington, James
Norwich City FC (First Team) v Watford FC (First Team) Live on Sky Sports Red Button
Football League Championship
Referee: Attwell, Stuart
Assistant Referee: Davies, Neil
Assistant Referee: Wilkes, Matthew
Fourth Official: Drysdale, Darren
Rotherham United FC (First Team) v Hull City (First Team) Live on Sky Sports Red Button
Football League Championship
Referee: Doughty, Leigh
Assistant Referee: Lugg, Nigel
Assistant Referee: Smith, Rob
Fourth Official: Whitestone, Dean
Swansea City FC (First Team) v Leeds United AFC (First Team) Live on Sky Sports Arena
Football League Championship
Referee: Webb, David
Assistant Referee: Hudson, Shaun
Assistant Referee: Howick, Kevin
Fourth Official: Howard, Paul
West Bromwich Albion FC (First Team) v Cardiff City FC (First Team) Live on Sky Sports Red Button
Football League Championship
Referee: Welch, Rebecca
Assistant Referee: Hyde, Robert
Assistant Referee: Singh Gill, Bhupinder
Fourth Official: Chilowicz, Alex
Wed 14th Feb 2024
Huddersfield Town FC (First Team) v Sunderland AFC (First Team) Live on Sky Sports Red Button
Football League Championship
Referee: Ward, Gavin
Assistant Referee: Venamore, Lee
Assistant Referee: Harrison, David
Fourth Official: Allison, Sam
Millwall FC (First Team) v Ipswich Town F.C. (First Team) Live on Sky Sports
Football League Championship
Referee: Barrott, Sam
Assistant Referee: Leach, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Crysell, Adam
Fourth Official: Bell, James
Plymouth Argyle FC (First Team) v Coventry City FC (First Team) Live on Sky Sports Red Button
Football League Championship
Referee: Stroud, Keith
Assistant Referee: Stevens, Mark
Assistant Referee: Pottage, Mark
Fourth Official: Davies, Andy
Preston North End FC (First Team) v MIDDLESBROUGH (First Team) Live on Sky Sports Red Button
Football League Championship
Referee: Harrington, Tony
Assistant Referee: Cann, Darren
Assistant Referee: Eaton, Derek
Fourth Official: Backhouse, Anthony
Stoke City FC (First Team) v Queens Park Rangers FC (First Team) Live on Sky Sports Red Button
Football League Championship
Referee: Kitchen, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Karaivanov, Hristo
Assistant Referee: Fitch-Jackson, Carl
Fourth Official: Smith, Josh
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Fri 9th Feb 2024
Sheffield Wednesday FC (First Team) v Birmingham City F C (First Team) Live on Sky Sports
Football League Championship
Referee: Davies, Andy
Assistant Referee: Kane, Graham
Assistant Referee: Byrne, George
Fourth Official: Eltringham, Geoff
Sat 10th Feb 2024
Blackburn Rovers FC (First Team) v Stoke City FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Ward, Gavin
Assistant Referee: Venamore, Lee
Assistant Referee: Crysell, Adam
Fourth Official: Oldham, Scott
Cardiff City FC (First Team) v Preston North End FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Whitestone, Dean
Assistant Referee: Leach, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Antrobus, Blake
Fourth Official: Duckworth, Ed
Hull City (First Team) v Swansea City FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Eltringham, Geoff
Assistant Referee: Dwyer, Mark
Assistant Referee: Read, Greg
Fourth Official: Madley, Robert Davies, Andy
Ipswich Town F.C. (First Team) v West Bromwich Albion FC (First Team) Live on Sky Sports
Football League Championship
Referee: Coote, David
Assistant Referee: Wood, Timothy
Assistant Referee: Ledger, Scott
Fourth Official: Breakspear, Charles
Leeds United AFC (First Team) v Rotherham United FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Madley, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Hopton, Nick
Assistant Referee: Massey-Ellis, Sian
Fourth Official: Hair, Neil
MIDDLESBROUGH (First Team) v Bristol City (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Allison, Sam
Assistant Referee: Fox, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Singh Gill, Bhupinder
Fourth Official: Kirk, Thomas
Queens Park Rangers FC (First Team) v Norwich City FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Toner, Ben
Assistant Referee: Hodskinson, Paul
Assistant Referee: Hunt, Jonathan
Fourth Official: Doughty, Leigh
Southampton FC (First Team) v Huddersfield Town FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Webb, David
Assistant Referee: Smith, Rob
Assistant Referee: Merchant, Robert
Fourth Official: Rock, David
Sunderland AFC (First Team) v Plymouth Argyle FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Backhouse, Anthony
Assistant Referee: Lewis, Sam
Assistant Referee: James, Alex
Fourth Official: Finnie, Will
Watford FC (First Team) v Leicester City FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Langford, Oliver
Assistant Referee: Karaivanov, Hristo
Assistant Referee: Woodward, Richard
Fourth Official: Brook, Carl
Sun 11th Feb 2024
Coventry City FC (First Team) v Millwall FC (First Team) Live on Sky Sports
Football League Championship
Referee: Kitchen, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Wilson, James
Assistant Referee: Hudson, Shaun
Fourth Official: Doughty, Leigh