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General Refereeing => Legacy Appointment Boards => Select Group 2 => Topic started by: Ben on Mon 17 Nov 2025 16:07
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Lewis Smith and team will do well to stay awake for the second half at Hull.
Absolute snooze fest. I know it’s a night game but it’s mean to provide entertainment, not to send us to sleep…
He’s been good. Stepped in when needed to.
Outstanding decision from nearside AR (Callum Gough?) to allow Ipswich’s second. I thought Akpom was a mile offside but defender too slow coming off the near post from the corner meaning the attacker was onside.
A Hull coach got booked for their protests against that decision.
L Smith was average at best really. Not particularly great but seen an awful lot worse. Will have to perform better than that if he wants to get some PL appointments again.
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Lewis Smith and team will do well to stay awake for the second half at Hull.
Absolute snooze fest. I know it’s a night game but it’s mean to provide entertainment, not to send us to sleep…
He’s been good. Stepped in when needed to.
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Madley failing mid season fitness test again which removes him from appointments with immediate effect….happens every season.
Is this fact or rumour?
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David Webb was i/c Sheffield Wednesday's amazing comeback 6-2 win v Peterborough in a Play off Semi 2nd leg 2-3 seasons back, and I am sure they will be hoping for a smilar result in Sunday's Steel City derby.
It was 5-1, but yes it was David Webb in charge.
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Big game for Kirk at WBA on Wednesday, a sign he seems to be heading the pecking order for a trial game in the PL.
Josh Smith gets the M4 derby at Ashton Gate.
No surprise with SG1 at Preston, and Madley will be more than capable of handling the Sheffield derby, having done the Merseyside derby twice in the past.
I wonder if Whistleblower will have the chance of seeing muscle man at Charlton at the weekend.
No, I won't be there on Saturday
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Madley failing mid season fitness test again which removes him from appointments with immediate effect….happens every season.
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Madley must have picked up a knock that will keep him out for a little bit as he’s been replaced on 4O duties midweek as well at Hull and West Brom.
David Webb is more than capable for the Sheffield derby. A very safe pair of hands indeed.
Which also means Matthew Donohue gets a top of the table clash at Middlesbrough on Tuesday night.
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David Webb was i/c Sheffield Wednesday's amazing comeback 6-2 win v Peterborough in a Play off Semi 2nd leg 2-3 seasons back, and I am sure they will be hoping for a smilar result in Sunday's Steel City derby.
Hope not as i'm a Blade! Webb is a decent referee - had him v Blackburn away earlier this season
Really rate Madley though
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David Webb was i/c Sheffield Wednesday's amazing comeback 6-2 win v Peterborough in a Play off Semi 2nd leg 2-3 seasons back, and I am sure they will be hoping for a smilar result in Sunday's Steel City derby.
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What may be injuries/unavailability to Aspinall, Busby and Bobby Madley have caused a few changes.
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Derby County clearly upset someone at the PGMOL … Gavin Ward already making his 4th appearance this season
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It appears Wednesday will be used throughout the season as the trial team, due to their situation. Big game for Tom Reeves at the bottom
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Tierney with the Lancashire Derby. Madley with the Steel City Derby.
Good games for Tom Kirk and David Webb in midweek.
Whitestone and Lewis Smith for us. Safe pairs of hands in my eyes.
Whitestone has been a very solid SG2 official for many years and I’ve never had any cause for complaint when he officiated us in the EFL.
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Big game for Kirk at WBA on Wednesday, a sign he seems to be heading the pecking order for a trial game in the PL.
Josh Smith gets the M4 derby at Ashton Gate.
No surprise with SG1 at Preston, and Madley will be more than capable of handling the Sheffield derby, having done the Merseyside derby twice in the past.
I wonder if Whistleblower will have the chance of seeing muscle man at Charlton at the weekend.
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Tierney with the Lancashire Derby. Madley with the Steel City Derby.
Good games for Tom Kirk and David Webb in midweek.
Whitestone and Lewis Smith for us. Safe pairs of hands in my eyes.
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Football League Championship
Referee: Smith, Lewis
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Assistant Referee: Williams, Darren
Fourth Official: Madley, Robert Toner, Ben
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Fourth Official: Backhouse, Anthony
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Assistant Referee: James, Alex
Fourth Official: Whitestone, Dean
Southampton FC (First Team) v Leicester City FC (First Team) Live on Sky Sports Football
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Referee: Nield, Tom
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Swansea City FC (First Team) v Derby County FC (First Team)
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Referee: Kitchen, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Brown, Conor
Assistant Referee: Karaivanov, Hristo
Fourth Official: Martin, Stephen
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Millwall FC (First Team) v Sheffield Wednesday FC (First Team)
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Assistant Referee: Byrne, George
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Fourth Official: Smith, Josh
Sheffield United FC (First Team) v Portsmouth FC (First Team)
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Fourth Official: Madley, Robert Martin, Stephen
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Friday 21st November 2025
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Assistant Referee: Cook, Dan
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Fourth Official: Webb, David
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Assistant Referee: Hodskinson, Paul
Assistant Referee: Singh Gill, Bhupinder
Fourth Official: Joyce, Ross
Bristol City (First Team) v Swansea City FC (First Team) Live on Sky Sports
Football League Championship
Referee: Smith, Josh
Assistant Referee: Lewis, Sam
Assistant Referee: James, Alex Gough, Callum
Fourth Official: Miles, Jacob
Charlton Athletic FC (First Team) v Southampton FC (First Team) Live on Sky Sports
Football League Championship
Referee: Martin, Stephen
Assistant Referee: Dwyer, Mark
Assistant Referee: Smith, Matthew
Fourth Official: Speedie, Benjamin
Coventry City FC (First Team) v West Bromwich Albion FC (First Team) Live on Sky Sports
Football League Championship
Referee: Kitchen, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Hudson, Shaun
Assistant Referee: Nelson, Alistair
Fourth Official: Nield, Tom O'Connor, Jamie
Derby County FC (First Team) v Watford FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Ward, Gavin
Assistant Referee: Gilroy, Hugh
Assistant Referee: Byrne, George
Fourth Official: Smith, Lewis Duckworth, Edward
Ipswich Town F.C. (First Team) v Wrexham FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Whitestone, Dean
Assistant Referee: Karaivanov, Hristo
Assistant Referee: Dallison, Andrew
Fourth Official: Reeves, Tom
Leicester City FC (First Team) v Stoke City FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Donohue, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Graham, Jacob
Assistant Referee: Woodward, Richard
Fourth Official: Woods, Martin
Oxford United (First Team) v MIDDLESBROUGH (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Toner, Ben
Assistant Referee: Hyde, Robert
Assistant Referee: Harrison, David
Fourth Official: Stockbridge, Sebastian
Portsmouth FC (First Team) v Millwall FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Salisbury, Michael
Assistant Referee: Perry, Marc
Assistant Referee: Aspinall, Natalie James, Alex
Fourth Official: Humphries, Andrew
Queens Park Rangers FC (First Team) v Hull City (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Linington, James
Assistant Referee: Wilson, James
Assistant Referee: Leach, Daniel
Fourth Official: Parkinson, Stephen
Sunday 23rd November 2025
Sheffield Wednesday FC (First Team) v Sheffield United FC (First Team) Live on Sky Sports
Football League Championship
Referee: Madley, Robert Webb, David
Assistant Referee: Williams, Darren
Assistant Referee: Brown, Conor
Fourth Official: Webb, David Langford, Oliver