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General Discussion / Re: Sunderland v Brighton - T Kirk
« Last post by PhiltheRef on Today at 12:22 am »
Having now watched it more than once, I will concur with the view that a second YC would have been unnecessarily harsh
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Predict-A-Ref 2025/26 / PAR Cup Round 6 - Appointments likely 30th March
« Last post by mbj44 on Today at 12:10 am »
The remaining participants are:
carrowman
mbj44
Badger

For this round of the Cup the scoring will be as followed:
Completely Correct predcition of a referee/AR/VAR for a role and game = 3 points
Correct prediciton of a referee/AR/VAR to a role in the quarter finals but on the wrong match = 1 point. I.e. you predict Craig Pawson as referee for Man City vs Liverpool but he actually referees Chelsea vs Port Vale

PAR Cup Quarter Finals

Please complete predictions for the all 4 FA Cup quarter finals below:

Manchester City vs Liverpool - 4th April
Ref:
AR:
AR:
FO:
VAR:
AVAR:

Chelsea vs Port Vale - 4th April
Ref:
AR:
AR:
FO:
VAR:
AVAR:

Southampton vs Arsenal - 4th April
Ref:
AR:
AR:
FO:
VAR:
AVAR:

West Ham vs Leeds - 5th April
Ref:
AR:
AR:
FO:
VAR:
AVAR:

Of the four matches which one will have the most goals scored (or joint most) excluding extra time and goals scored in a penalty shootout?

Will the total number of yellow cards shown in the four matches be more or less than the total number of goals? Answer "More Cards" or "More Goals"

Which single match will be played in front of the highest attendance?

Tiebreaker
How many goals will be scored across the quarter finals including in extra time but excluding goals in a penalty shootout

Reserve Tiebreaker
How many yellow cards will be issues across the quarter finals
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Predict-A-Ref 2025/26 / PAR Cup Round 5 Results
« Last post by mbj44 on Sun 15 Mar 2026 23:55 »
The results for the PAR Cup 5th Round are as follows.

carrowman: 18
TA_Ref: 13
Badger: 13
mbj44: 13

In the tiebreaker mbj44 and Badger both guessed 20 goals would be scored across the 5th round, TA_Ref guessed 28 goals.

There were 22 goals scored across the 5th Round excluding goals in penalty shootouts.

TA_Ref is therefore eliminated and the remaining participants move to the 6th Round.
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General Discussion / A Taylor-United v Villa
« Last post by Pm2 on Sun 15 Mar 2026 22:44 »
Taylor excellent ahain.got one corner wrong but overall excellent.
On villas possible offside,correct from gillett to stay out.no way could ya conclusively say it hit him although it looked like he did.
Taylor got to be short odds to be in St. James’s park next Sunday. No other option really.
Oliver to be at spurs
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General Discussion / Re: M OLIVER - West Ham v Man City
« Last post by TA_Ref on Sun 15 Mar 2026 22:33 »
Very good to have Oliver back this weekend after a couple of weeks off from the premier league action. A very normal high level of performance from him. Think he’s had an excellent season and refereed with consistency across the board.
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General Discussion / Re: Thomas Bramall - Crystal Palace vs Leeds
« Last post by sastley on Sun 15 Mar 2026 21:38 »
Very poor Gudmondsson first yellow was soft and followed a clear shirt pull on him. I agree with all the previous comments about the second yellow. Gudmondsson now suspended for one game, no right of appeal. So should the referee be suspended. Completely inconsistent when it came to not giving the Palace player at least one second yellow. This is now three Leeds latest league games against Man City Sunderland and Crystal Palace when the referees have been very poor. At premiership level some of the officiating has not been good enough.
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General Discussion / Re: Sunderland v Brighton - T Kirk
« Last post by ajb95 on Sun 15 Mar 2026 21:05 »
It’s become very normalised by the media when interviewing celebrities or importantly politicians. Not a good look for me when its first name basis becomes too friendly.
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Predict-A-Ref 2025/26 / Re: PAR Week 31
« Last post by TA_Ref on Sun 15 Mar 2026 20:54 »

Premier League PAR: (Please predict the referee, fourth official and VAR – 3pm K/O unless stated)

Friday 20th March 2026

Bournemouth v Manchester United (8pm) – Stuart Attwell, Tom Nield, Matthew Donohue

Saturday 21st March 2026

Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool (12.30pm) – Sam Barrott, Ruebyn Ricardo, Paul Tierney
Fulham v Burnley – Farai Hallam, Christopher Kavanagh, Michael Salisbury
Everton v Chelsea (5.30pm) – Craig Pawson, Adam Herczeg, Andy Madley
Leeds United v Brentford (8pm) – Tim Robinson, Andrew Kitchen, Tony Harrington

Sunday 22nd March 2026

Aston Villa v West Ham United (2.15pm) – Darren England, Thomas Kirk, Stuart Attwell
Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest (2.15pm) – Michael Oliver, Andy Madley, James Bell

Official Line: (Please predict all appointments below for this one fixture)

Newcastle United v Sunderland (Sunday, 12pm)
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Assistant Referee: Gary Beswick
Assistant Referee: Adam Nunn
Fourth Official: Paul Tierney
VAR: Jarred Gillett
AVAR: Sian Massey-Ellis

EFL PAR: (Please predict the referee for the following games - matches 22nd March, 3pm K/O unless stated)

Championship:

Derby County v Birmingham City (12.30pm) – Adam Herczeg
Ipswich Town v Millwall – Josh Smith

League One:

Cardiff City v Blackpool (12.30pm) – Edward Duckworth
Wigan Athletic v Exeter City – Tom Reeves

League Two:

Bromley v Colchester United (12.30pm) – Abigail Byrne
Oldham Athletic v Harrogate Town – Zac Kennard-Kettle

The Randomiser:

Please predict an official who will be an answer to the following questions

1) Who will caution a goalkeeper? Josh Smith

2) How many SG1 referees will be appointed as an AVAR? 1

3) How many matches will see the purple kit be worn in the Premier League? 2
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I Spy Old Refs! / Re: The Big Match Revisited
« Last post by Acme Thunderer on Sun 15 Mar 2026 20:45 »
Quote from: JCFC on Sun 15 Mar 2026 16:32
Returning from my Sunday morning Miner's Benedict I caught the second one of this morning's repeats. Three thoughts occurred to me, one from each match featured.
1) I would not have recognised the much younger Allan Gunn.
2) The smart referee of the second match was referred to as Mr Dowling. Was this actually Colin Downey?
R) Having always believed that referees' attire used to be much smarter, I have to admit the Derek Civil, with open plunging V-neck and low-cut white vest looked an absolute mess.

I assume it has to be Colin Downey, Upton's cerrtainly doesn't list a Mr Dowling.

Attire - we have to remember that referees chose their own outfits and there was no standardisation as there is now. Thus we used to see 50s/60s outfits into the 1970s with detachable white collars and roll-up sleeves (Ken Baker), shorty shorts (Clive Thomas), shirts worn outside the shorts (Midgley, Hackett and others) and, as for Gordon Hill and his unique all purple outfit which he wore at Selhurst Park before it was banned.... Having said that, most of the referees I saw were smart and maybe Derek Civil was just having a bad hair day. 
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General Discussion / Re: Thomas Bramall - Crystal Palace vs Leeds
« Last post by El Referee on Sun 15 Mar 2026 20:19 »
100% he only cautions because he’s realised he’s messed an advantage up. Then panics when he realised the player was already on a caution

Really is not acceptable at that level
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