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Championship

Semi Finals

Referees (x4) - David Webb, Oliver Langford, Sam Barrott, Chris Kavanagh

Assistant Referees (x8) - Rob Smith, Shaun Hudson, Mark Stevens, Sam Lewis, Tim Wood, Wade Smith, Lee Betts, Richard West

Fourth Officials (x4) - James Linnington, Dean Whitestone, Stephen Martin, John Busby

Final:

Referee - Peter Bankes
Assistant Referees - Eddie Smart and Nick Greenhalgh
Fourth Official - Sam Barrott
Reserve Assistant - Nick Hopton
VAR - John Brooks
AVAR - Craig Taylor

League One

Semi Finals

Referees (x4) - Farai Hallam, Thomas Kirk, James Bell, Lewis Smith

Assistant Referees (x8) - Daniel Woodward, Grant Taylor, Damith Bandara, Jonathan Block, Hristo Karaivanov, Bhupinder Gill, Nigel Lugg, Richard Woodward

Fourth Officials (x4) - Ross Joyce, Thomas Parsons, Anthony Backhouse, Andy Davies

Final:

Referee - Andrew Kitchen
Assistant Referees - Blake Antrobus and Andrew Fox
Fourth Official - Tom Nield
Reserve Assistant - Carl Fitch-Jackson
VAR - Matt Donohue
AVAR - Natalie Aspinall

League Two:


Semi Finals

Referees (x4) - Elliot Bell, Carl Brook, Ben Speedie, Adam Herczeg

Assistant Referees (x8) - Abbas Khan, Danny Jarvis, Stuart Butler, Kevin Howick, David Harrison, Alistair Nelson, Graham Fyvie, Emily Carney

Fourth Officials (x4) - Zac Kettle, Aaron Bannister, Martin Coy, Ruebyn Ricardo

Final:

Referee - Will Finnie
Assistant Referees - Connor Brown and Jacob Lehane
Fourth Official - Paul Howard
Reserve Assistant - Abbas Khan
VAR - Alex Chilowicz
AVAR - Steve Meredith

I did think Ryan Loft was unfortunate to get sent off for Violent Conduct though for Cambridge by Will Finnie.

That suspension has now been overturned - given it was 0-0 at the time against their relegation rival, that’s potentially a very costly mistake by the officials. Cambridge have been dire but they can count themselves unlucky at the most crucial point there.

They will need a very safe pair of hands on the second leg. My vote would go to Marciniak

Is David Webb going to get promoted ready for next season now he’s getting his trial game?

Quote from: Seagull on Today at 10:14 am

I see today that Francisco Evanilson's red card has been rescinded on appeal. I make no comment on that or the original decision. However, if a sending off is overturned on appeal, can it not be reduced to a caution (if deemed appropriate) in some cases or is it always an "all or nothing" situation? If the latter, it seems unfair to me that the foul play (a tackle in this case) goes totally unpunished.

It can't be downgraded to a caution as officially it remains on the player's record as a dismissal - it's just the suspension that is withdrawn.

Thank you. I've learned something. The sending off is deemed sufficient punishment, in other words.