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Fri 1st Mar 2024
West Bromwich Albion FC (First Team) v Coventry City FC (First Team)      Live on Sky Sports
Football League Championship
Referee: Smith, Lewis
Assistant Referee: Byrne, George
Assistant Referee: Crysell, Adam
Fourth Official: Linington, James

Sat 2nd Mar 2024
Birmingham City F C (First Team) v Southampton FC (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Bell, James
Assistant Referee: Cooper, Ian
Assistant Referee: Taylor, Craig Hodskinson, Paul
Fourth Official: Linington, James

Bristol City (First Team) v Cardiff City FC (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Allison, Sam
Assistant Referee: Davies, Neil
Assistant Referee: Smith, Wade
Fourth Official: Smith, Lewis

Huddersfield Town FC (First Team) v Leeds United AFC (First Team)       Live on Sky Sports
Football League Championship    
Referee: Kitchen, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Wilson, James
Assistant Referee: Stevens, Mark
Fourth Official: Eltringham, Geoff

Leicester City FC (First Team) v Queens Park Rangers FC (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Davies, Andy
Assistant Referee: Kane, Graham
Assistant Referee: Antrobus, Blake
Fourth Official: Nield, Tom

Millwall FC (First Team) v Watford FC (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Ward, Gavin
Assistant Referee: Dallison, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Maskell, Garry
Fourth Official: Jackson, Scott

Norwich City FC (First Team) v Sunderland AFC (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Kirk, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Smith, Matthew
Assistant Referee: McGrath, Matthew
Fourth Official: Middleton, Daniel

Plymouth Argyle FC (First Team) v Ipswich Town F.C. (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Smith, Josh
Assistant Referee: Jones, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Lewis, Sam
Fourth Official: Stroud, Keith

Preston North End FC (First Team) v Hull City (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Bramall, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Wilkes, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Eaton, Derek
Fourth Official: Backhouse, Anthony Miller, Andrew

Rotherham United FC (First Team) v Sheffield Wednesday FC (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Webb, David
Assistant Referee: Smith, Rob
Assistant Referee: Hunt, Jonathan
Fourth Official: Barrott, Sam

Stoke City FC (First Team) v MIDDLESBROUGH (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Busby, John
Assistant Referee: Wild, Richard
Assistant Referee: Singh Gill, Bhupinder
Fourth Official: Tallis, Scott

Swansea City FC (First Team) v Blackburn Rovers FC (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Welch, Rebecca
Assistant Referee: Hudson, Shaun
Assistant Referee: James, Alex
Fourth Official: Swabey, Lee

James Linington with no less than 4 appointments but all as Fourth Official. Is he returning from injury maybe?

This is quite bizarre and I suspect something fishy is going on. This will mean JJ will have had FIFTEEN 4th O appointments since the start of the year and only 1 middle. I don’t think he can be injured as, if he is, he couldn’t take over if the match referee were injured.
If someone at SG 2 is trying to make a disciplinary point then it seems a rather weird way of doing so. I can’t recall any of his games this season being so bad that he is being punished but maybe others can. As one of SG2’s most experienced and most reliable “safe hands” this doesn’t seem to stack up in my opinion.
Does anyone know who is responsible for SG2 appointments?

Unless Barrott is potentially at Turf Moor on Sunday for the TV game (he had the reverse), looks like Allison is getting a 2nd PL game as he isn't here or in L1/2. Unless he has the weekend off?

I spoke to someone who works where they train.  They saw Linington doing his coaching badges.  Could be moving over.

The appointments I believe are made by Alan Wiley

Surely this has to be a joke I get teams will get some refs two or three times a season but this is Josh smiths 7th Ipswich game this season. How come we have not had Langford Davies or even Simpson this season.

Ipswich are nearer the PL than L1 so If I were you, I would say "more please".

Quote from: Ipswich on Mon 26 Feb 2024 18:41

Surely this has to be a joke I get teams will get some refs two or three times a season but this is Josh smiths 7th Ipswich game this season. How come we have not had Langford Davies or even Simpson this season.

We've got lucky.

I was going to say is wanting (b) in your dreams or nightmares?
I know i would be waking up most nights in a sweat if they were appointed regular to my team.

On another point a good tv game outing fri night for Lewis Smith and a very feisty west yorkshire derby tv game for Andrew Kitchen.

Hill, Kirk and Toner with yet more championship appointments, hope all goes well for them.

Particularly pleased to see Gill at SoL for the first time in what appears a decent appointment on paper. Hope all goes well for him!