RateTheRef

Sat 23rd Feb 2019
Birmingham City F C (First Team) v Blackburn Rovers FC (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Bankes, Peter
Assistant Referee: Leach, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Russell, Geoffrey
Fourth Official: Marsden, Paul

Brentford FC (First Team) v Hull City (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Robinson, Tim
Assistant Referee: Hunt, Jonathan
Assistant Referee: Waters, Adrian
Fourth Official: Davies, Andy

Leeds United AFC (First Team) v Bolton Wanderers FC (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Harrington, Tony
Assistant Referee: Dwyer, Mark
Assistant Referee: Wood, Timothy
Fourth Official: Duncan, Scott

Middlesbrough (First Team) v Queens Park Rangers FC (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Madley, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Meredith, Steven
Assistant Referee: Wilson, James
Fourth Official: Backhouse, Anthony

Millwall FC (First Team) v Preston North End FC (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Martin, Stephen
Assistant Referee: Cooper, Ian
Assistant Referee: Crysell, Adam
Fourth Official: Busby, John

Norwich City FC (First Team) v Bristol City FC (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Ward, Gavin
Assistant Referee: Foley, Matt
Assistant Referee: Mainwaring, James
Fourth Official: Yates, Ollie

Reading FC (First Team) v Rotherham United FC (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Simpson, Jeremy
Assistant Referee: Lugg, Nigel Hopton, Nick
Assistant Referee: Matthews, Adam
Fourth Official: Wright, Peter George, Michael

Sheffield Wednesday FC (First Team) v Swansea City FC (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Eltringham, Geoff
Assistant Referee: Flynn, John
Assistant Referee: Hodskinson, Paul
Fourth Official: Hopton, Nick Stroud, Keith

Stoke City FC (First Team) v Aston Villa FC (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Webb, David
Assistant Referee: Treleaven, Dean
Assistant Referee: Venamore, Lee
Fourth Official: England, Darren

West Bromwich Albion FC (First Team) v Sheffield United FC (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Langford, Oliver
Assistant Referee: Howson, Akil
Assistant Referee: Dermott, Philip
Fourth Official: Bond, Darren

Wigan Athletic FC (First Team) v Ipswich Town F.C. (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Probert, Lee
Assistant Referee: Beck, Simon
Assistant Referee: Garratt, Andrew
Fourth Official: Jones, Robert

Mon 25th Feb 2019
Nottingham Forest FC (First Team) v Derby County FC (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Jones, Robert
Assistant Referee: Hudson, Shaun
Assistant Referee: Kane, Graham
Fourth Official: Madley, Andrew    Webb, David

Tue 26th Feb 2019
Bristol City FC (First Team) v Birmingham City F C (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Eltringham, Geoff
Assistant Referee: Pottage, Mark
Assistant Referee: Flynn, John
Fourth Official: Robinson, Tim

Hull City (First Team) v Millwall FC (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Bond, Darren
Assistant Referee: Jones, Mark
Assistant Referee: Greenhalgh, Nick
Fourth Official: Simpson, Jeremy

Queens Park Rangers FC (First Team) v Leeds United AFC (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Davies, Andy
Assistant Referee: Leach, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Venamore, Lee
Fourth Official: Stroud, Keith

Sheffield Wednesday FC (First Team) v Brentford FC (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Duncan, Scott
Assistant Referee: Dermott, Philip
Assistant Referee: Crysell, Adam
Fourth Official: Langford, Oliver

Nice to see jones on the big derby game. Great games for ward and Webb.
Langford from the West Midlands doing a West Midlands team? Can’t be right surely?

It is the third West Brom match Langford has taken charge of this season.  He officiated his first Villa match earlier in the season as well as a couple of Birmingham City games last season.  It's only fair that as many teams as possible get endure Mr Langford's officiating.

Robert Jones is very similar to Stuart Attwell, far too young to be promoted to the Premier League at this time.

 
I don't actually know his age but that, I suggest, is irrelevant.  The question is "is he good enough?" and the answer, from what I have seen is almost certainly he is, or at least good enough to be given an opportunity.  The reason for Stuart Attwell's fall from grace was, at that time, not his age but he simply wasn't good enough.  I am pleased to say that he seems to be on the upward path again although I have my reservations as to whether he is worthy of his FIFA badge yet but these things seem to be determined by age rather than ability these days.

I agree that some referees have been pushed through the system far too quickly in the past. However, I don’t believe that we should be punishing our promising up and coming officials for the mistakes of their colleagues that came before them.

Jones almost got promoted last season (was at the assessment day) and has been given another season to improve his experience refereeing competitive championship fixtures as opposed to holding up boards for SG1. He is also older than you all seem to think. I’m almost sure he’s 30! If you’re good enough, you’re old enough!

Couldn’t agree more TheThingFromLewes... I always liked Alan Wiley as a SG1 referee and it seems he’s now ably helping promote some talent through our system for the future.

I think personality helps too. Having met Kavanagh and Jones a while back I can safely say both seem like they have their feet firmly on the ground, and this matters a lot in my opinion!

Another excellent test for Rob Jones - I really hope he can continue his excellent form since his promotion to the FL list. If I was in charge of SG refs, he would definitely be given a couple of low key PL games as we head towards the end of the season!

He clearly is destined for great things is Robert Jones. I would say he is probably in the same ilk as Michael Oliver.

If he can handle (as I'm sure he will) the big East Midlands Derby, then absolutely he should get a low key mid table game in the PL with an experienced team like Cann and Garratt and Mike Dean on board duties.

Couldn’t agree more TheThingFromLewes... I always liked Alan Wiley as a SG1 referee and it seems he’s now ably helping promote some talent through our system for the future.

I think personality helps too. Having met Kavanagh and Jones a while back I can safely say both seem like they have their feet firmly on the ground, and this matters a lot in my opinion!

I Miss Wiley, i think he was one of our best at the time, shame he didn’t go further at uefa. I Don’t think Kavanagh could have a better tutor to be honest. Wiley Also Mentored Andre Marriner When He came through I’m Pretty Sure.

But are you carrying the Westminster Gazette?