RateTheRef

I agree about Kavanagh. He won’t be out for another week I’d be pretty certain of that. I don’t think he’ll get thrown into the major spotlight so quickly so maybe a lower key game for him.

Regarding which other referees might get a PL outing, after today’s performance in the steel city derby I think Josh Smith has to be back in consideration again. He’s been touching SG1 for so long now and a PL game would be deserved. I think we could see Lewis Smith a little bit more regularly between now and the end of the season as he’s had a good year in the championship and sounded like he had a decent game at Stamford Bridge.

Apart from that I think it’ll be the usual officials getting games every now and then - Kirk, Hallam, Kitchen and L Smith. The other 3 in the supplementary group : Ricardo, Toner and Herczeg, are not quite PL ready yet but I think they’ll continue to be pushed.

I am sure another visit to the continent with his regular team would boost his confidence if he is away again midweek, like last week, then Fulham v Spurs might be a good game for him and a chance to wear his purple shirt.