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#Post#: 31409--------------------------------------------------
Re: PlayOffs 2021
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: May 12, 2021, 8:47 am
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Perhaps Backhouse and Edwards will feature in the League 2 Play
Off Final as Referee and 4th Official or vice versa. I have
heard very good things, from those who should know, about
Edwards. Backhouse's star seemed to burn very brightly a little
while ago; has it dimmed just a little ? I'm not sure but it
might have done.
#Post#: 31441--------------------------------------------------
Re: PlayOffs 2021
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: May 13, 2021, 2:32 am
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One person who I am surprised not to see high up in the Merit
List and therefore receiving a Play Off appointment is Neil
Hair. I have seen him live twice and he was superb on both
occasions. Perhaps I serve as some sort of lucky mascot for him
and at other matches he has been distinctly average but of the
League 1 and 2 referees I have seen , his performances have
unquestionably been among the very best.
#Post#: 31442--------------------------------------------------
Re: PlayOffs 2021
DIR By: Acme Thunderer
Date: May 13, 2021, 2:54 am
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--- Quote from: Whistleblower link ---
>
> Perhaps Backhouse and Edwards will feature in the League 2
Play Off Final as Referee and 4th Official or vice versa. I have
heard very good things, from those who should know, about
Edwards. Backhouse's star seemed to burn very brightly a little
while ago; has it dimmed just a little ? I'm not sure but it
might have done.
>
--- End Quote ---
I agree with you Whistleblower about Backhouse. I saw him at
Gresty Road in his earliest days and he was excellent. Since
then however, he seems to have tailed off, in particular giving
awards which were perplexing and quite frankly absurd. David
Rock on the other hand was by far and away the worst 'newbie'
I'd seen at Gresty but seems to have made progress since then. I
doubt whether either will feature again this season.
#Post#: 31444--------------------------------------------------
Re: PlayOffs 2021
DIR By: justalino
Date: May 13, 2021, 3:08 am
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--- Quote from: Whistleblower link ---
>
> One person who I am surprised not to see high up in the Merit
List and therefore receiving a Play Off appointment is Neil
Hair. I have seen him live twice and he was superb on both
occasions. Perhaps I serve as some sort of lucky mascot for him
and at other matches he has been distinctly average but of the
League 1 and 2 referees I have seen , his performances have
unquestionably been among the very best.
>
--- End Quote ---
Agreed he is excellent, but currently injured.
#Post#: 31445--------------------------------------------------
Re: PlayOffs 2021
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: May 13, 2021, 3:27 am
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--- Quote from: justalino link ---
>
> [quote author=Whistleblower link=topic=2450.msg31441#msg31441
date=1620891124]
> One person who I am surprised not to see high up in the Merit
List and therefore receiving a Play Off appointment is Neil
Hair. I have seen him live twice and he was superb on both
occasions. Perhaps I serve as some sort of lucky mascot for him
and at other matches he has been distinctly average but of the
League 1 and 2 referees I have seen , his performances have
unquestionably been among the very best.
>
--- End Quote ---
Agreed he is excellent, but currently injured.
[/quote]
Ah that explains things. I hope he swiftly recovers from his
injury. I may not be the best talent spotter in the business (
or rather I mean my estimations don't always necessarily
coincide with the 'powers that be' ) but on the evidence of my
eyes I would say Neil Hair is the most promising talent I have
seen emerge in Leagues 1 and 2 in the last two or three years.
#Post#: 31447--------------------------------------------------
Re: PlayOffs 2021
DIR By: justalino
Date: May 13, 2021, 4:08 am
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--- Quote from: Whistleblower link ---
>
> If you discount the SG2 appointed officials then the FL
referees in order of merit should be Madley and Hicks followed
by Breakspear, Drysdale, Coy and Bramall and then followed by
Speedie, Purkiss,, Busby, Toner, Bell and S Oldham ( though as E
Morecambe once famously said ) not necessarily in that order )
So who among the FL referees would you would expect to appear in
that list and doesn't might be a very good guide as to who will
get the League 2 Play Off Final.
>
--- End Quote ---
None of the referees who are on the L2 play offs will get the
final in case there is any 'carry over'.
I will be very surprised if the L2 play off final is not
refereed by either Mr Hicks or Mr Madley, assisted by two of the
assistants appointed to the L1 semi-finals first legs.
#Post#: 31454--------------------------------------------------
Re: PlayOffs 2021
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: May 13, 2021, 6:11 am
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--- Quote from: justalino link ---
>
> [quote author=Whistleblower link=topic=2450.msg31404#msg31404
date=1620823063]
> If you discount the SG2 appointed officials then the FL
referees in order of merit should be Madley and Hicks followed
by Breakspear, Drysdale, Coy and Bramall and then followed by
Speedie, Purkiss,, Busby, Toner, Bell and S Oldham ( though as E
Morecambe once famously said ) not necessarily in that order )
So who among the FL referees would you would expect to appear in
that list and doesn't might be a very good guide as to who will
get the League 2 Play Off Final.
>
--- End Quote ---
None of the referees who are on the L2 play offs will get the
final in case there is any 'carry over'.
I will be very surprised if the L2 play off final is not
refereed by either Mr Hicks or Mr Madley, assisted by two of the
assistants appointed to the L1 semi-finals first legs.
[/quote]
I think this quite a likely outcome with one as referee and the
other as 4th presumably. Madley's career is well documented.
I've seen Hicks a couple of times; nothing too wrong with his
performances but pretty run of the mill I would have said.
If Backhouse and Edwards don't appear, presuming they are not
injured, then I am surprised at that particularly Edwards.
#Post#: 31455--------------------------------------------------
Re: PlayOffs 2021
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: May 13, 2021, 6:12 am
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Nield is someone else whom I might have expected to feature.
#Post#: 31488--------------------------------------------------
Re: PlayOffs 2021
DIR By: Boz
Date: May 13, 2021, 3:32 pm
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I'm quite surprised by some of the names featuring in the
play-off semis, though none cause me to throw my hands up in
horror. It will be interesting to see who are selected for the
L1 & L2 finals
#Post#: 31493--------------------------------------------------
Re: PlayOffs 2021
DIR By: rustyref
Date: May 13, 2021, 4:16 pm
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--- Quote from: Whistleblower link ---
>
> [quote author=justalino link=topic=2450.msg31444#msg31444
date=1620893290]
> [quote author=Whistleblower link=topic=2450.msg31441#msg31441
date=1620891124]
> One person who I am surprised not to see high up in the Merit
List and therefore receiving a Play Off appointment is Neil
Hair. I have seen him live twice and he was superb on both
occasions. Perhaps I serve as some sort of lucky mascot for him
and at other matches he has been distinctly average but of the
League 1 and 2 referees I have seen , his performances have
unquestionably been among the very best.
>
--- End Quote ---
Agreed he is excellent, but currently injured.
[/quote]
Ah that explains things. I hope he swiftly recovers from his
injury. I may not be the best talent spotter in the business (
or rather I mean my estimations don't always necessarily
coincide with the 'powers that be' ) but on the evidence of my
eyes I would say Neil Hair is the most promising talent I have
seen emerge in Leagues 1 and 2 in the last two or three years.
[/quote]
I think Neil probably looks a lot younger than he is. At a
guess I would say he is late 30s or early 40s, so it is probably
going to be difficult for him to progress much further. Very
good referee though, someone who I worked with when he was L3
and L2B.
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