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Pyramid Patrol 2021/22
DIR By: bmb
Date: June 30, 2021, 10:24 am
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New thread ready for the new season!
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2021/22
DIR By: JCFC
Date: July 31, 2021, 3:43 pm
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Despite well-known reservations about friendlies, the receipt of
an e-mail from a friend of over 50 years standing, saying that
he would be over from Cheshire to watch, persuaded JCFC to turn
out and head to
Friday 30th July 2021
PSF
Brighouse Town 2 v 5 Bradford (Park Avenue)
From the start, Avenue looked the stronger side, taking the lead
on 9 minutes, when the visiting striker found himself free in
front of goal and gently lifted the ball over the onrushing
keeper, who had just enough time to get back and palm the ball
into the net. Town equalised on the half hour. a wicked
deflection giving the keeper no chance.
A smaller deflection put Avenue ahead just after the restart,
and they added a third from a free-kick just before the hour. A
great save denied Brighouse and any lingering hopes of a
comeback were dispelled on 73 minutes, a powerful shot from
"Trialist L" giving BPA their fourth. A strong surge on the left
gave Town a tap-in goal, but Avenue's fifth came on 88 minutes
when the Avenue striker was able to round the keeper and fire
home from a narrow angle.
Before the match the PA announced that the Avenue team was
available on twitter, but Brighouse would not be publishing
theirs. Very cloak and dagger! Naturally, there was no
indication as to the identity of the officials. AR 1 looked a
smallish, dapper 40-something; AR 2 was tall, bespectacled,and
solidly built with a bulge above the waistband that could
clearly not be attributed to pregnancy - and no, it wasn't JCFC.
The referee would have been confidently named as Lewis Dawson,
but for the fact that he made it through to the final whistle.
Perhaps the jinx has been lifted!
As it was, they had little to do and did it well.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2021/22
DIR By: JCFC
Date: August 1, 2021, 8:57 am
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And so to proper business stuff at
Saturday 31st July 2021
NCEFL Premier
Eccleshill United 1 v 1 Penistone Church
Joshua Brayshaw (West Riding FA); Thomas Crossland, James
Barker.
Many years ago, Eccleshill used to be a favourite destination,
even after bus timetable changes made things tricky. A few years
ago, however, things changed when access to the clubhouse (and
toilets!) from within the ground was closed. Since then the
place has been avoided, but the opening day of the season seemed
a good time to see if things had improved. They haven't, so
visits will continue to be infrequent.
It was another example of an increasingly frequent match where
the ages of the three officials together fell well short of
JCFC's. Mr Brayshaw had been seen only as an assistant, where he
had looked rather callow, so expectations were not too high, but
he made a decent start. On 9 minutes it became clear that a
couple of villages must be without their idiot: Eccleshill were
awarded an uncontroversial free-kick, the visiting idiot stood
over the ball as it was placed, but then tapped the ball back at
the player who was about to take the kick. Unfortunately this
was the local idiot, who promptly threw the ball at the
Penistone man. All unbelievably childish! Mr Brayshaw did not
over-react, settling for a word with the visiting player. He did
produce a yellow card for a 20th minute foul for the Penistone
number 4, who pushed his luck just two minutes later by
dribbling the ball some distance away after his side had been
penalised. Just after the half hour the Penistone number 6
dislodged the boot of the home number 9 with a deliberate little
stamp to the heel, white waiting for a throw. It was very close
to Mr Barker - possibly too close for him to have been aware of
it as he looked down the line. A degree of niggle was becoming
apparent, with little scuffles off the ball and JCFC made a note
wondering whether the referee was showing suitable awareness.
Clearly he was, as the next occasion resulted in a long warning
to the Penistone number 7.
A very late challenge by the home number 8 just a minute into
the second period looked perhaps worthy of a yellow card, but Mr
Brayshaw merely gave a free-kick. Penistone were coming closer,
the home keeper making a save and a block, while a shot curled
just the wrong side of the post. An Eccleshill defender was
treated for an injury - a process that seemed to be allowed to
go on for rather too long. A couple of potential advantages were
overlooked - despite a delayed whistle. One went each way. For
the second Mr Crossland, who had quite a busy afternoon, flagged
for a foul by Penistone, the offender being called to receive a
yellow card, which smacked a little of attempted justification.
On 75 minutes an Eccleshill clearance from near their corner
went eventually into touch. Mr Brayshaw picked his spot, but was
met with much protestation from the Penistone number 2 - and did
not convincingly win the argument, settling for a sort of
compromise position. Eccleshill finally took the lead on 88
minutes, with an angled shot. With bus times in mind, JCFC at
this point made his way to the bottom end of the pitch neat the
exit - and was in no position therefore to disagree when
Penistone won a penalty in added time. A couple of home players
decided that they were and their number 8 received a yellow card
for his pains. Penistone made no mistake with the penalty, so a
somewhat scrappy game ended as a draw.
There was plenty to approve in Mr Brayshaw's work; good movement
with a rapid sprint on occasions; decent signalling to indicate
the nature of the offence; and generally accurate
decision-making. No major errors, but just a growing sense that
for all his communication, he needed to be a little more
assertive. No doubt that will come with further experience. One
of my now favourite Level 3s (insofar as Level 3s in Yorkshire
get any matches nowadays) failed to impress in one of his early
matches at the same ground, while another rookie who appeared
uncertain is now an established Level 2A. What do I know? Not a
lot! I hope that the unknown Observer was able to stress the
positives and live up to his amiable grandad appearance in his
debrief.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2021/22
DIR By: Ref Watcher
Date: August 2, 2021, 6:38 am
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--- Quote from: JCFC link ---
>
> I hope that the unknown Observer was able to stress the
positives and live up to his amiable grandad appearance in his
debrief.
>
--- End Quote ---
The Observer is listed on MOAS as John Byrne.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2021/22
DIR By: JCFC
Date: August 2, 2021, 6:42 am
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Thank you, Ref Watcher.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2021/22
DIR By: JCFC
Date: August 4, 2021, 9:25 am
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One of the drawbacks of the apparent Westward move of this neck
of the woods is that, unlike the excellent NCEFL, the NWCFL does
not publish details of its match official appointments. The
investment in a programme was of no assistance, as they followed
the League's code of secrecy. No teamsheet was posted and there
was no PA. Fortunately, over the hill rode a knight in shining
armour, in the form of one of the most experienced local
referees, who is a fount of all knowledge. So it was that I was
able to settle to watch
Tuesday 3rd August 2021
NWCFL Division 1 North
Campion 2 v 3 Golcar United
Ian Claridge (Lancashire); John Hislop, Declan O'Regan.
Campion applied the early pressure, but Golcar soon responded,
creating two good shooting chances only to fire each of them
over the bar. A high foot clearance by a Campion defender drew
appeals from Golcar, but Mr Claridge, probably rightly, did not
intervene. Midway through the half the Golcar goal survived a
series of desperate clearances, but Campion soon returned to
take the lead in similar circumstances, before adding a second
just after the half hour. Shortly before the break Mr Claridge
took exception to something in the far corner and a Golcar
player was summoned for a long warning. Nothing deterred, Golcar
took play to the opposite end and brought the score back to 2-1.
Early in the second period, Campion put a couple of shots over
the bar, but narrowly survived a powerful Golcar attack on 75
minutes.The escape was short-lived, Golcar equalising just two
minutes later. A surging run by a Golcar attacker towards the
Campion goal was halted when a beaten defender grabbed him from
behind. Mr Claridge whistled, clearly correctly, but then had to
receive deputations from each side simultaneously as the verdict
became unclear. Eventually Mr Claridge was able to trot over to
Mr Hislop, returning to show the defender what had seemed the
obvious red card. The offence must have been outside the area,
and the free-kick came to nothing, but Golcar continued to
press, scoring their winner on 84 minutes.
It is several years since JCFC used to see Mr Claridge on the
line at Rochdale Town, and he did not appear particularly
youthful then, but he was still able to produce a fast sprint on
a couple of occasions. Overall, he did well enough, though the
hand gestures used to explain decisions did not clarify matters
greatly. It was work of a decent enough standard, but without
creating any aura of assurance. Mr Hislop, a known quantity,
made several useful interventions with his flag. Mr O'Regan had
been seen once before, in an evening match at Golcar. On that
occasion he had been on the far line and would have been fairly
anonymous, but for the beacon that was his hair, the kindly
light amidst encircling gloom. This time he was under closer
scrutiny. On one occasion he appeared a little generous towards
an attacker over a possible offside, having perhaps been a
little slow off the mark on half-way, but otherwise his work was
accurate. His vocal input from the line was particularly
impressive: a regular stream of the usual patter when play was
in his area, and a strong voice to convey instructions further
afield. His manner suggested that he could do well in the
middle. I hope that will prove to be the case.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2021/22
DIR By: JCFC
Date: August 8, 2021, 3:41 pm
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It was a delight to return to a much-loved club for
Saturday 7th September 2021
FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round
Silsden 0 v 4 Eccleshill United
Gordon Greaves (Leeds); Fotios Skoutas, Jamie Farnsworth.
Since the last visit, Silsden have installed a new stand - less
atmospheric, perhaps than the old, low wooden one, but offering
a better view and more comfortable seating, with no danger of
splinters in awkward places. Fortunately the atmosphere remains,
the Ancient Sages mustering for a new season - even JCFC was
greeted as a familiar friend (which must surely have been a
mistake.) There was pre-match debate as one Sage started to give
directions to the wrong Bottesford for their forthcoming away
trip. Fortunately the Blessed Margaret was there to put him
right.
As the teams lined up for the ritual "handshakes" it became
clear that JCFC's belief that anyone called Gordon must be
contemplating retirement was disproved as Mr Greaves proved to
be tall, slender and ... YOUNG. He was doubly badged, as was
AR1 (no idea which assistant was which) who could however
possibly have benefited from a haircut. AR2 was well-groomed on
the other hand, but totally badge free.
It quickly became apparent that Silsden had a cunning plan - to
lift the ball long and hard over a flat Eccleshill defence. This
might have been more successful had
a) the target man been more mobile
b) the Eccleshill keeper not quickly cottoned on to this. He
made one good block, but otherwise simply proved an effective
sweeper/mopper-up.
Though Silsden were dominating the territory, a plan B was
clearly needed. Sadly, there didn't seem to be one. The keeper's
refusal to throw the ball to defenders and wingers did not meet
with the Sages' approval, nor, presumably that of his team
mates, who soon stopped making themselves available. Eccleshill
did force the home keeper into one leaping save. After a series
of unusual-looking (but not necessarily wrong) offside decisions
from AR1, one of the Sages asked "What is she on about this
time?" and received the answer from another "It's a he, a he
with a basin haircut." Eccleshill created a chance but shot over
the bar. At this point one plaintive voice commented that there
had been more entertainment in the stand than on the pitch.
Things could only get better and they did - if not for the
locals. They did have the ball in the net seconds into the
second half, but AR2 had already raised his flag for offside, a
decision that was not contested. A bad defensive error saw
Silsden pass the ball to an attacker, but their goalkeeper
managed to rescue the situation. A corner was headed in on 58
minutes to give the visitors the lead - and goal number two was
not long delayed. A splendid passing move on 74 minutes brought
Eccleshill their third, which the Sages greeted with genuine
appreciation. The yellow card for the Eccleshill number 12, was
greeted less appreciatively by its recipient. Eventually Silsden
number 7 - by far their best attacker - had a good run, but the
Eccleshill keeper again proved equal to the task. On 87 minutes
an easy break down the right resulted in a cross to an unmarked
attacker, who aimed wide, perfectly judging the angle for the
in-off from a defender for the visitors' fourth. Mr Greaves,
being a charitable soul, blew for time after the bare minimum of
added time.
It had been a slightly mixed afternoon for Mr Greaves. There
appeared to be a possible degree of inconsistency in his triage
- but the fact that JCFC raised a quizzical eyebrow at the
occasional decision would probably be cited as a guarantee of
their accuracy by those who have endured his past attempts at
refereeing. One late tackle seemed to be missed (the advantage
of being very late?) and the keeper took up the cudgels on his
colleague's behalf, loudly and disparagingly berating Mr
Greaves, who chose to ignore it. His posture, both static and in
movement, looked less assured than it could. On the plus side,
there were no major problems: for the most part he related well
to the players and regularly deployed a large grin. He and his
colleagues will doubtless have learnt much from the, not
unfriendly, advice of the Sages - which is more than the Silsden
players seemed able to do.
One query remains: has the possibility(introduced a few years
ago) of an offside free-kick being taken in the offender's
defensive half been removed? AR2 flagged for one such, clearly
indicating a spot in the "wrong" half. The ball was duly placed,
but an outcry from the Sages of "It can't be from there" led to
its being moved back into the "right" half.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2021/22
DIR By: nemesis
Date: August 9, 2021, 12:26 pm
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--- Quote from: JCFC link ---
>
> It was a delight to return to a much-loved club for
>
> Saturday 7th September 2021
> FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round
> Silsden 0 v 4 Eccleshill United
> Gordon Greaves (Leeds); Fotios Skoutas, Jamie Farnsworth.
>
> ...
>
> One query remains: has the possibility(introduced a few years
ago) of an offside free-kick being taken in the offender's
defensive half been removed? AR2 flagged for one such, clearly
indicating a spot in the "wrong" half. The ball was duly placed,
but an outcry from the Sages of "It can't be from there" led to
it's being moved back into the "right" half.
>
--- End Quote ---
"4. Offences and sanctions
If an offside offence occurs, the referee awards an indirect
free kick where the
offence occurred, including if it is in the player’s own half of
the field of play"
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2021/22
DIR By: JCFC
Date: August 9, 2021, 12:34 pm
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Thanks for the confirmation, nemesis. So AR2 was right, as I
thought; the Sages and whoever moved the kick back wrong.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2021/22
DIR By: JCFC
Date: August 9, 2021, 4:18 pm
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The two-hourly 232 bus service on the Sabbath meant that all
programmes had been sold by the time the ground was reached.
JCFC queued up for an excellent slice of steak pie, peas and
gravy and a cup of tea. Climbing over the back of the seat in
front to avoid disturbing people, he contrived to lose the tea,
but was tucking into the pie, with a plastic teaspoon, trying
unsuccessfully to avoid drips, when he was greeted by the
aforementioned knight in shining armour. The latter proved his
excellent judgement of character with the opening gambit "You're
a daft burgher" (I think that was the expression,) though did
not specify which of the many possible reasons had led to this
conclusion. Once again, however, he was able to identify the
officials and even procured a team sheet for
Sunday 8th August 2021
FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round
Emley 3 v 2 Congleton Town
Josh Martin (Huddersfield); Jason Smith, Elle Hamilton-Dewhirst.
Recalling the likes of Lucinda Prior-Palmer and Anneli
Drummond-Hay, JCFC was almost disappointed that AR2 did not take
to the field in riding attire. Emley made a brisk start against
the team currently topping the NWCFL table. On 5 minutes a trip
by a Congleton defender saw Mr Martin ideally positioned to
award a penalty, duly converted to give the home side the lead.
It was some time before the visitors managed their first attack,
but when they did, Emley conceded a free-kick just outside the
penalty area. The kick was deflected, hit the post and Emley
raced off down the right wing, the attack eventually ending with
a header over the bar. On 17 minutes an offside Emley player
chased a through ball. It might perhaps have been wiser had Ms
Hamilton-Dewhirst raised her flag a little earlier, as the
keeper was injured - fortunately not too badly - as the two
players collided, Emley will feel that the Congleton equaliser
on 21 minutes was self-inflicted: the keeper came out to collect
a long ball, a defender in front of him attempted a header,
which looped into the path of an attacker, giving him a simple
finish. When Congleton added a second two minutes later they
seemed likely winners, but Emley retaliated, a free-kick being
three times blocked before a fierce shot passed across the face
of the goal. As half-time approached, Emley had a couple of
appeals for penalties turned down. Mr Martin explained that the
attacker had been guilty of causing the contact. This he
indicated once more to the Emley boss, who was chuntering away
irascibly, and when this fell upon stony ground, he called him
to one side for an extended lecture "No, it's my turn now,"
which did have the required effect - at least for the next
three-quarters of an hour. Congleton beat the offside line in
the closing minute, but pushed the shot wide.
Emley drew level on 54 minutes through a headed own goal and
went ahead four minutes later after an excellent move up their
right. Congleton had therefore to look for an equaliser, without
posing much of a threat, leaving Emley to create numerous
scoring chances but not finding the target. On 90 minutes a long
Emley ball was kicked by the visiting keeper, bouncing off the
attacker's back but rolling disappointingly wide. In added time
there was what was less of a flashpoint than a momentary
flicker, speedily doused by Mr Martin. JCFC missed the cause of
it, being distracted by the Emley manager charging thirty yards
down the touchline, bellowing furiously.
It had been a highly enjoyable game, with a mixture of mistakes
and skill from the players and Emley travel to City of Liverpool
in the next round. The officials had looked smart, Mr Smith on
the stand side doing a good job of keeping the excitable Emley
boss onside for the most part. Mr Martin had been particularly
impressive - comfortably the best of the four referees seen so
far this season. He was authoritative without appearing
officious - his whistle was firm but restrained - and he always
appeared assured. His movement was good and showed great
anticipation where potential danger appeared likely. To the
untrained eye, it was a job very well done and he can look back
on his afternoon with every satisfaction. It will be good to see
him in action again.
The 13.30 kick-off was less convenient for the bus back to town,
with a wait of just under an hour and a half, but the rain held
off, the connection in Huddersfield was reasonable and JCFC was
home before six, having enjoyed the day.
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