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Re: John Busby
DIR By: nemesis
Date: January 24, 2019, 6:11 pm
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> [quote author=nemesis link=topic=503.msg4391#msg4391
date=1548364537]
> [quote author=MichaelRef link=topic=503.msg4386#msg4386
date=1548350395]
> [quote author=Whistleblower link=topic=503.msg4382#msg4382
date=1548331748]
> John Busby somewhat puts me in the mind of Grant Hegley when
he was starting his League career and if Busby becomes anywhere
near as good a referee as Hegley became, then he will have done
very well indeed.
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Grant Hegley, throwback. Wasn't it him who played Ipswich
Leicester despite almost blizzard conditions.
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Attwell surely ?
Hegley's penultimate League match was at Portman Road, a hefty
home defeat to Watford.
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Although as Hegley was carried off in that Watford match I very
much doubt that he appeared at Preston the following weekend.
Watford's visit was originally scheduled for Boxing Day a week
following Attwell's appearance in the snow.
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Yes, of course. Hegley was replaced (quite competently) by David
Rock at Portman Road and Geoff Eltringham was appointed to the
Preston game.
The Boxing Day match was called off late and unexpectedly
despite the inflatable dome.
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Re: John Busby
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: January 25, 2019, 3:39 am
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Grant Hegley always maintains his last League match was at
Portman Road, retired injured.
Now here's a question for the afficianados. Whose last League
match was an abandonment and where?
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Re: John Busby
DIR By: Acme Thunderer
Date: January 25, 2019, 3:49 am
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--- Quote from: Whistleblower link ---
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> Grant Hegley always maintains his last League match was at
Portman Road, retired injured.
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> Now here's a question for the afficianados. Whose last League
match was an abandonment and where?
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I assume Whistleblower that you are not talking about the
Southend v Mansfield match in 2001 which was abandoned in tragic
circumstances. If not, I don't know. Another one - whose last
League game was played behind closed doors?
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Re: John Busby
DIR By: nemesis
Date: January 25, 2019, 3:51 am
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--- Quote from: Whistleblower link ---
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> Grant Hegley always maintains his last League match was at
Portman Road, retired injured.
>
> Now here's a question for the afficianados. Whose last League
match was an abandonment and where?
>
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Very sadly, Mike North's last match was at Roots Hall and he
died in Southend Hospital shortly after the match was abandoned.
I hope that's not the one you were thinking of.
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Re: John Busby
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: January 25, 2019, 5:27 am
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No indeed not. That would be an appalling trivialising of a very
tragic occurrence. I am pleased to say that this referee is
still very much with us.
#Post#: 4405--------------------------------------------------
Re: John Busby
DIR By: nemesis
Date: January 25, 2019, 8:01 am
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> No indeed not. That would be an appalling trivialising of a
very tragic occurrence. I am pleased to say that this referee is
still very much with us.
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That would be Mick Russell then - another referee who went off
injured at Portman Road, twice I believe.
It was at a very angry Bloomfield Road.
If the question was which player, I'd have gone for Denis Law.
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Re: John Busby
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: January 25, 2019, 1:26 pm
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Spot on m'learned friend. I believe the Blackpool crowd had
planned a half time protest against the Oyston family and it
duly took place but some of the more madcap elements refused to
disperse so on police advice Mick Russell abandoned the match.
Portman Road has seen its fair share of refereeing injuries and
you are quite correct in saying Mick Russell was one of those
casualties.
Now settling in for a nice evening of FA Cup Football on TV.
We'll see how Craig Pawson does. This is a big test for him if
he is to establish himself along with Oliver and Taylor; the tie
of the round and on live terrestrial TV. Hope he does well.
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Re: John Busby
DIR By: Acme Thunderer
Date: January 26, 2019, 4:54 am
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--- Quote from: Whistleblower link ---
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> Spot on m'learned friend. I believe the Blackpool crowd had
planned a half time protest against the Oyston family and it
duly took place but some of the more madcap elements refused to
disperse so on police advice Mick Russell abandoned the match.
>
> Portman Road has seen its fair share of refereeing injuries
and you are quite correct in saying Mick Russell was one of
those casualties.
>
> Now settling in for a nice evening of FA Cup Football on TV.
We'll see how Craig Pawson does. This is a big test for him if
he is to establish himself along with Oliver and Taylor; the tie
of the round and on live terrestrial TV. Hope he does well.
>
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Way off topic but I thought Craig had a good game.
The list of injuries at Portman Road must of course include
'Topsy', although in his case, it was only after the game that
he out found that he had broken a leg in a collision with a
player. Did he referee better with a broken leg? I don't know
but it must have been either very brave or very stupid of him to
continue to the end.
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Re: John Busby
DIR By: Proudgayref
Date: January 26, 2019, 8:00 am
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I was at The Valley last weekend for the Charlton vs Accrington
Stanley game and he was inept to say the least.
The 2 red cards came after the mass brawl but after speaking to
his assistant he managed to send off the wrong players!
Incredibly Maxted’s was rescinded but Taylor’s wasn’t! Thank god
that thug who stamped on Taylor’s head as he curls on the ground
to protect himself has been banned for 5 games because of its
severity.
My biggest issue with Busby is what happened when he gave
Charlton an injury time penalty which was given by his assistant
again I must add! Many Accrington players surrounded and berated
his assistant and by the time he got there telling them to go
away they still continued, but still he did not show 1 yellow
card to any of them!
All the officials surrounded again by Accrington players at full
time and still no action... Luckily, The FA charged them for not
conducting themselves in an orderly fashion!
This is not a good “low intervention” referee, this is a very
weak referee who doesn’t do his job properly! I can’t see him
going any further that’s for sure.
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