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#Post#: 66235--------------------------------------------------
Re: Pyramid Patrol 2023/24
DIR By: RefObserver
Date: August 8, 2023, 2:26 am
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--- Quote from: JCFC link ---
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> [quote author=RefObserver link=topic=5044.msg66128#msg66128
date=1691330056]
> [quote author=JCFC link=topic=5044.msg66121#msg66121
date=1691321210]
> As an additional point arising from the above match, is it
unusual or even unprecedented for vanishing spray to be used at
this level? Or am I being forgetful?
>
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Very much so - yes!!
Also, the 30 seconds before coming back on is an EFL directive
not law, so also not applicable here......
[/quote]
Apologies - yes it is unusual to see and I believe goes against
directives at that level of football.
If reported to The FA, they may well be subject to a phone call!
Thanks, Sir, for the confirmation that the 30 seconds
requirement does not apply at lower levels.
The first part of your reply, however, requires clarification -
my fault for asking two contradictory questions. I take it that
the "yes" refers to forgetfulness rather than the unaccustomed
use of spray.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2023/24
DIR By: JCFC
Date: August 13, 2023, 8:50 am
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Those who derive a certain pleasure from JCFC's misfortunes will
have a field day. Home was left at 7.30, but on arrival at
Huddersfield it emerged that the 8.28 TransPennine train was
cancelled. Rather than wait for the next available Newcastle
train, 50 minutes later, with the station buffet no longer
operating, the next train to York was taken, where coffee and a
warm almond croissant raised the spirits. The next TransPennine
to the North was ominously shown as "delayed" but in the end
only by half an hour, so arrival at Newcastle was roughly 80
minutes late. This still left plenty of time for an agreeable
bus ride and JCFC arrived in good time for
Saturday 12th August
NPL Division 1 East
Ashington 4 v 4 Brighouse Town
Givi Todua; Elliot Cowens, Patrick Laws.
For both Brighouse and JCFC it was a first visit to Ashington,
who were celebrating their return to the Northern Premier League
after more than half a century.The ground boasts an impressive
new stand, with a lift to take aged visitors up to the bar, and
access to the seats. The drawback was that food was served from
a van, offering a decent choice, behind one goal.
Brighouse play in orange shirts with black shorts, while their
change strip has been all emerald green. On this occasion they
turned out in orange shorts and socks, while their shirts were
dark indigo blue, with short beige sleeves - a quite hideous
combination. Ashington started more brightly and there were
fears of a possible thrashing for the visitors, but Brighouse
settled after 10 minutes and gave at least as good as they got.
The first yellow card went to the Ashington number 3 on 14
minutes - JCFC thought it perhaps a little harsh, a view
supported by the voluble, and not wholly unbiased, home fans.
Two minutes later Brighouse cemented their revival by taking the
lead, but Ashington equalised with an excellent free-kick on 24
minutes. A Brighouse corner on 28 minutes helped them to restore
their lead. The home number 7 was cautioned before the break for
jumping into the keeper. JCFC was too far away to offer an
opinion, but the home fans were convinced that it was not worthy
of the card shown.
Ashington were level again ten minutes into the second half, a
good attack, a splendid cross and what looked a powerful header
into the net - by a Brighouse defender. A blatant push by an
Ashington sub saw Mr Todua initially point the wrong way, a
mistake he quickly rectified. A 70th minute series of ricochets
in the Ashington penalty area ended with Brighouse prodding the
ball into the net to take the lead for a third time. The home
side showed their generous nature on 78 minutes, gift-wrapping
the ball, tying a gold ribbon around it and presenting it to the
unmarked striker, with a tag saying "Score!" The Brighouse
number 16 accepted the invitation and gave his side a two-goal
cushion. The visiting number 4 received a yellow card on 82
minutes for one foul too many as his side proceeded to give a
display of how not to manage a two-goal lead. Their keeper had
been spoken to earlier for blatantly taking too long with
restarts - on one occasion standing looking for the ball on the
edge of the penalty area, prompting the familiar pantomime shout
of "It's behind you!" a fact which the keeper knew only too
well. JCFC thought that it was more than time for him to see
yellow,and when he tapped the ball away from a free-kick, the
card was finally shown, though it had only marginal effect. His
antics, and those of others in the side, led to the addition of
9 minutes, Ashington pulling a goal back two minutes into this
period. As Ashington pressed, they tried a shot, which landed
safely in the keeper's arms. Sadly, Mr Todua had mistakenly
blown his whistle - a lack of concentration? - and the restart
had to be a drop ball. The timing of the whistle meant that the
ball was dropped to Ashington, in a dangerous position, with no
defenders allowed close - correct, no doubt, but not entirely
equitable. It allowed a clear shot, which fortunately did not
lead to a goal. but Brighouse were denied an easy opportunity to
clear their lines and Ashington gained the equaliser eight
minutes into the added time - which probably served the keeper
right. Perhaps he will not try to be quite so clever again - or
at least more subtle.
Mr Todua had been seen before, in a Vase tie at Northallerton,
when he appeared somewhat undercooked, with a curious habit of
turning away from play to speak to players as the game carried
on, so it was a surprise to see him promoted. That fault,
though, has been eradicated, but there were still one or two
oddities. He does appear a very pleasant, smiling individual
with a relaxed manner, but his body language does not seem as
strong as one would hope.
JCFC had been offered a lift on the team coach, but being a
stubborn individual, not to mention shy, he stuck to his plans
and headed back into Newcastle. The train on which he was
booked, at 19.06, was cancelled, as was the next TransPennine
service (all other companies seemed to be unaffected by the
ASLEF action) and so there was a wait until 20.58. Not to worry,
there was a ten minute connection time at Huddersfield. Alas,
the train was held before, and again at, Northallerton, with
additional annoyance caused by football supporters having a
scuffle, and we arrived into Huddersfield 40 minutes late, at
23.30, necessitating the outlay of £11.50 on a taxi. "When you
come to the end of a perfect day..."
#Post#: 66478--------------------------------------------------
Re: Pyramid Patrol 2023/24
DIR By: Boris10
Date: August 14, 2023, 12:31 pm
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JCFC-Hopefully you will claim a refund for both ways.TPE are
awful-lots of cancellations late in the evening before travel so
the general public have little prior warning.You could finish
with quite a cheap day out to the NE.
#Post#: 66586--------------------------------------------------
Re: Pyramid Patrol 2023/24
DIR By: JCFC
Date: August 15, 2023, 3:33 pm
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Indeed, Boris10. The claims are in, so all being well I should
receive £24.35, leaving just the taxi fare as outlay.
Incidentally, those on the coach reached Brighouse at 21.00 -
just as I was leaving Newcastle.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2023/24
DIR By: JCFC
Date: August 16, 2023, 9:58 am
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A day of multiple showers took JCFC to
Monday 14th August 2023
NPL Division 1East
Brighouse Town 3 v 3 North Ferriby
Richard Holmes; Matthew Turner-Allen, Louie Parker.
No "great and good" of the refereeing hierarchy enjoying
corporate hospitality here, just Mr Observer Beverley - not that
this should be taken as suggesting that he is either
insignificant or evil. Mr Holmes had been seen once before - at
Burscough, when he appeared competent, but not outstanding -
though he was soon promoted to Level 2b. Last season can not
have gone entirely as he would have wished, as he found himself
back refereeing at Step 4. Mr Beverley, however, was not
inclined to treat him with kid gloves and special sympathy,
rightly saying that he could only judge on what he saw on the
night. Mr Holmes had acquired a very snappy haircut, which gave
him a very businesslike appearance.
JCFC's Golden Goal ticket lasted but a minute, but as it was the
home side that opened the scoring, this was not a matter for
great mourning. The North Ferriby equaliser on 10 minutes was
less welcome. On 20 minutes Brighouse appealed for a penalty for
handball, which was denied. Nearby spectator opinion, from both
clubs, thought it might have been given, but JCFC was less
certain, as the ball had rebounded from the defender's leg. The
ball went out for a corner, which resulted in a ball into the
box and another penalty appeal. Those nearby were less convinced
this time - and JCFC was still noting the previous one, so
missed it. Mr Holmes, however, awarded the penalty and Brighouse
made it 2-1 on 22 minutes. They should have scored again five
minutes later, when allowed a clear run, but hit the post.
Ferriby had a man booked for a trip on 28 minutes, and drew
level from the spot on 38 minutes after a very gentle foul - but
a foul nonetheless. When Brighouse conceded a corner on 43
minutes, the outcome was all too predictable - and North Ferriby
went to the break with a 3-2 lead.
If it had been a lively first half, the second period offered
less in the way of excitement. An early yellow for the visitors
was as much as happened in the next quarter hour. On 63 minutes
a wild challenge by the visitors looked - and certainly sounded
- worthy of a red card, and Mr Holmes was immediate in his
agreement, a decision which did not produce many complaints. A
card for timewasting followed on 66 minutes, as Brighouse began
to believe that a recovery was possible. There was a yellow for
Brighouse on 76 minutes and - wonder of wonders - they
equalised on 81 minutes with a header from a corner, both of
those two elements being rarities. The visitors had a very good
long-throw expert, and as the rain came, someone emerged from
the bench with a towel to dry the ball at great length. Mr
Holmes surprisingly allowed this to pass without obvious
comment, but intervened promptly on the next occasion. The game
ended with the scores level, with Town still winless this
season, but equally unbeaten, so things could be much worse.
Mr Holmes moves well, looks quite imposing and had a number of
cheery words with players. He maintained a grasp of the game, so
fulfilled his contract, but again did not quite cause JCFC to
purr, though it is hard to say why not. Perhaps rain showers and
stardust do not mix. Doubtless Mr Beverley will have taken a
more detailed positive view - without the use of kid gloves.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2023/24
DIR By: JCFC
Date: August 20, 2023, 7:42 am
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With Brighouse's cup tie being at Colne, with JCFC doubtful as
to whether he could manage the long trek up the hill to the
ground, the choice was the fairly local
Saturday 19th August 2023
FA Cup Preliminary Round
Penistone Church 0 v 1 Prestwich Heys
Joshua Drake; Richard Trinder, Adam Baguley.
As RefWatcher rightly predicted, the originally appointed trio
(from the Wirral?) had been replaced by a more familiar
threesome. They were seated in the bar, shortly to be joined by
President Hackett, whose initial remarks were addressed to Mr
Trinder - by far the nearest to his own vintage.
A friend had spoken highly of Penistone's performance at Golcar,
but sadly they were unable to replicate their promising early
season form. The tone was set after just two minutes when they
had a free-kick for offside (awarded perhaps unnecessarily) and
took it short, were immediately under pressure and ended up
conceding a corner. For the next half hour the Church keeper was
called upon to make a number of saves, while the home side's one
decent chance was headed over the bar. Inevitably Heys' pressure
proved too much and they took the lead on 29 minutes. Mr Drake
was having a fairly straightforward time, but on 35 minutes
Church won a corner, and various Heys players questioned him as
one of their players was treated on the field. There were a
couple of yellow cards for Prestwich in the final minutes of the
half, one a particularly good spot for an off-the-ball offence.
Penistone no doubt got a wake-up call from their management at
half-time and started the second half well, but only for three
minutes as Heys once again took control. On 53 minutes the
visitors netted, but from an offside position. The home keeper
made another good save, but hopes were largely extinguished in
the 77th minute, when defensive misjudgments allowed Heys their
second. The Church number 7 saw yellow on 80 minutes. The only
slightly problematic moment arrived shortly afterwards, when a
degree of posturing following a foul led to a minor bout of
jostling. Mr Drake was not fooled by some (very) amateur
dramatics by the Heys number 7, instead showing yellows to the
home number 10 and the away number 14. Six minutes were added,
prompting one local to suggest that they could play till
tomorrow and still would not score. This was not far off the
mark, with the Heys defence looking very firm and the Church
attack somewhat bereft of ideas.
Both Mr Drake and Mr Trinder sported their S&H badges. Mr
Trinder handled the occasional whinges from the technical areas
- mainly from the Prestwich boss - with great good humour
throughout. This was the third sighting of Mr Drake: in the
first he had appeared promising, in the second, at Albion Sports
he had found things rather testing. In the "best of three" he
definitely came out on top. He looked and sounded assured; his
decisions were sharp and accurate; his movement was fine and he
communicated well, with the occasional smile in evidence. When
President Hackett headed for the Officials' Room, it will surely
have been to thank and congratulate them. It would be good to
think that Mr Drake should join the ranks of Level 3 before long
- if he performs like this every time, he surely must.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2023/24
DIR By: JCFC
Date: August 22, 2023, 9:41 am
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Monday 21st August 2023
NPL Premier Division
Bradford Park Avenue 2 v 0 Morpeth Town
Jamie Cann (Stockton); Haim Fiterman, Matthew Coles.
In the apparent absence of a programme, there remained the
stadium announcer to confirm the identity of AR1. Mr Fiterman
has hitherto possessed, like Jeanie, light brown hair, in ideal
quantities. The smiling gentleman warming up had the same fairly
diminutive stature - but a gleaming shaven pate: a charity stunt
perhaps?
Mr Cann showed a yellow card to a visiting defender in the 10th
minute, not the last occasion when the timing left uncertainty
as to whether it was for the foul or for some possible backchat.
He has fair hair and a more sturdy build: JCFC's fertile but
probably inaccurate imagination was reminded of former
Lancashire spinner, Jack Simmons. As such, his movement was not
remarkable, but after a Morpeth shot had gone across the BPA
goal, the home side broke rapidly from the corner and Mr Cann's
hard sprint kept him in a decent position as Avenue finished the
move and took the lead on the quarter hour. The home number 4
saw yellow on 28 minutes, followed shortly by a LONG lecture for
the Avenue number 8 and a yellow for the Morpeth number 8. The
card appeared again in added time before the break, the
recipient this time being the home number 5.
The second half began under quite a heavy shower, which
fortunately eased off. Midway through the half Avenue introduced
a lively sub. He was soon running into the corner of the area
when his foot slipped just enough for him to have to check,
earning him enough space to curl a splendid shot just inside the
far top corner. The yellow card was out again on 77 minutes -
this final time for the Morpeth number 5, after a good advantage
had been played, and though the visitors only just failed to
make contact with a low cross on 82 minutes, there was no
further scoring.
Mr Cann did a job, but the running track makes it difficult for
a referee to shine at the Horsfall Stadium, and this was no
exception: a satisfactory evening's work, but perhaps nothing
special.
There was a disappointment on reaching the bus stop; the usual
bus to Brighouse has been withdrawn, meaning a wait until 22.24
for the next one. A sign in the bus mentioned timetable changes
to respond better to customers' requirements. It is hard to see
how ending services on the 686/8 route at 21.37 achieves this!
#Post#: 67005--------------------------------------------------
Re: Pyramid Patrol 2023/24
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: August 22, 2023, 11:25 am
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Seeing such notices about "customers' requirements" is
infuriating when the specific desired requirement has been
removed. It puts me in mind of hapless shop workers who when
asked for a product inform me that it is no longer stocked. When
asked why , an inevitable response is " because there is no call
for it " at which point I have to try very hard to be courteous
and refrain from saying " that is palpably wrong, you blithering
idiot, because I am calling for it ". A more truthful response
of " not much call for it ", while still annoying, at least
probably contains a grain of truth.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2023/24
DIR By: Ref Watcher
Date: August 23, 2023, 4:09 am
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--- Quote from: Whistleblower link ---
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> Seeing such notices about "customers' requirements" is
infuriating when the specific desired requirement has been
removed. It puts me in mind of hapless shop workers who when
asked for a product inform me that it is no longer stocked. When
asked why , an inevitable response is " because there is no call
for it " at which point I have to try very hard to be courteous
and refrain from saying " that is palpably wrong, you blithering
idiot, because I am calling for it ". A more truthful response
of " not much call for it ", while still annoying, at least
probably contains a grain of truth.
>
--- End Quote ---
The most truthful response would be "because there is no profit
in it".
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2023/24
DIR By: JCFC
Date: August 23, 2023, 8:20 am
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--- Quote from: JCFC link ---
>
> Indeed, Boris10. The claims are in, so all being well I should
receive £24.35, leaving just the taxi fare as outlay.
>
--- End Quote ---
After a bit of toing and froing, I am happy that the claims have
been approved.
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