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       Female Assistants 
   DIR By: JohnCoyle
       Date: January 22, 2024, 3:31 pm
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       The Bradford City vs Doncaster Rovers BSM Trophy Quarter-Final
       match has two female assistant referees; Emily Carney and Lisa
       Rashid.
       Is this the first time that a men's competitive match between
       two EFL clubs has had two female ARs? I'm struggling to think of
       one.
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       Re: Female Assistants 
   DIR By: MCPridz
       Date: January 23, 2024, 4:28 am
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       --- Quote from: JohnCoyle link ---
       >
       > The Bradford City vs Doncaster Rovers BSM Trophy Quarter-Final
       match has two female assistant referees; Emily Carney and Lisa
       Rashid.
       >
       > Is this the first time that a men's competitive match between
       two EFL clubs has had two female ARs? I'm struggling to think of
       one.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Shame the referee isn’t female as well as that would of been
       definitely a first a full set of female officials on a men’s
       game
       #Post#: 74683--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Female Assistants 
   DIR By: SuffolkRef
       Date: January 23, 2024, 5:59 am
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       For some reason I had a match at Cheltenham in mind where this
       has happened previously.
       The link below has Amy Fearn and Sian Massey-Ellis having
       assisted Darren Sheldrake on a match between Cheltenham and
       Morecambe in November 2010.
  HTML https://www.worldfootball.net/report/league-two-2010-2011-cheltenham-town-morecambe-fc/
       I have yet to find anything else in relation to the assistants
       for that match.
       #Post#: 74691--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Female Assistants 
   DIR By: ajb95
       Date: January 23, 2024, 7:54 am
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       What happened to Amy fearn? She was around the non league scene
       for ages saw her a few times and thought she was one of the best
       at that level
       #Post#: 74696--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Female Assistants 
   DIR By: paulfootballfan
       Date: January 23, 2024, 9:27 am
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       --- Quote from: ajb95 link ---
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       > What happened to Amy fearn? She was around the non league
       scene for ages saw her a few times and thought she was one of
       the best at that level
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Still about officiating in women's matches.  Seen her ref a few
       times over the years in the WSL/Women's Championship, and was
       fourth official at the West Ham vs Spurs WSL match on Sunday
       evening that I was at.
       #Post#: 74710--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Female Assistants 
   DIR By: Ashington46
       Date: January 23, 2024, 11:25 am
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       --- Quote from: paulfootballfan link ---
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       > [quote author=ajb95 link=topic=5628.msg74691#msg74691
       date=1706018053]
       > What happened to Amy fearn? She was around the non league
       scene for ages saw her a few times and thought she was one of
       the best at that level
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Still about officiating in women's matches.  Seen her ref a few
       times over the years in the WSL/Women's Championship, and was
       fourth official at the West Ham vs Spurs WSL match on Sunday
       evening that I was at.
       [/quote]
       She received an MBE in the Honours List last June.
       #Post#: 74713--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Female Assistants 
   DIR By: AFAref
       Date: January 23, 2024, 12:25 pm
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       Miss (Amy) Rayner, as Mrs Fern was then known, was part of a
       team of 3 female officials in the Nationwide Conference (now
       National League Premier) last century! (August 1999), lining to
       Ms (Wendy) Toms, with Mrs (Janie) Frampton on the other line.
       #Post#: 74714--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Female Assistants 
   DIR By: bmb
       Date: January 23, 2024, 12:38 pm
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       Wendy Toms was my "if you see it, you can be it" role model back
       when I first qualified as a ref.
       #Post#: 74721--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Female Assistants 
   DIR By: EIREREF86
       Date: January 23, 2024, 4:53 pm
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       On a side note both Natalie Aspinall and Sian Massey Ellis seem
       to be operating in the Championship this season var appointments
       aside
       Personally find it a tad surprising give the recent
       announcements regarding the push for diversity from the powers
       that be, that two of the most capable female officials seem to
       be operating at a lower level. Any thoughts ?
       #Post#: 74722--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Female Assistants 
   DIR By: Smithy
       Date: January 23, 2024, 5:05 pm
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       --- Quote from: EIREREF86 link ---
       >
       > On a side note both Natalie Aspinall and Sian Massey Ellis
       seem to be operating in the Championship this season var
       appointments aside
       > Personally find it a tad surprising give the recent
       announcements regarding the push for diversity from the powers
       that be, that two of the most capable female officials seem to
       be operating at a lower level. Any thoughts ?
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Massey Ellis has been injured for a long while I believe.
       Aspinall…maybe now Allison & Welch have come along her
       marketability has dropped???
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