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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: September 16, 2018, 1:43 pm
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blimey is indeed the word. I should say a lot of time and a
vast amount of money has gone into effecting such a
transformation !
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: JCFC
Date: September 17, 2018, 4:33 am
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The homeward journey was broken to allow a visit to
Episode 4
Saturday 15th September 2018
FA Vase 2nd Round Qualifying
Northallerton Town 1 v 2 Steeton
Givi Todua (Sunderland); Ryan Bird, Peter Quinn.
JCFC arrived before the programmes, but nevertheless enjoyed his
encounter with a blonde in the clubhouse. The officials arrived
duly suited and booted though the referee had no tie - what is
the world coming to? Before getting changed he made his way out
onto the pitch to make a phone call. Could this have been to
check that the announcement that was subsequently made (the
match to be decided on penalties) was in order? The programmes
arrived, but neither they nor the PA announcer mentioned the
officials, so reliance is placed on aaa's listings (for which
many thanks once again.) The programme also hoped that Steeton
would enjoy their visit to Yorkshire - goodness knows where the
editor thinks Steeton is!
Mr Todua must be one of the few Muscovites to have acquired a
North-Eastern twang. He is lean and wiry in appearance -
definitely more Putin than Khrushchev - with short hair thinning
at the back and an initially mean look relieved by a radiant
smile. AR1 was of normal build, with blond highlights; AR2
seemed very young and could be politely described as chunky, and
spent time when the ball was out of play in happy conversation
with supporters. The referee was badgeless, AR2 had his normal
referee badge, AR1 raising the tone with his Durham one.
Northallerton were expected to prove the stronger side, with
Steeton new to this level, and so, it seemed, they were - until
the 15th minute when a Steeton forward controlled the ball on
his chest and lashed it impressively into the net. A diving
header four minutes later doubled their lead. The home side
continued to have the territorial advantage,but were thwarted by
some desperate defending, a deflection and in the 31st minute a
clearance by a defender arriving just as the ball was rolling
into an empty net. On 39 minutes, however, Steeton gave the ball
away just inside the Town half and the home side were left to
run on and score. The closing minutes of the half produced a
save be each keeper - the Steeton one eventually helping him
earn the man of the match award.
Five minutes into the second half, Mr Todua called the Town
number 2 for a word, but the player chuntered and Mr Todua
suddenly converted it to a yellow card and dashed away - an
unusual, if quite welcome, course of action. Northallerton
continued to huff and puff to no effect - the nearest they came
to scoring being on 63 minutes when a defender blasted over from
6 yards - fortunately for him as he was facing his own goal at
the time. There was a correct yellow for the Town number 4, a
decent save by their limping keeper and surprisingly no yellow
for their number 10 for pulling back an attacker just outside
the box. In the end Northallerton proved to be gracious losers.
Steeton survive to fight another day.
Mr Todua was something of an enigma. For a fit-looking young man
his movement seemed rather limited, maintaining a central path
and not working particularly deep. Nevertheless he got the
decisions right - whatever the noisy handful of home fans behind
the goals thought - and his control was effective, which is the
important thing. Somehow, however, he didn't quite look fully
engaged, with a relaxed approach very different to that of most
young officials. There were occasions when it might have been
wiser to have taken up position closer to play - late moments
when the ball was taken to the corner being an obvious example -
and others when in speaking to players on the hoof, he turned
away from the play, which might have been risky, but fortunately
was not on this occasion. It would be interesting to watch him
in action in a year's time to see how he has developed. The
potential certainly seems to be there.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: JCFC
Date: September 17, 2018, 7:24 am
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The journey from Brighouse to Barnsley via Wakefield Kirkgate
went well, JCFC arriving some three quarters of an hour before
kick-off for
Episode 5
Sunday 16th September 2018
FA Vase 2nd Round Qualifying
Worsbrough Bridge Athletic 0 v 2 Squires Gate
Jamie MacLeod; Piotr Zak, Ryan Henger.
In fact information soon arrived, courtesy of the League
Chairman's faithful retainer, (good to hear that he is carrying
on as an assistant, by the way) that the visitors were stuck on
the M62, leading to a threatened delay of an hour. There had
clearly been a change of referee, as instead of the advertised
Mr Cogill, there was a tall, slim young man, resembling the lead
in a romantic comedy - played, perhaps, by a youthful Nigel
Havers. It transpired that only the surname had been changed.
The visitors landed at 15.08 and thanks to the good offices of
all concerned the match kicked off at 15.45. At this point all
three officials were suitably badged, though in the case of the
happy-looking Mr Zak, this adornment was to last but a couple of
minutes. If he thought by this to set some sort of brevity
record, JCFC must disappoint him: a young assistant from
Nottinghamshire managed to lose his county badge at Emley while
walking out, had it picked up for him, replaced it and lost it
again before kick-off before deciding to give up the struggle.
The visitors came close after just 4 minutes, hitting the post
from a free-kick for handball but blasting the rebound way off
target. Little happened, though on 26 minutes the Briggers
keeper did well to cling onto a decent header. Both managers
were regularly shouting "Keep the ball!" - give or take a few
expletives - but neither set of players seemed able, or even
willing, to oblige. On 43 minutes the Briggers right back
misjudged (another) long ball, leaving the Gate number 10 to run
from near half-way to score. The Worsbrough number 7 received a
lecture before the break for excessive chirruping, being called
back when he tried to depart with Dr MacLeod still in full flow.
He was obviously slow on the uptake, as four minutes into the
second half a further bleat saw him receive a yellow card. On
three quarter time Gate netted again, but from an offside
position. A late tackle by the home number 17 correctly drew a
yellow card on 76 minutes, but the Gate number 7, who overdid
his reaction in defence of his colleague might well have
received a more formal extended warning. There was a word of
warning for the Gate number 8, who was almost immediately the
recipient of a retaliatory foul by the home number 8 - this one
rightly punished with a yellow. Things were becoming more
fraught in the closing stages and on 88 minutes there was an
outbreak of fisticuffs, leading both assistants to come to the
aid of the party. Dr MacLeod cleared the area well, had a
lengthy discussion with the assistants - Mr Henger in best "They
shall not lip-read" style - calling the home numbers 2 and 12,
showing the yellow card, and then summoning the visiting 2 and
11 for similar treatment. The way he handled this was very good
indeed. There remained stoppage time - eight minutes of it. The
banter between the bosses, which had been amicable, grew rather
less so as Worsbrough pressed for the equaliser, a massive
chance from close in being rolled past the post. Seven minutes
into the added time, Briggers had a corner, the keeper went up
for it, a claim for a handball penalty was turned down and a
Gate forward was put clear to race away and roll the ball into
the empty net. The visiting boss was unwise in his cheering -
taunting even - and a degree of animosity resulted, and he
became involved in a fair amount of jostling with home players
at the final whistle. Dr MacLeod had to receive the handshakes,
while peering anxiously at developments elsewhere.
For the most part the officials had had a pretty straightforward
game - once it got started - and had done a decent job. Dr
MacLeod did not seem to favour width - a growing trend - but
used his sprint intelligently in anticipation of, rather than
reaction to, developments. His manner was friendly, with regular
smiles. The velvet glove was perfect - maybe the iron fist could
have been threatened a shade sooner. A good afternoon's work
nevertheless.
With the final whistle coming at 17.40, the next bus was not
until 18.25, with further delays at Barnsley railway station and
Huddersfield bus station, meaning home was not reached until
20.45 - not impressive, when a crow would only have had 18 miles
to fly. It had been a long afternoon, and in truth a pretty poor
match, though the Bridge ground does have a reasonably
attractive setting looking out onto the trees and both the
waiting time and the journey were enhanced by conversation with
a pleasant couple from Lockwood. They may think differently,
however!
Apologies finally if Dr MacLeod is really a McLeod or even a
Macleod - the programme dutifully listed the officials' names,
but by a strange coincidence all three were apparently called
"Insert Name."
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: JCFC
Date: September 18, 2018, 2:36 pm
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There were surprises in store when JCFC arrived at
Monday 17th September 2018
Integro League Cup
Brighouse Town 1 v 0 Ossett United
Danny Guest (Rotherham); Adam Ward, Ellis Mills.
The first surprise came on seeing the names of the officials in
the programme, having forgotten that Mr Guest, seen often over
the years on the line, had been promoted to Level 3 for this
season. The second came on entering the clubhouse: not only had
they run out of Smarties, but having an Observing tutorial was a
much-liked referee from the recent past, who had chosen the
lining path. It was impossible to tell whether his socks were
pulled up over his knees. The third came when the officials
warmed up: last season Mr Mills was described as a tallish,
slim, brown-haired and bearded young man, but neither of the
first two adjectives seemed to apply in comparison with the
gangling Mr Ward.
As predicted, both teams fielded less than full strength sides
(though the Brighouse time bomb was still playing) and there had
been meetings between the clubs' top brass to ensure that there
would be no repetition of the toxic atmosphere with which the
unlucky Mr Hible was faced just three weeks ago. Just to make
sure, however, Mr Guest awarded a couple of slightly harsh
free-kicks in the opening minutes, accepted with minimal demur.
Thereafter the players got on with a fluid game, which was
always entertaining. The Ossett number 4 received a yellow card
on 26 minutes and when there was a reckless challenge on the
touchline, Mr Guest was in immediately to forestall the
threatened reaction, number 6 receiving Ossett's second - and
final - card of the evening. United were the stronger side, but
Town had a couple of late chances in the first half, the Ossett
keeper clawing a header round the post in added time.
The visitors came closer again in the second period, the Town
captain giving the ball away, but the third-choice keeper bailed
him out well. There was one brief moment of dispute, Mr Mills
flagging correctly for offside leading Ossett players to query
briefly the decision to pull back a looked-for advantage - but
it was only briefly. Ossett looked the likelier winners, the
ball passing across the face of the goal without a touch, and an
appeal for a penalty for handball was decisively turned down,
Ossett's appeals quickly subsiding. As stoppage time approached
- JCFC must have miscalculated the starting time of the second
half - it took a super save by the keeper, who had an excellent
game - to keep United at bay, followed shortly by a desperate
Town clearance. Just as JCFC was celebrating having drawn 0-0 in
the golden goal competition, the home side scrambled a late
winner. Two further minutes were played, but Town clung on for
an unlikely win.
Mr Guest drew plaudits from spectators and rightly so. His
movement was superb, not only from end to end, where he kept up
well with rapid breaks, but from side to side - even in the
first half he was taking no chances by following in whenever the
ball was in the corner. He benefited from the cooperative
attitude of the players - even the time bomb was pretty
well-behaved - (what would Mr Hible not have given for that?) so
was not greatly tested in the end. His vocal input was nothing
out of the ordinary, but he handled the match firmly (insofar as
firmness was required) and without fuss, in an excellent
evening's work. Even the two assistants drew praise from my
colleague - a rarity indeed.
Curiously, as spectators threaded their way through the car
park, sound of an altercation drifted over the wall: had the
fuse detonated?
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: Exref45
Date: September 19, 2018, 3:56 am
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The denial of the penalty claim in the 79th minute cost me the
golden goal >:( Correct decision though IMO.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: JCFC
Date: September 23, 2018, 8:40 am
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The options for the next round of the cup were again restricted
by the weekly strike on Northern Rail. The original idea had
been to head for Darlington, but as that club's website seemed
to suggest that no seating was available, that was changed in
favour of a more hospitable environment. Two questions
presented themselves: Could the home team repeat their heroics
of the previous round and would the referee live up to his
illustrious (for JCFC, anyway) surname? The answers proved to be
a resounding "no" and a more moderate "not quite" at
Saturday 22nd September 2018
FA Cup 2nd Round Qualifying
Staveley Miners' Welfare 0 v 4 Guiseley
Jack Nield (Northwich/Liverpool?); Alistair Nelson, Ashley
Allen.
As JCFC arrived, three smartly-suited young men were in the
middle if the field, listening at length with unconvincingly
feigned interest to a balding gentleman who was holding forth -
with interest! At one point they appeared to make a bid for
freedom, but were halted for a further instalment. Eventually
they were able to head for their sanctum - followed by the said
gentleman. As he was never spotted thereafter, it may be that
his dismembered body will one day be found. Emerging for the
start of the match, they were equally smart: well badged, with
AR2's (slightly older-looking than his young colleagues) looking
from a distance like an Army FA one.
The early skirmishes offered little of note - other than a throw
reversed after 9 minutes for pinching further yards after being
stopped. It is surprising that this does not happen more often:
only one other example springs to mind. Guiseley, 3 steps
higher, were obviously rather stronger and before long the
Trojans were under siege. In the end no wooden horse was
required to penetrate their defence, a 35th minute free-kick
being headed towards goal, half-cleared but fired back in to put
Guiseley ahead. There was almost a second just before the break,
the home keeper making an excellent parry, quickly followed by
an offside flag.
It had been a very quiet first half for Mr Nield, with just one
little moan from Guiseley in the last minute, but he was soon
called into action after the restart, showing a yellow to the
Guiseley number 7, for an over-optimistic challenge as the
keeper dived to collect the ball. The visitors' second came on
55 minutes, when the keeper could not cling onto the ball and it
was hammered in off the woodwork. There had been a number of
prompt stoppages for head injuries, but when one home player
went down immediately from the kick-off, play was allowed to
continue for some time. Things briefly became a little more
heated shortly afterwards, with a couple of instances of tangles
turning into wrestling throws. Mr Nield played a good advantage
for Guiseley just after the hour, but surprisingly, perhaps, did
not feel the need to have a word with the Trojans' offender.
Guiseley received another yellow card, their number 16 being the
culprit this time. The third goal came on 74 minutes. a corner
being headed on and flicked in with ease. It was now Staveley's
turn to acquire a couple of yellow cards - both correct - before
Guiseley added a fourth goal in added time.
Mr Nield appears to be in his mid twenties, trim and very light
on his feet. Guiseley were a step above his usual pay grade, but
he handled the game well, though there were a couple of
free-kick awards that appeared from afar to fall into the "He's
ended up on the ground so must have been fouled" category. He
was possibly not the most vociferous of officials, but did not
need to be. It was a very decent afternoon's work (for his
colleagues too) but not quite one to wow this writer as much as
his namesake did at this level. Next time, maybe?
Penury and indolence, not necessarily in that order, have
stopped JCFC from making the trip to Evesham today - and sadly
the list of replays does not seem to offer anything accessible.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: QuoCob
Date: September 23, 2018, 5:58 pm
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Good badge spot, the old eyesight isn't diminishing... 8)
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: JCFC
Date: September 24, 2018, 4:44 am
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It is good to have the confirmation ... though many would
disagree with the second half of your post...
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: JCFC
Date: September 30, 2018, 6:01 am
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... while the remainder would argue that it was never much good
in the first place.
The Trophy is not a favourite competition, but did offer a
chance to revisit, after too long an interval, a much-liked
ground, there to sample one of their excellent pies (the twinkle
of the Longdendale Lights being ignored being only available in
plastic) and to enjoy watching
Saturday 29th September 2018
FA Trophy Extra Preliminary Round
Glossop North End 0 v 2 Brighouse Town
Jonathan Maskrey (Somewhere in Arnold Bennett country?);
Benjamin Stott, Bradley Tonks.
My colleague has frequently commented sadly at Brighouse matches
that it is like watching men against boys. So it was on this
occasion, but this time it was Glossop who took the role of the
boys. There was early puzzlement as a Brighouse defender chested
the ball, let it run out for a corner and then claimed a
goal-kick, returning for words with the assistant after the
corner had been cleared. Even the one-eyed Brighouse old codgers
could find no rationale behind this. Town then survived a
penalty appeal for a little nudge in the back - decisively
rejected by Mr Maskrey. The same assistant was now on the
receiving end of complaints from the home side. Brighouse then
took control and came close a couple of times. A throw midway
through the half was wrongly awarded to Brighouse, a decision
led by the referee, which did not prevent the unfortunate
assistant who followed the lead from receiving abuse from the
vicinity of the home dugout for the rest of the half - mostly,
but not wholly, undeserved. Mr Maskrey was otherwise precise in
his decisions and had little to exercise him, other than a
lecture for a Glossop player who tried to interfere with a
free-kick and the odd brief word in passing. By the half hour,
though, he did begin to look a little hot. Brighouse remained on
top, finding a lot of space behind - and among - the Glossop
defence but could not find the net.
At the interval a Glossop fan commented that I must be feeling
unlucky that Town were not ahead: disappointed, maybe, but
unlucky - no, as chances had not been taken.
Six minutes into the second half, however, the Glossop defence
left a high ball and the hard-working Brighouse number 9 nipped
in to slot it under the keeper. If there was an element of
opportunism about the first goal, the second, a few minutes
later, came from an excellent crossfield ball from the right
wing, controlled by the left winger, who coolly gave the keeper
no chance. They came close a couple more times - once lifting
the ball over from inside the goal area, once hitting the bar,
but only a fumble by their keeper created a momentary danger,
quickly resolved as he redeemed himself with a good save from
the corner.
It was a good game for visiting fans to watch and Mr Maskrey had
a fairly easy ride, but did what he needed to do without fuss
and with a pretty high level of accuracy overall, with much less
contestation than in most encounters. He will doubtless have
enjoyed his afternoon - and will be hoping for two equally
cooperative sides in his next match.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: Acme Thunderer
Date: October 2, 2018, 3:14 am
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Saturday 29th September
Grantham v Whitby, Evo Stick Premier
Ref: K Saunby, ARs: C Armond and C Harper
M'learned friend attended this match and reports:
"Attended the South Kesteven Stadium on Saturday for above Evo
Stik Prem clash.
Very impressed with Whitby in first half. Much, good, incisive
football, nice passing movements, 2 up in first half hour, could
easily have been more. Also hit woodwork, and a little more
composure in front of goal could have put them out of sight.
Grantham offered little threat, but got a goal back before HT
due to poor marking.
We then had classic game of two halves. Not sure how much down
to half time team talk from Grantham boss Ian Culverhouse (once
of Norwich C.) but Whitby completely lost their grip, seemed to
go long ball rather than the passing game that had worked so
well for them, and not a huge surprise to see equaliser around
the hour mark. Still thought the'd at least get a point, but to
the anguish of their dozen or so fans, Tom Siddons (just signed
from Spalding Utd) scored the winner on his debut on 90+4.
Massive blow to Whitby, who knew they should never have lost.
For Whitby, McWilliams (FB) and Modal (striker) both looked
capable of performing at a higher level.
Ref Mr K Saunby. A bit above average I'd say, 6/10. The pen he
gave for handball for the first Whitby goal was a bit harsh I
felt, but of course you miss replays for these incidents at this
level, and couldn't be 100% sure. Otherwise did not have much in
the way of tricky decisions to have to deal with, yellow card to
Whitby player looked justified. Certainly appeared competent.
One lino not up to scratch though, failed to keep up with play a
few times, especially in first half."
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