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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: JCFC
Date: October 2, 2018, 3:58 am
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It turned out to be a chilly evening for
Monday 1st October 2018
Evo-Stik Division 1 East
Brighouse Town 1 v 0 Stocksbridge Park Steels
Akeel Ahmed (West Riding); Majid Ali, Ian Thornton. (Wally
Hemingway)
What a shame that we are no longer treated to Geography lessons
in the form of referees' home towns and villages! Mr Ahmed is
another first season Level 3, though his appearance was not
quite as youthful as expected. Brighouse started in the form
shown on Saturday, keeping Steels in their own half for several
minutes. The pressure was finally relieved by a long kick from
the keeper's hands, which landed just outside the penalty area,
a Town defender being forced to concede a corner, which led to a
scramble in the home goalmouth before the danger was averted.
This was the start of a decent spell for the visitors, but
Brighouse came back, having several attempts blocked. Just
before the half hour, however, the Stocksbridge keeper did well
to get a hand to a Brighouse effort, but could only palm it to
an attacker who tapped in what turned out to be the only goal
of the evening. Two minutes later Mr Ahmed was involved in a
collision with a Stocksbridge player and came off second, going
down and requiring treatment to his leg. He was able to carry
on, but his movement grew more difficult as time passed. He
issued one yellow card, to the Steels' number 4 and their number
8 can consider himself lucky to get away with a warning for a
cynical foul. Though a couple of significant pushes in the back
went unpunished, Mr Ahmed had controlled matters well enough,
without being greatly tested, and had pounced on chirruping
early on, a move which always finds favour in this quarter.
After the break,it was no surprise, though, to see Mr Ali, a
slightly older official, take over in the middle, Mr Thornton
switching to benchside and Wally Hemingway taking over as AR2.
Brighouse almost added a second on 54 minutes, but a splendid
shot was turned away by an even better leaping save. That was as
near as the home side came in a scrappy second period which
Stocksbridge then dominated as the home defence began to wobble
under almost constant pressure. The visitors' finishing was not
particularly good and the home keeper made a couple of crucial
saves to prevent any score. Mr Ali was doing well enough,
dealing firmly with a chirrup from the Steels' number 10,
showing a yellow to the home number 5 for a "professional" foul
and towards the end to the Brighouse number 4, with what seemed
to be an indication of persistent infringement. His style,
however, made him look less assured than he probably was. The
board showing four minutes of added time was raised a couple of
minutes early, but 94 minutes was reached well before
Stocksbridge were awarded a free-kick in a dangerous position.
They failed to make the most of it and Brighouse scrambled it
away. The expected full-time whistle was not blown and Town took
the ball to the corner, at which point JCFC remarked that if the
referee had any sense he would blow for time: he did not and
probably now wishes he had. It was not clear quite what happened
in that corner, that section being concealed by fans making for
the exit, but there was something of a hiatus, with a degree of
argumentation. Was it a free-kick to Brighouse? Was it a
throw-in? Either way Steels were not happy. It seemed to be a
throw, the ball being thrown in straight at a Steels defender's
head a yard away. At this point Mr Ali belatedly blew for
full-time. The fun (using the term loosely) was not yet finished
as a skirmish broke out, a visiting coach/manager? came to shout
abuse at the officials and finally the Brighouse number 7 was
called back to receive a yellow card.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: JCFC
Date: October 3, 2018, 4:20 am
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A bus journey that seemed to take every possible side turning,
followed by difficulty in finding an entrance to the ground
meant a last-minute arrival at
Tuesday 2nd October 2018
FA Cup 2nd Round Qualifying
St Albans City 1 v 1 Corinthian Casuals
Michael Ryan (Worthing); Alex Bradley, Jack Oxenham.
The first priority was to acquire some sustenance - lunch having
been missed while travelling South. As these foreign parts do
not seem to have cottoned on to the delights of pie and peas
with mint sauce, JCFC was obliged to purchase a burger, which,
in fairness, was better than most of its kind.
The teams were led out by a tall, dark-haired youngish referee,
with a build that was deceptive: from in front or behind it
looked heavy, but sideways on turned out to be nothing of the
sort. He went on to demonstrate an awkward looking running style
- all elbows - but a highly effective one. AR1 was fair-haired
and boyish, AR2 darker.
JCFC was still wrestling with the aforementioned burger when the
first oddity arose, which is a disclaimer as to the accuracy of
the details. It appeared that Saints took a throw backwards
along the line and it bounced before entering the field of play.
Mr Ryan whistled, gave Casuals the throw, leaving most players
unsure as to what was happening and the Casuals thrower
uncertain as to where the throw should be taken. (As hinted,
though, it may have been a Casuals throw all along.) Saints were
very much on top for the first dozen minutes, but finally
Casuals made it into the opposition half, won a free-kick and
were disappointed to see a great shot come back off the post.
They had, though, developed a taste for life at the other end
and stayed there for some time, forcing one vital block from the
keeper.Saints, too, had a couple of chances before a 44th minute
free-kick was parried by the Casuals keeper, leaving the Saints
striker to turn the ball in to give his side the lead.
Casuals had played some good football and continued to do so in
the second half. They claimed a goal on 55 minutes, when the
keeper parried a shot upwards and then clawed it back, but the
assistant was not of the same opinion. There was a warning for
the Casuals number 7 at a free-kick ... to Casuals, harking
back, maybe,, to the previous claim. Casuals claimed a penalty
on the hour -rightly, it seemed, dismissed. On 85 minutes a
short but powerful cross from the right took a deflection and
looped over the stranded Saints keeper for the equaliser. There
were a couple of further moments of excitement, one at each end,
but the sides now go to a replay this weekend - when the next
round is due.
Mr Ryan's triage appeared very sound and there was never any
need for a card. He used his whistle well - a short peep can be
just as effective as a long blast in the right circumstances -
and remained unobtrusive throughout. It was a good evening's
work, with which he will be pretty happy - but one which makes
for an even more boring report than usual.
There was a longish wait for the bus, but this time the journey
went more quickly than anticipated. Now, Ware's the destination
for tonight..
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: October 3, 2018, 1:30 pm
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JCFC I am pleased you have made it to the city I call home. In
fact I very nearly went to this match last night but some
ludicrous work ethic made a very unexpected appearance in my
conscience which impelled me to stay in and complete some
preparation ready for today. I am glad your victuals were up to
standard; this being St Albans you were lucky not to have to
settle for gremolata ballotine with foam reduction and
courgette julienne with fennel dust
It's a quaint old ground isn't it?
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: JCFC
Date: October 4, 2018, 1:55 am
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--- Quote from: Whistleblower link ---
>
> It's a quaint old ground isn't it?
>
--- End Quote ---
Yes, indeed it is. Definitely one of the more attractive grounds
- once an entrance has been located!
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: JCFC
Date: October 4, 2018, 2:46 am
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Meanwhile the modern ground at Ware was rather soulless, not to
mention programmeless and worse still foodless for
Wednesday 3rd October 2018
Spartan South Midlands League Division 1
Brimsdown 0 v 3 Langford
Chris Turner (Ygiagam); Newton Gordon, James Morris.
Mr Turner not having emerged from a search of the previous site,
nor of Google, JCFC plucked up courage to ask the two officials
present where they came from. Mr Turner's reply of "All over the
place" was not very enlightening - it was to be hoped that his
refereeing would not earn a similar comment. Mr Morris
vouchsafed the information that he was virtually on the
doorstep, while Mr Gordon was subsequently located on the other
end of the referee's phone receiving instruction as to how to
get into the ground.
Langford were next to bottom of the table, but cut through the
Brimsdown defence to take the lead after just 2 minutes. On 9
minutes they put an attacker clear, he took the ball round the
keeper, who impeded him and the off-balance shot missed the
target. Mr Turner rightly brought play back for a free-kick and
opted for a yellow card - a defensible choice given that the
ball had been angling away from goal, though it must have been a
close-run thing. The best punishment followed immediately when
the keeper made a weak parry of the free-kick and an attacker
was on hand to add Langford's second. The keeper did better on
17 minutes, coming out well to block, and had no chance three
minutes later when a long cross was hammered home. Brimsdown
belatedly began to play and on 34 minutes hit the bar with an
overhead kick. Just before the end of the half they had the ball
rolling into the goal, until a defender slid in to turn it round
the post. Mr Turner lost Brownie points, with an extended wait
for the keeper to retrieve the ball and take a goal-kick before
blowing for half-time.
There were near things in the second half, each side rattling
the crossbar with a free-kick and a decent save from each
keeper. Langford conceded a penalty on 87 minutes, but a weedy
kick was comfortably saved. There was a late yellow for the
Brimsdown number 8 - in a blast from the past Mr Turner kept his
pencil down his sock.
He had no difficulty in controlling a regulation match, doing so
in an avuncular manner. His assistants were equally efficient,
though Mr Gordon, when twice trying to attract Mr Turner's
attention did not seem to remember his name and could only shout
"Ref, ref!"
And so back to the hotel to dine on an apple turnover,
previously laid in. And now for breakfast!
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: nemesis
Date: October 4, 2018, 3:59 am
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--- Quote from: JCFC link ---
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> Meanwhile the modern ground at Ware was rather soulless, not
to mention programmeless and worse still foodless for
>
> Wednesday 3rd October 2018
> Spartan South Midlands League Division 1
> Brimsdown 0 v 3 Langford
> Chris Turner (Ygiagam); Newton Gordon, James Morris.
>
>
>
--- End Quote ---
I think you'll find he's from Cheshunt.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: JCFC
Date: October 4, 2018, 7:17 am
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Thank you, nemesis. How he classed that as a long drive home,
goodness knows.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: nemesis
Date: October 4, 2018, 8:45 am
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--- Quote from: JCFC link ---
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> [quote author=Whistleblower link=topic=58.msg1449#msg1449
date=1538591414]
> It's a quaint old ground isn't it?
>
--- End Quote ---
Yes, indeed it is. Definitely one of the more attractive grounds
- once an entrance has been located!
[/quote]
Twenty five years ago, St Albans were denied promotion to the
Conference, due in part to the famous oak tree behind the goal.
They also cited inadequate turnstiles. That may not have changed
but the protected tree was chopped down 5 years later after
contracting a "mystery illness".
#Post#: 1479--------------------------------------------------
Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: October 4, 2018, 11:02 am
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Ah yes, the mystery illness known colloquially at Corrosive
Rusty Nail Syndrome
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: mutn3
Date: October 7, 2018, 6:13 am
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Staveley MW v Liversedge
NCEFL Premier
Att. 115
2:2
Referee: Lee Hibble
Well that was a surprise to me. I left thinking Staveley had
won 2:1 . Just goes to show that a half time Jimmy Riddle is
best taken at the start of the break, not at the end, but what
with it being cold, and of a certain age it was thought best to
delay, thus missing a 47th minute goal for Liversedge.
An easy match to officiate, and in the main of a style that
finds favour here, but constantly not getting a defensive wall
back more than eight yards, and allowing way too much Liversedge
dissent on Staveley attacking free kicks made me feel not so
much a laissez-faire, but of frailty.
This also showed itself where the Staveley Manager had three
right mouthfuls at the bench sided Assistant, something I could
hear word for word stood behind the goal. The referee, in
proximity ( thus having no need for an Assistant's input)
chose, surprise surprise, to do nothing.
They say, well I say, that a good referee only shows himself
when there is a right humdinger to referee. Mr Hibble, for all
his calmness, did not really raise him game when needed (in my
opinion).
I leave not really knowing if Mr Hibble is a good referee or
not. Much of his style did find favour, but that feeling of
weakness on occasions won't go away.
Match Difficulty 4/10
Mark 6/10
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