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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: mutn3
Date: October 20, 2018, 11:14 am
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Staveley 1 Athersley Rec 1
NCEFL
Att. 150+
Referee: Reece Davies of Derbyshire
Well there's one thing for sure. I wouldn't want Mr Reece to be
the only server behind a bar when there's a run on ale at " Last
Orders " ! The pace in which he got around to doing most things
was on the horizontal side of " laid back" !
With only a couple of points ( I nearly said pints 😊) to
raise. One a 69th minute free kick where he sold his Assistant
up the Swanee somewhat, as good as inviting him in on a free
kick, and then going the opposite way. His prerogative of
course, but not an easy sell to an already irate visitors
defence.
The other was allowing the visitors to crowd and question too
many times, though I acknowledge there were two of the five
cautions issued for such.
Those points made, this was as authoritative a performance as
I've seen . Mr Reece's decision making was sound yet
understated. He was fit, yet didn't burn the turf for the sake
of it, and he'd certainly turn a head down the South Coast way
if ever he enters Bmb territory, if dashing good looks count for
anything ! 😊
A tough old game, refereed with a calmness that ought to lead to
better things. Well done !
Referee 8/10
Game difficulty 8/10
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: JCFC
Date: October 21, 2018, 6:12 am
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Another Saturday, another strike ... though they say that this
is the final one of the series. In the words of Tom Paxton
"I believe, I do, I believe it's true,
I believe exactly what they tell me to.
I believe, I do, I believe it's true,
I'm a simple guy, I believe."
Choice of Cup Tie was again limited, but a combination of
Trans-Pennine and East Midlands trains (and a number 12 bus) led
to
Saturday 20th October 2018
FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round
Warrington Town 2 v 2 Halifax Town
Andrew Kitchen (Northumberland); Nick Hawksby, Steve Durnall.
4thers: Jonathan Maskrey.
Mr Hawksby's tonsorial shortcomings are well-known, so Mr
Durnall, in a kindly gesture, had come out in sympathy, going
berserk with the clippers, leaving himself looking somewhere
between gaunt and sinister. Mr Kitchen remained neatly
coiffured, in a tidy, but unremarkable way, creating doubts
about his potential presence onfield.
Any such doubts, though, were quickly dispelled. Halifax, two
divisions above their hosts, took the lead after 5 minutes,
through a header from a set-piece. A minor difference of opinion
between the home 7 and the visiting 3 was allowed to pass, but
Mr Kitchen took the first opportunity to have a most unobtrusive
calming word with each of them: JCFC was impressed. Warrington
claimed a penalty on 14 minutes - or at least their fans did -
but Mr Kitchen was as quick to wave them away as JCFC was to say
"No way." Five minutes later Warrington had a corner, the ball
fell to Halifax, who broke across half-way, before playing a
wretched pass, leaving Warrington back on the attack, the
Halifax keeper eventually making the save. Mr Kitchen's
sprinting and rapid change of direction kept him in touch
throughout. Midway through the half Halifax had a free-kick in
an attacking position and struck it well, but it went out off
the crossbar. Warrington were nevertheless looking the better
side and a brilliant volley finished off a decent build-up for a
25th minute equaliser, fully deserved. Halifax were looking
ragged - their fans were less polite in their assessment - and
just three minutes later a Warrington free-kick was heading for
the top corner when the keeper got a hand to tip it round the
post for a corner, which produced a further save, this time
going down on his knees. Mr Kitchen's orchestration had kept
things trouble-free, but on 32 minutes the Halifax number 11
(not popular with his fans) was late with a challenge and was
called for a warning. The cries of "Get him off, ref, he's
bloody hopeless" came unusually from his own team's supporters,
immediately countered by Warrington shouts of "Don't you dare,
ref, we want him kept on." The half finished with a succession
of Warrington corners, but the lead they deserved eluded them.
But not for long: Warrington took the lead on 48 minutes. Their
players raced to congratulate the scorer: nobody raced to
congratulate Mr Kitchen on an excellent advantage deep in the
Warrington half. He played another on the hour, but this time
the Halifax keeper managed to make the save. The home side
remained on top, but on 72 minutes Halifax broke out of nowhere
and a cross from the right produced the equaliser. As the sides
looked for a winner, the closing minutes produced three yellow
cards for attack-stopping offences, two for Halifax and one for
Warrington, but the tie goes to a replay at The Shay. JCFC was
pleased with the chance of one more FA Cup tie ... until the
appointments appeared.
Mr Kitchen's triage was excellent: he was not over-keen to award
unnecessary free-kicks, but was brisk and efficient when
required. His way of talking to players informally worked well
and the late cards were merited. It would not come as a surprise
if we were to hear more of this young man in the future - and it
would be welcome in this quarter.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: bmb
Date: October 21, 2018, 8:56 am
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--- Quote from: mutn3 link ---
>
> He was fit, yet didn't burn the turf for the sake of it, and
he'd certainly turn a head down the South Coast way if ever he
enters Bmb territory, if dashing good looks count for anything !
😊
>
--- End Quote ---
As if Missy bmb would ever be so shallow as to judge on looks
alone... [emoji56] Mr Kassai happens to be an excellent referee
as well as being top totty!! [emoji39]
Adds name Reece Davies to potential hotty list! The search for
Mr. K's replacement has started!!!
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: JCFC
Date: October 24, 2018, 4:04 am
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Two questions came to mind on the way to
Tuesday 23rd October 2018
FA Cup 4th Round Qualifying Replay
Halifax Town 2 v 0 Warrington Town
Andrew Miller (Co. Durham); John Mulligan, Scott Taylor. 4thers
Neil Howlett.
The first was "Could Halifax play as badly as they had on
Saturday?"; the second "Could Mr Miller dispel the reservations
JCFC had formed about his style?" The answer was the same in
each case: "Very nearly, but not quite."
The officials made a good start, all three appearing in long
sleeves. Any referee marching out alongside Mr Mulligan is
likely to appear tall, but in Mr Miller's case this was not an
illusion:he IS very tall. He has not (yet?) acquired his
father's hairstyle (or should that be vanishedintothinairstyle?)
and looks pretty imposing. He has a strong voice - from the back
of the stand the import of his words was not clear, but it was
impressive that the sound reached that far. From that vantage
position, too, it was impossible to discern the slightly
supercilious air detected, rightly or wrongly, some seasons
back. Greater maturity or merely a case of distance lending
enchantment to the view?
After a couple of Warrington forays Halifax took control. A foul
on 11 minutes by the Warrington number 5 drew a vigorous flag
from Mr Mulligan and a yellow card from Mr Miller. Three minutes
later Warrington failed to defend a corner and Halifax took the
lead, with five minutes of treatment for the visiting keeper
before the restart. The home side had a great chance a minute
later, but put it wide. Halifax remained on top, Warrington
defended bravely with a number of defensive blocks - a triple
one in stoppage time - while the best opening fell to the home
winger who lifted the ball over the keeper, but also over the
goal. And then came half-time...
JCFC struggled to find an adjective to describe the third
quarter: "dire" came to mind, but did not quite do justice to
the awfulness of the play as pass after pass was misdirected -
including two Halifax free-kicks taken across the field straight
to an opponent. In the course of all this the Wire number 8
received a "no more" warning, their number 7 went one better
with a yellow card for a foul, which then produced an admonition
for their number 10 for chirruping. At the end of this period
came a surprisingly tidy move by Halifax ending with a nicely
taken second goal.AS the fourth quarter began, Mr Miller seemed
apologetic at not allowing an advantage - either that or he was
posing for an advert for a heartburn remedy. Mr Mulligan's flag
was again waving merrily on 81 minutes: this time it was the
home number 10 who received a yellow card. A spot of chuntering
earned the Warrington number 2 an interview with Mr Miller on 88
minutes. As added time was about to start the Halifax number 7
was barged over as the ball ran out for a goal-kick. Mr Miller
was close to the spot - he usually was - but perhaps might have
been even quicker to sense a possible reaction coming, though he
intervened quickly once it did. Fortunately other players
prevented anything serious developing. Mr Miller wanted a
calming word with the two players, who merely walked away. Four
blasts later, they had reached halfway and Mr Miller had had
enough, with the Halifax number 7 and the Wire number 2 both
seeing yellow. It was at least an improvement on Mr Riley's
craven reaction to being ignored by Ashley Cole. Added time
brought one more yellow - for the home number 10 - with an
indication of previous offences being taken into consideration.
Mr Miller's decision-making appeared sound enough, his movement
was good, with reverse gear engaged on occasions and it was
pleasing to see him clearing other players away when dealing
with misconduct. Overall a decent evening's work and he even
shared a friendly drink with the injured keeper while he was
awaiting treatment. Somehow, though, there remains a vague
feeling that he is not quite as adept at keeping players onside
(metaphorically) as, say, Mr Kitchen had been on Saturday. It
must be a false impression, though, as he has moved up through
the ranks over the years.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: whistle_stop_tour
Date: October 24, 2018, 5:08 am
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--- Quote from: JCFC link ---
>
> AS the fourth quarter began, Mr Miller seemed apologetic at
not allowing an advantage - either that or he was posing for an
advert for a heartburn remedy.
>
--- End Quote ---
I absolutely love your reports JCFC, they paint a fantastic
picture!
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: October 24, 2018, 5:35 am
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Perhaps a fan of Uriah Rennie ?
I'll get my coat :-[
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: JCFC
Date: October 24, 2018, 10:46 am
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--- Quote from: JCFC link ---
>
> Another Saturday, another strike ... though they say that this
is the final one of the series. In the words of Tom Paxton
>
> "I believe, I do, I believe it's true,
> I believe exactly what they tell me to.
> I believe, I do, I believe it's true,
> I'm a simple guy, I believe."
>
--- End Quote ---
And now the Saturday strikes have been extended until the 10th
November! This coming weekend poses no problem as I shall be in
Germany, but the following Saturday the choice of Vase match
will be complicated once more.
#Post#: 1916--------------------------------------------------
Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: Tweed
Date: October 24, 2018, 1:29 pm
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We had Richard Hulme of Somerset FA up refereeing Motherwell
u20s v Sligo a couple of weeks ago, he was absolutely excellent
throughout. Only used a card once if I remember right and was
correct, managed the game well. Very impressive.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: JCFC
Date: November 4, 2018, 7:27 am
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With the Saturday strikes ongoing, it was three buses that led
to
Episode 8
FA Vase 2nd Round
Silsden 3 v 1 Bedlington Terriers
Samuel Ross (Durham); Mark Bell, Kevin Patterson.
Young Mr Ross - the guess would be on the uphill slope of his
twenties - looked smart, but is obviously rather shy, as having
claimed his welcome brew, he led his team back to the sanctuary
of his changing room. In the course of his warm-up, however, he
engaged a couple of times in a bit of by-play with officials or
players of each side.
Bedlington made the ideal start, taking the lead within two
minutes through an excellent shot. They cut through the Silsden
defence three minutes later, but the home keeper took the ball
off the attacker's toes. After a shaky start, Silsden steadied
and created a couple of great openings of their own, both
falling to their number 10, who put the first one wide and lost
the second through a clunking first touch. They continued to
enjoy the bulk of possession and dominated in terms of position,
though Bedlington always looked a potential threat on the break.
There were several fouls by Bedlington - and one naughty-looking
Silsden reaction - that must have had Mr Ross thinking about a
card - and the visiting number 10 might have been the prime
candidate - though there was nothing that absolutely demanded
one. At the interval the Bedlington coach wanted a word with Mr
Ross, while Silsden officials were bemused, rather than angry,
at the difference in tolerance level between Mr Ross and the
officials they encounter in the NWCFL.
Two minutes after the restart, however, Mr Ross found his yellow
card, for a tug back by the Bedlington number 2. Bedlington had
a good spell, with a shot blocked on the line and then a good
save from the Silsden keeper. Silsden put a header wide on 55
minutes and almost immediately the Bedlington number 4 escaped a
card for pulling back an attacker. Silsden drew level on 61
minutes with a strong header from a free-kick and added a second
just three minutes later. The Bedlington number 8 was spoken to
for a little nibble at the keeper, and their number 7 received a
yellow card for dissent at the award of a goal-kick when a shot
hit the post - there was a strong suspicion in the stand that
the keeper had indeed got a finger to the ball. Silsden's number
10 was in on goal again and turned a defender inside out only to
blast the ball over the goal. Silsden's third, on 78 minutes,
was followed by a yellow for the Bedlington number 12, who
overdid protests to the assistant. On 83 minutes a nasty-looking
two-footed challenge by the Bedlington number 7 led to a group
scuffle, with a correct red for the offender and a yellow for
the Silsden man's reaction. A wild challenge saw a yellow for
the visiting number 6 - it could almost have been more - and on
88 minutes there was nothing more than a free-kick when the
visiting number 5 pushed an opponent over. Silsden were thankful
in added time when a shot once again rattled the frame of their
goal.
Bedlington had not endeared themselves with their approach, the
Ancient Sages becoming rather more gladiatorial in their
comments than is usual, and neutrals were unimpressed by the
visiting fan who chose to abuse AR2 in terms that were more
descriptive of himself. Mr Ross had done reasonably well on the
whole, though could possibly have imposed himself rather more
earlier on. His movement and adjustment were first rate, with
excellent use of reverse and sideways gears, and his recognition
of fouls seemed accurate enough, though there was a possible
inconsistency in his use of further sanctions. A decent
afternoon's work, but not yet one to have JCFC purring.
Of the twelve Northern teams going through to the next round,
six are from the Northern League, five from the NWCFL and only
one from NCEFL. Please may the strikes have ended by December
1st - though they probably won't.
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Re: Pyramid Patrol 2018/19
DIR By: JCFC
Date: November 6, 2018, 3:56 pm
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The quiet man of West Riding refereeing was in charge of
Monday 5th November 2018
West Riding County Cup 2nd Round
Brighouse Town 5 v 1 Bradford Park Avenue
Jamie Rhodes (Normanton); Michael Brownsett, Darius Bradley.
Mr Rhodes does, in fact, use a fair degree of patter, but unlike
some of his more ebullient colleagues, does not project it
greatly. Given the nature of the encounter, his work was just
what was required.
Brighouse opened the scoring after 5 minutes, with a well-struck
free-kick. Not to be outdone, an Avenue defender decided to get
on the scoresheet four minutes later, thus doubling the home
side's lead. Avenue played some nice if rather lightweight
football and the Town keeper made one decent save. Brighouse
came back, with Avenue blocking an effort, but on 24 minutes a
shot from outside the area produced their third goal. Avenue's
next attack, however, ended with a high cross easily headed home
to make it 3-1. There were a couple of near things before the
break: Brighouse netted but were offside, then an Avenue shot
bounced down off the bar, but was deemed not to have crossed the
line - correctly, no doubt.
Avenue seemed to have lost heart and Brighouse spent most of the
second period on the attack. A rather scrappy fourth goal came
midway through and a fifth, well-constructed from a throw by the
keeper just before the end. An entertaining game, at least for
home fans, and one which offered no problems for Mr Rhodes, who
was as sound as usual in his judgement.
Meanwhile today has brought a trip to a birthday meal at the
Assheton Arms - with the discovery en route that the Saturday
rail strikes are to continue for the rest of the year. >:(
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