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Re: Final League Matches – Sat 27th APR 2024
DIR By: TheThingFromLewes
Date: April 28, 2024, 5:24 am
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I wonder if Lewis Snith might get another PL game this season,
especially if there are dead rubbers on the last day.
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Re: Final League Matches – Sat 27th APR 2024
DIR By: Acme Thunderer
Date: April 28, 2024, 5:33 am
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--- Quote from: Ryanellis link ---
>
> [quote author=elbee94 link=topic=5943.msg79030#msg79030
date=1714293012]
> Similar story to the above for Lewis Smith and team yesterday
in front of the cameras for Colchester vs Crewe. Not a
particularly eventful game for him to manage, but kept things
ticking along as needed with a few clear cautions. I was worried
about his inexperience with such a crucial match for both sides,
but credit to him, he looked fully confident and capable in the
middle. He seemed to take quite a hands off approach, not being
too firm with addressing timewasting or positions of the throw
in takers for example, but that style was fine for this
particular game.
>
> Any result in the end didn’t matter for either team and whilst
I thought Colchester deserved to come away with the win, maybe
that late Crewe equaliser will be a bit of a boost for the
playoffs. Best of luck to our Alex supporters over the next few
weeks and happy to see my U’s back for another season in the
fourth tier!
>
--- End Quote ---
I was in that away end and my god, I was checking my phone every
30 seconds to see the Barrow score. If they scored again and we
didn’t, we would’ve been out of the play offs! So it really was
a sigh of relief when we scored and I can even see myself on TV
😂
Onto the game - Lewis was excellent imo. As you said, looked
confident and in control. He got every KMI correct albeit there
wasn’t many!
Congratulations to Colchester on staying up. As I said to my
parents, Colchester are a club that I never hear trouble from
and are a family club with a good youth academy (I believe) like
us so for you to go down would’ve been very unfair.
[/quote]
Sounds good. I don't have Sky but a friend was saying that the
standards were awful and I'm not talking about Lewis and team
either. Maybe Sky should have gone to MKD v Sutton instead. I
don't think Donnies will be quaking in their boots at the
prospect of another visit to Gresty Road, but you never know.
Will Sky be there? I recall attending the last playoff
semi-final at Gresty Road when the referee was Michael Naylor. A
good referee and his loss to injury was a blow to refereeing. I
suspect we shall be seeing an SG2 on Monday week, but we shall
no doubt be finding out for sure in the next few days.
#Post#: 79043--------------------------------------------------
Re: Final League Matches – Sat 27th APR 2024
DIR By: Ryanellis
Date: April 28, 2024, 6:03 am
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--- Quote from: Acme Thunderer link ---
>
> [quote author=Ryanellis link=topic=5943.msg79033#msg79033
date=1714294805]
> [quote author=elbee94 link=topic=5943.msg79030#msg79030
date=1714293012]
> Similar story to the above for Lewis Smith and team yesterday
in front of the cameras for Colchester vs Crewe. Not a
particularly eventful game for him to manage, but kept things
ticking along as needed with a few clear cautions. I was worried
about his inexperience with such a crucial match for both sides,
but credit to him, he looked fully confident and capable in the
middle. He seemed to take quite a hands off approach, not being
too firm with addressing timewasting or positions of the throw
in takers for example, but that style was fine for this
particular game.
>
> Any result in the end didn’t matter for either team and whilst
I thought Colchester deserved to come away with the win, maybe
that late Crewe equaliser will be a bit of a boost for the
playoffs. Best of luck to our Alex supporters over the next few
weeks and happy to see my U’s back for another season in the
fourth tier!
>
--- End Quote ---
I was in that away end and my god, I was checking my phone every
30 seconds to see the Barrow score. If they scored again and we
didn’t, we would’ve been out of the play offs! So it really was
a sigh of relief when we scored and I can even see myself on TV
😂
Onto the game - Lewis was excellent imo. As you said, looked
confident and in control. He got every KMI correct albeit there
wasn’t many!
Congratulations to Colchester on staying up. As I said to my
parents, Colchester are a club that I never hear trouble from
and are a family club with a good youth academy (I believe) like
us so for you to go down would’ve been very unfair.
[/quote]
Sounds good. I don't have Sky but a friend was saying that the
standards were awful and I'm not talking about Lewis and team
either. Maybe Sky should have gone to MKD v Sutton instead. I
don't think Donnies will be quaking in their boots at the
prospect of another visit to Gresty Road, but you never know.
Will Sky be there? I recall attending the last playoff
semi-final at Gresty Road when the referee was Michael Naylor. A
good referee and his loss to injury was a blow to refereeing. I
suspect we shall be seeing an SG2 on Monday week, but we shall
no doubt be finding out for sure in the next few days.
[/quote]
Yes sky are there for both legs.
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Re: Final League Matches – Sat 27th APR 2024
DIR By: Boz
Date: April 28, 2024, 6:04 am
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Accrington Stanley FC (First Team) v Tranmere Rovers FC (First
Team)
Referee: Woods, Martin
Assistant Referee: Gray, Alex
Assistant Referee: Stankovic, Ivan
Fourth Official: Buckley, Karl
Mr Woods also seemed to be in holiday mood, as sadly did TRFC
and in general he managed the game well, with no issues in terms
of fitness and positioning.
He did award Accrington two penalties and there are some doubts
to the merits of the first for handball. When seen from the
opposite end of the park, it was hard to tell, so assume the
referee, close to the penalty area, was better placed to judge.
After the game, some Accrington fans from behind the goal opined
that the ball had stuck Apter on the shoulder, so I've looked at
the footage. The ball is a point-blank header at Robbie Apter,
who had been facing away from it, but his arms were away from
his body while jumping and it's hard from the images to work out
exactly where contact was made. Mr Woods only got one look, so
while the award was harsh, don't think it could fairly be called
wrong.
Rovers have lost all 3 games where Mr Woods has been in the
middle. All fair results and the officiating has been fine, but
as he's been a bit of an unlucky omen for us and football fans
are superstitious.... :)
#Post#: 79125--------------------------------------------------
Re: Final League Matches – Sat 27th APR 2024
DIR By: Ref Watcher
Date: April 29, 2024, 8:23 am
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--- Quote from: dave26 link ---
>
> I believe Robert Madley went off injured in the Peterborough
vs Bolton match. I wonder if he will recover to regain his
place on the PL list as he seems to be injury prone since his
return
>
--- End Quote ---
He did. He departed at half time although there had been no
obvious sign of an injury before that. Scott Tallis took over
and made a far better fist of a game that Mr Madley had
strangled the life out of with his constant whistling for the
slightest of contact. Mr Madley retreated to board duty for the
second so no emergency official was required from the crowd.
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