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       #Post#: 81656--------------------------------------------------
       Fri 9th – Mon 12th AUG 2024
       By: aaa Date: August 5, 2024, 10:03 am
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       Fri 9th Aug 2024
       Blackburn Rovers FC (First Team) v Derby County FC (First Team)
       Live on SkySports
       Football League Championship
       Referee: Smith, Josh
       Assistant Referee: Lewis, Sam
       Assistant Referee: Stevens, Mark
       Fourth Official: Linington, James
       Preston North End FC (First Team) v Sheffield United FC (First
       Team)      Live on SkySports+
       Football League Championship
       Referee: Madley, Robert
       Assistant Referee: Antrobus, Blake
       Assistant Referee: Williams, Darren
       Fourth Official: Backhouse, Anthony
       Sat 10th Aug 2024
       Cardiff City FC (First Team) v Sunderland AFC (First Team)
       Live on SkySports+
       Football League Championship
       Referee: Davies, Andy
       Assistant Referee: Kane, Graham
       Assistant Referee: Fitch-Jackson, Carl
       Fourth Official: [s]Martin, Stephen[/s]  Morland, Stuart
       Hull City (First Team) v Bristol City (First Team)       Live on
       SkySports+
       Football League Championship
       Referee: Stroud, Keith
       Assistant Referee: Cooper, Ian
       Assistant Referee: Smith, Matthew
       Fourth Official: Baines, Dale
       Leeds United AFC (First Team) v Portsmouth FC (First Team)
       Live on SkySports+
       Football League Championship
       Referee: Langford, Oliver
       Assistant Referee: Wild, Richard
       Assistant Referee: Russell, Mark
       Fourth Official: Linington, James
       MIDDLESBROUGH (First Team) v Swansea City FC (First Team)
       Live on SkySports+
       Football League Championship
       Referee: Allison, Sam
       Assistant Referee: Fox, Andrew
       Assistant Referee: Hunt, Jonathan
       Fourth Official: Bannister, Aaron
       Millwall FC (First Team) v Watford FC (First Team)        Live
       on SkySports+
       Football League Championship
       Referee: Busby, John
       Assistant Referee: James, Alex
       Assistant Referee: Singh Gill, Bhupinder
       Fourth Official: Massey-Ellis, Robert
       Oxford United (First Team) v Norwich City FC (First Team)
       Live on SkySports
       Football League Championship
       Referee: Kitchen, Andrew
       Assistant Referee: Jones, Matthew
       Assistant Referee: Hyde, Robert
       Fourth Official: Donohue, Matthew
       Queens Park Rangers FC (First Team) v West Bromwich Albion FC
       (First Team)        Live on SkySports+
       Football League Championship
       Referee: Webb, David
       Assistant Referee: Smith, Rob
       Assistant Referee: Leach, Daniel
       Fourth Official: Farmer, Aaron
       Stoke City FC (First Team) v Coventry City FC (First Team)
       Live on SkySports+
       Football League Championship
       Referee: Ward, Gavin
       Assistant Referee: Venamore, Lee
       Assistant Referee: Read, Greg
       Fourth Official: Madley, Robert
       Sun 11th Aug 2024
       Sheffield Wednesday FC (First Team) v Plymouth Argyle FC (First
       Team)      Live on SkySports
       Football League Championship
       Referee: Smith, Lewis
       Assistant Referee: Hudson, Shaun
       Assistant Referee: Lugg, Nigel
       Fourth Official: Nield, Thomas
       Mon 12th Aug 2024
       Luton Town (First Team) v Burnley FC (First Team)      Live on
       SkySports
       Football League Championship
       Referee: Donohue, Matthew
       Assistant Referee: Hodskinson, Paul
       Assistant Referee: Dwyer, Mark
       Fourth Official: Ward, Gavin
       #Post#: 81664--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Fri 9th – Mon 12th AUG 2024
       By: TheThingFromLewes Date: August 5, 2024, 11:19 am
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       No surprise to see Smith and Madley open up proceedings this
       season.
       Donohue with the ex PL teams clash at Luton and Stroud already
       racking up the miles.
       #Post#: 81669--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Fri 9th – Mon 12th AUG 2024
       By: RCG Date: August 5, 2024, 12:45 pm
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       Good to see the "old" L2s as 4th officials. Will be great
       experience for them
       #Post#: 81682--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Fri 9th – Mon 12th AUG 2024
       By: Hendo Date: August 5, 2024, 4:57 pm
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       Oh joy Madley back after spending parts of last season injured
       again.
       Interesting that a number of referees have both a middle and 4th
       duty on the opening weekend whereas six don’t feature at all -
       Bell, Welch, Whitestone, Doughty, Eltrincham and Simpson.
       Linington starts the season with 2 4O official appointments on
       the back of spending most of the latter half of last season
       doing similar duties which included 10 in succession for some
       hitherto unexplained reason.
       #Post#: 81684--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Fri 9th – Mon 12th AUG 2024
       By: mbj44 Date: August 5, 2024, 5:38 pm
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       [quote author=Hendo link=topic=6164.msg81682#msg81682
       date=1722895031]
       Oh joy Madley back after spending parts of last season injured
       again.
       Interesting that a number of referees have both a middle and 4th
       duty on the opening weekend whereas six don’t feature at all -
       Bell, Welch, Whitestone, Doughty, Eltrincham and Simpson.
       Linington starts the season with 2 4O official appointments on
       the back of spending most of the latter half of last season
       doing similar duties which included 10 in succession for some
       hitherto unexplained reason.
       [/quote]
       Welch is currently at the Olympics so will probably have a break
       before starting the season. Bell, Doughty Eltringham and
       Whitestone all feature in the League Cup midweek. Simpson is the
       only SG2 absent from all fixtures in any role. Martin and
       Linington yet to have middles but active as 4O
       #Post#: 81688--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Fri 9th – Mon 12th AUG 2024
       By: Driver1123 Date: August 6, 2024, 1:57 am
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       [quote author=aaa link=topic=6164.msg81656#msg81656
       date=1722870232]
       MIDDLESBROUGH (First Team) v Swansea City FC (First Team)
       Live on SkySports+
       Football League Championship
       Referee: Allison, Sam
       Assistant Referee: Fox, Andrew
       Assistant Referee: Hunt, Jonathan
       Fourth Official: Bannister, Aaron
       [/quote]
       I've probably missed an explanation somewhere but is there any
       significance to Middlesbrough being in capital letters?
       #Post#: 81699--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Fri 9th – Mon 12th AUG 2024
       By: TVOS Date: August 6, 2024, 4:58 am
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       [quote author=Driver1123 link=topic=6164.msg81688#msg81688
       date=1722927478]
       [quote author=aaa link=topic=6164.msg81656#msg81656
       date=1722870232]
       MIDDLESBROUGH (First Team) v Swansea City FC (First Team)
       Live on SkySports+
       Football League Championship
       Referee: Allison, Sam
       Assistant Referee: Fox, Andrew
       Assistant Referee: Hunt, Jonathan
       Fourth Official: Bannister, Aaron
       [/quote]
       I've probably missed an explanation somewhere but is there any
       significance to Middlesbrough being in capital letters?
       [/quote]
       I've asked that many times and nobody knows.
       #Post#: 81703--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Fri 9th – Mon 12th AUG 2024
       By: Ref Watcher Date: August 6, 2024, 8:26 am
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       [quote author=TVOS link=topic=6164.msg81699#msg81699
       date=1722938294]
       [quote author=Driver1123 link=topic=6164.msg81688#msg81688
       date=1722927478]
       [quote author=aaa link=topic=6164.msg81656#msg81656
       date=1722870232]
       MIDDLESBROUGH (First Team) v Swansea City FC (First Team)
       Live on SkySports+
       Football League Championship
       Referee: Allison, Sam
       Assistant Referee: Fox, Andrew
       Assistant Referee: Hunt, Jonathan
       Fourth Official: Bannister, Aaron
       [/quote]
       I've probably missed an explanation somewhere but is there any
       significance to Middlesbrough being in capital letters?
       [/quote]
       I've asked that many times and nobody knows.
       [/quote]
       It's how they appear in MOAS.  There a a variety of oddities
       with team names lower down the scale throughout MOAS.
       Presumably the person who originally entered the team had caps
       lock on.  Just be grateful they spelt it correctly.  It seems to
       be spelt incorrectly as often as not.  AAA does quite enough
       transcribing all the fixtures into this forum; I am sure we
       don't expect him to amend the case of MIDDLESBROUGH every time
       they appear as well.
       #Post#: 81704--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Fri 9th – Mon 12th AUG 2024
       By: TVOS Date: August 6, 2024, 9:07 am
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       [quote author=Ref Watcher link=topic=6164.msg81703#msg81703
       date=1722950811]
       [quote author=TVOS link=topic=6164.msg81699#msg81699
       date=1722938294]
       [quote author=Driver1123 link=topic=6164.msg81688#msg81688
       date=1722927478]
       [quote author=aaa link=topic=6164.msg81656#msg81656
       date=1722870232]
       MIDDLESBROUGH (First Team) v Swansea City FC (First Team)
       Live on SkySports+
       Football League Championship
       Referee: Allison, Sam
       Assistant Referee: Fox, Andrew
       Assistant Referee: Hunt, Jonathan
       Fourth Official: Bannister, Aaron
       [/quote]
       I've probably missed an explanation somewhere but is there any
       significance to Middlesbrough being in capital letters?
       [/quote]
       I've asked that many times and nobody knows.
       [/quote]
       It's how they appear in MOAS.  There a a variety of oddities
       with team names lower down the scale throughout MOAS.
       Presumably the person who originally entered the team had caps
       lock on.  Just be grateful they spelt it correctly.  It seems to
       be spelt incorrectly as often as not.  AAA does quite enough
       transcribing all the fixtures into this forum; I am sure we
       don't expect him to amend the case of MIDDLESBROUGH every time
       they appear as well.
       [/quote]
       I don't think anyone has suggested that.
       #Post#: 81710--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Fri 9th – Mon 12th AUG 2024
       By: SuffolkRef Date: August 6, 2024, 1:24 pm
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       [quote author=TVOS link=topic=6164.msg81699#msg81699
       date=1722938294]
       [quote author=Driver1123 link=topic=6164.msg81688#msg81688
       date=1722927478]
       [quote author=aaa link=topic=6164.msg81656#msg81656
       date=1722870232]
       MIDDLESBROUGH (First Team) v Swansea City FC (First Team)
       Live on SkySports+
       Football League Championship
       Referee: Allison, Sam
       Assistant Referee: Fox, Andrew
       Assistant Referee: Hunt, Jonathan
       Fourth Official: Bannister, Aaron
       [/quote]
       I've probably missed an explanation somewhere but is there any
       significance to Middlesbrough being in capital letters?
       [/quote]
       I've asked that many times and nobody knows.
       [/quote]
       The only other thing mentioned previously is that it is the
       North Riding clubs in capital letters as seen on the other
       threads, York City, Scarborough Athletic, Pickering Town etc.
       But the why remains unanswered.
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