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       Sat 5th – Tue 8th OCT 2024
       By: aaa Date: September 30, 2024, 10:13 am
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       Sat 5th Oct 2024
       Bolton Wanderers FC (First Team) v Shrewsbury Town FC (First
       Team)
       Football League 1
       Referee: [s]Oldham, Scott[/s]  Bourne, Declan
       Assistant Referee: Raper, Lewis
       Assistant Referee: Fyvie, Graeme
       Fourth Official: Kennard-Kettle, Zac
       Burton Albion FC (First Team) v Bristol Rovers (First Team)
       Football League 1
       Referee: Young, Alan
       Assistant Referee: Amphlett, Marvyn
       Assistant Referee: Walker, Timothy
       Fourth Official: Aspinall, Richard
       Charlton Athletic FC (First Team) v Birmingham City F C (First
       Team)
       Football League 1
       Referee: Speedie, Benjamin
       Assistant Referee: Webb, Michael
       Assistant Referee: Lehane, Jacob
       Fourth Official: Mulhall, Sam
       Exeter City FC (First Team) v Cambridge United FC (First Team)
       Football League 1
       Referee: Tallis, Scott
       Assistant Referee: Fidler, Ciaran
       Assistant Referee: Spender, Oliver
       Fourth Official: Ricketts, Adam
       Huddersfield Town FC (First Team) v Barnsley FC (First Team)
       Live on SkySports+
       Football League 1
       Referee: Rock, David
       Assistant Referee: Woodward, Daniel
       Assistant Referee: Nelson, Alistair
       Fourth Official: Oldham, James
       Lincoln City FC (First Team) v Leyton Orient FC (First Team)
       Football League 1
       Referee: Joyce, Ross
       Assistant Referee: Sowerby, Matthew
       Assistant Referee: Wade, Stephen
       Fourth Official: [s]Humphries, Andrew[/s] Chalkley, Scott
       Mansfield Town F.C. (First Team) v Blackpool FC (First Team)
       Football League 1
       Referee: Swabey, Lee
       Assistant Referee: Clench, Jack
       Assistant Referee: Kornasiewicz, Grzegorz
       Fourth Official: Massey-Ellis, Robert
       Peterborough United FC (First Team) v Stevenage FC (First Team)
       Live on SkySports+
       Football League 1
       Referee: Chilowicz, Alex
       Assistant Referee: Finch, Stephen
       Assistant Referee: [s]Stokes, Joseph[/s] Hickman, Andrew
       Fourth Official: Byrne, Abigail
       Rotherham United FC (First Team) v Reading FC (First Team)
       Football League 1
       Referee: Toner, Ben
       Assistant Referee: Khan, Abbas
       Assistant Referee: Williams, Ceri
       Fourth Official: Marsden, Paul
       Stockport County FC (First Team) v Wigan Athletic FC (First
       Team)
       Football League 1
       Referee: Brook, Carl
       Assistant Referee: Durnall, Steve
       Assistant Referee: Stonier, Paul
       Fourth Official: Swallow, Elliott
       Wrexham FC (First Team) v Northampton Town FC (First Team)
       Football League 1
       Referee: Eltringham, Geoff
       Assistant Referee: Lewis, Sam
       Assistant Referee: Leach, Daniel
       Fourth Official: Davis, William
       Wycombe Wanderers FC (First Team) v Crawley Town (First Team)
       Football League 1
       Referee: Hair, Neil
       Assistant Referee: Butler, Stuart
       Assistant Referee: Howick, Kevin
       Fourth Official: Durkin, James
       Sat 5th Oct 2024
       Accrington Stanley FC (First Team) v Morecambe FC (First Team)
       Football League 2
       Referee: Herczeg, Adam
       Assistant Referee: [s]Parry, Matthew[/s] Rushton, Steven
       Assistant Referee: Guest, Danny
       Fourth Official: [s]Rushton, Steven[/s] Lawson, Steven
       Barrow AFC (First Team) v Cheltenham Town (First Team)
       Football League 2
       Referee: Mather, Simon
       Assistant Referee: Archibald, Matt
       Assistant Referee: Buckley, Karl
       Fourth Official: Pettitt, Joseph
       Chesterfield FC (First Team) v Walsall FC (First Team)
       Football League 2
       Referee: Stockbridge, Sebastian
       Assistant Referee: Ellis, Andrew
       Assistant Referee: McILravey, Ryan
       Fourth Official: McKittrick, Harley
       Colchester United FC (First Team) v Carlisle United (First Team)
       Football League 2
       Referee: Parsons, Thomas
       Assistant Referee: Block, Jonathon
       Assistant Referee: Harrison, David
       Fourth Official: Wilson, Marc
       Crewe Alexandra FC (First Team) v Gillingham FC (First Team)
       Football League 2
       Referee: Backhouse, Anthony
       Assistant Referee: James, Alex
       Assistant Referee: Gilroy, Hugh
       Fourth Official: Williams, Ryan
       Fleetwood Town FC (First Team) v Bromley FC (First Team)
       Live on SkySports+
       Football League 2
       Referee: Coy, Martin
       Assistant Referee: Stankovic, Ivan
       Assistant Referee: Ryder, Mark
       Fourth Official: Mulligan, John
       Grimsby Town FC (First Team) v Doncaster Rovers FC (First Team)
       Live on SkySports+
       Football League 2
       Referee: Duckworth, Edward
       Assistant Referee: Bickle, Oliver
       Assistant Referee: Newhouse, Paul
       Fourth Official: Miller, Andrew
       Milton Keynes Dons FC (First Team) v Tranmere Rovers FC (First
       Team)
       Football League 2
       Referee: Hicks, Craig
       Assistant Referee: Bandara, Damith
       Assistant Referee: Crowhurst, Leigh
       Fourth Official: Topp, Jake
       Notts County F.C. (First Team) v Port Vale FC (First Team)
       Football League 2
       Referee: Purkiss, Sam
       Assistant Referee: Bennett, Andy
       Assistant Referee: Cheosiaua, Ravel
       Fourth Official: Aylott, Andrew
       Salford City FC (First Team) v AFC Wimbledon (First Team)
       Football League 2
       Referee: Simpson, Scott
       Assistant Referee: Burgess, Adam
       Assistant Referee: Simpson, Joe
       Fourth Official: Nield, Jack
       Swindon Town FC (First Team) v Harrogate Town FC (First Team)
       Football League 2
       Referee: Woods, Martin
       Assistant Referee: Cresswell, Alan
       Assistant Referee: Bradley, Alex
       Fourth Official: Myatt, Christopher
       Mon 7th Oct 2024
       Bradford City FC (First Team) v Newport County AFC (First Team)
       Live on SkySports
       Football League 2
       Referee: [s]Kirk, Thomas[/s] Toner, Ben
       Assistant Referee: Nelson, Alistair
       Assistant Referee: Nichol, Adam
       Fourth Official: Herczeg, Adam
       Sat 5th Oct 2024
       AFC Fylde (First Team) v Aldershot Town (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Bell, Elliot
       Assistant Referee: Mulraine, Kevin
       Assistant Referee: Edet, Emmanuel
       Fourth Official: Maskrey, Jonathan
       Barnet FC (First Team) v Boston United FC (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Dale, Alan
       Assistant Referee: Taylor, Grant
       Assistant Referee: Chalkley, Mark
       Fourth Official: Conn, Morgan
       Braintree Town FC (First Team) v Altrincham FC (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Mackey, Oliver
       Assistant Referee: Gray, Andrew
       Assistant Referee: Head, Ryan
       Fourth Official: Laflin, George
       Eastleigh FC (First Team) v Forest Green Rovers (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Hallam, Farai
       Assistant Referee: Morris, Richard
       Assistant Referee: Plane, Steven
       Fourth Official: Ellsmore, Tom
       Ebbsfleet United FC (First Team) v Rochdale AFC (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Cartmel, Wayne
       Assistant Referee: Hayden, Michael
       Assistant Referee: Swanton, Graham
       Fourth Official: Dunn, Nicholas
       Gateshead FC (First Team) v Wealdstone FC (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Baines, Dale
       Assistant Referee: Bacon, Matthew
       Assistant Referee: Nichol, Adam
       Fourth Official: Waters, Jamie
       FC Halifax Town (First Team) v Tamworth FC (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Reeves, Tom
       Assistant Referee: Ford, Declan
       Assistant Referee: Clayton, Simon
       Fourth Official: Dutton, Drew
       Hartlepool United FC (First Team) v Sutton United FC (First
       Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Copeland, Steven
       Assistant Referee: Burrows, Michael
       Assistant Referee: Parker, Martin
       Fourth Official: Wilson, Thomas
       Oldham Athletic FC (First Team) v Solihull Moors FC (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Drysdale, Darren
       Assistant Referee: Grunnill, Wayne
       Assistant Referee: Harty, Thomas
       Fourth Official: Scholes, Matthew
       Southend United FC (First Team) v Maidenhead United FC (First
       Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Ricardo, Ruebyn
       Assistant Referee: Brown, Stephen
       Assistant Referee: Tranter, Adrian
       Fourth Official: Robinson, Daniel
       Woking FC (First Team) v YORK CITY (First Team)     Live on DAZN
       & National League TV
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Singh Gill, Sunny
       Assistant Referee: Da Costa, Anthony
       Assistant Referee: Whitaker, Ryan
       Fourth Official: Wager, Harry
       Yeovil Town FC (First Team) v Dagenham & Redbridge FC (First
       Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Martin, Ross
       Assistant Referee: Kane, Stuart
       Assistant Referee: Morris, Kevin
       Fourth Official: Flynn, Daniel
       Tue 8th Oct 2024
       Tamworth FC (First Team) v Gateshead FC (First Team)       Live
       on National League TV
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Davis, William
       Assistant Referee: Cheosiaua, Ravel
       Assistant Referee: Spender, Oliver
       Fourth Official: Mitchell, Martyn
       #Post#: 83372--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Sat 5th – Tue 8th OCT 2024
       By: Acme Thunderer Date: September 30, 2024, 10:57 am
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       I'm not terribly surprised to see SG2 Anthony Backhouse on the
       Crewe v table-topping Gills game in L2. I saw Anthony in his
       early days on the list and was impressed, although he has been
       injury and a bit prang-prone since then. I wish him and his team
       well on Saturday. And before you ask, I'm not sure whether I
       shall be there to see him or whether injury to my arm from a
       combined Covid / flu jab will keep me away. Fingers crossed on
       this one. Noting another SG2, Sunny Singh Gill on a NL outing,
       along with another NL outing for Darren Drysdale.
       #Post#: 83378--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Sat 5th – Tue 8th OCT 2024
       By: Ryanellis Date: September 30, 2024, 1:01 pm
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       [quote author=Acme Thunderer link=topic=6313.msg83372#msg83372
       date=1727711825]
       I'm not terribly surprised to see SG2 Anthony Backhouse on the
       Crewe v table-topping Gills game in L2. I saw Anthony in his
       early days on the list and was impressed, although he has been
       injury and a bit prang-prone since then. I wish him and his team
       well on Saturday. And before you ask, I'm not sure whether I
       shall be there to see him or whether injury to my arm from a
       combined Covid / flu jab will keep me away. Fingers crossed on
       this one. Noting another SG2, Sunny Singh Gill on a NL outing,
       along with another NL outing for Darren Drysdale.
       [/quote]
       And Tom Reeves in the NL.
       #Post#: 83412--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Sat 5th – Tue 8th OCT 2024
       By: Acme Thunderer Date: October 1, 2024, 4:49 am
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       Mention on SG2 of 'missing' referees reminds me, does anyone
       know what has happened to Chris Pollard? He's on the list for
       2024/5 but has not refereed a game since 13th January when he
       refereed Forest Green v Harrogate. I saw him at Gresty Road a
       while back and was not wildly impressed, but I hope he's not
       suffered a serious injury, which has laid him low for a long
       time, as has happened with other referees in the past.
       #Post#: 83414--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Sat 5th – Tue 8th OCT 2024
       By: aaa Date: October 1, 2024, 4:57 am
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       [quote author=Acme Thunderer link=topic=6313.msg83412#msg83412
       date=1727776165]
       Mention on SG2 of 'missing' referees reminds me, does anyone
       know what has happened to Chris Pollard? He's on the list for
       2024/5 but has not refereed a game since 13th January when he
       refereed Forest Green v Harrogate. I saw him at Gresty Road a
       while back and was not wildly impressed, but I hope he's not
       suffered a serious injury, which has laid him low for a long
       time, as has happened with other referees in the past.
       [/quote]
       Sat 13th Jan 2024
       Forest Green Rovers (First Team) v Harrogate Town FC (First
       Team)
       Football League 2
       Referee: [s]Pollard, Christopher[/s] Hair, Neil
       Assistant Referee: Shaw, Simon
       Assistant Referee: Rothwell, Sean
       Fourth Official: Morris, Kevin
       #Post#: 83416--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Sat 5th – Tue 8th OCT 2024
       By: elbee94 Date: October 1, 2024, 5:07 am
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       Nice looking games for Lee Swabey and Sam Purkiss in there, Tom
       Kirk seems to have had a lot of TV appointments and Adam Herczeg
       gets perhaps the first “six pointer” of the league two season.
       Some big hitters for this level in non league is a bit of a
       surprise as already noted.
       Tom Parsons for us, i’ve only seen him once and he was pretty
       good, although I seem to recall a few negative posts about him
       in the past.
       #Post#: 83425--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Sat 5th – Tue 8th OCT 2024
       By: Acme Thunderer Date: October 1, 2024, 9:53 am
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       [quote author=aaa link=topic=6313.msg83414#msg83414
       date=1727776672]
       [quote author=Acme Thunderer link=topic=6313.msg83412#msg83412
       date=1727776165]
       Mention on SG2 of 'missing' referees reminds me, does anyone
       know what has happened to Chris Pollard? He's on the list for
       2024/5 but has not refereed a game since 13th January when he
       refereed Forest Green v Harrogate. I saw him at Gresty Road a
       while back and was not wildly impressed, but I hope he's not
       suffered a serious injury, which has laid him low for a long
       time, as has happened with other referees in the past.
       [/quote]
       Sat 13th Jan 2024
       Forest Green Rovers (First Team) v Harrogate Town FC (First
       Team)
       Football League 2
       Referee: [s]Pollard, Christopher[/s] Hair, Neil
       Assistant Referee: Shaw, Simon
       Assistant Referee: Rothwell, Sean
       Fourth Official: Morris, Kevin
       [/quote]
       Thank you aaa. So nothing for Chris since AFC Wimbledon v
       Ramsgate in the FA Cup on 4th December 2023, with nothing in the
       League since Stevenage v Fleetwood the week before. He is still
       on the list so presumably didn't resign for any reason, and his
       absence and replacement on the Forest Green game suggests it was
       injury related. I wish him well.
       #Post#: 83531--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Sat 5th – Tue 8th OCT 2024
       By: elbee94 Date: October 5, 2024, 1:11 pm
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       Referee: Parsons, Thomas
       Assistant Referee: Block, Jonathon
       Assistant Referee: Harrison, David
       Fourth Official: Wilson, Marc
       In what looked like a quiet afternoon for Tom, he made a bit of
       a dog’s dinner of the last 20 minutes or so. A really tame match
       for the majority, the bookings in the first half I’d need to see
       again but looked about right. The only big decision he had to
       make unfortunately he really got wrong. Mellish hauling down
       Taylor after being booked in the 1st minute, a routine yellow
       card and instead Tom pulled over the Carlisle captain and gave
       Mellish just a warning. It was just the most simple decision for
       a second yellow card, i’m really disappointed in Tom’s decision
       there.
       The only other decision he got wrong was a crunching but fair
       tackle by McDonell penalised with a foul and a yellow card. My
       only other frustration was the two times Carlisle players sat on
       the floor and needed treatment, coincidentally as their manager
       wanted to give instructions, but that’s not fair to pin on Tom
       personally. A frustrating day where both my U’s and team ref
       could have done a bit better.
       Edit - the other quite hilarious decision in injury time where a
       Carlisle player booted the ball into Gordon’s face, Gordon went
       down holding his face and Tom gave a U’s corner!
       #Post#: 83546--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Sat 5th – Tue 8th OCT 2024
       By: Ryanellis Date: October 6, 2024, 5:42 am
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       Crewe Alexandra FC (First Team) v Gillingham FC (First Team)
       Football League 2
       Referee: Backhouse, Anthony
       Assistant Referee: James, Alex
       Assistant Referee: Gilroy, Hugh
       Fourth Official: Williams, Ryan
       I don’t really know what to make of this performance from
       Anthony. There were parts of it where he deserves praise, like
       advantages, however there’s other parts where the mind boggles.
       A lot of soft free kicks went towards Gillingham, at least it
       felt that way. Consistency in bookings was an issue because
       Crewe received all 3 bookings from the game, however how
       Gillingham didn’t get one for several fouls by the same player
       was somewhat questionable. Anthony and team weren’t as bad as
       Crewe fans made out at the game. A solid 6/10 for me.
       #Post#: 83550--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Sat 5th – Tue 8th OCT 2024
       By: Acme Thunderer Date: October 6, 2024, 9:55 am
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       [quote author=Ryanellis link=topic=6313.msg83546#msg83546
       date=1728211350]
       Crewe Alexandra FC (First Team) v Gillingham FC (First Team)
       Football League 2
       Referee: Backhouse, Anthony
       Assistant Referee: James, Alex
       Assistant Referee: Gilroy, Hugh
       Fourth Official: Williams, Ryan
       I don’t really know what to make of this performance from
       Anthony. There were parts of it where he deserves praise, like
       advantages, however there’s other parts where the mind boggles.
       A lot of soft free kicks went towards Gillingham, at least it
       felt that way. Consistency in bookings was an issue because
       Crewe received all 3 bookings from the game, however how
       Gillingham didn’t get one for several fouls by the same player
       was somewhat questionable. Anthony and team weren’t as bad as
       Crewe fans made out at the game. A solid 6/10 for me.
       [/quote]
       Sorry I couldn't be with you. It sounded as though I missed a
       fine Crewe performance.
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