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Step 1 Playoffs - 2024/25
DIR By: aaa
Date: May 6, 2025, 1:41 pm
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All Playoffs live on DAZN
Eliminators
Wed 14th May 2025
Oldham Athletic FC (First Team) v FC Halifax Town (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Bannister, Aaron
Assistant Referee: Parker, Martin
Assistant Referee: McKittrick, Harley
Fourth Official: Mackey, Oliver
Thu 15th May 2025
Rochdale AFC (First Team) v Southend United FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Humphries, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Holmes, David
Assistant Referee: Hetherington, Harley
Fourth Official: Morland, Stuart
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Re: Step 1 Playoffs - 2024/25
DIR By: TA_Ref
Date: May 15, 2025, 4:31 pm
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Cracking game between Rochdale and Southend with it ending 4-3
to Southend after ET
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Re: Step 1 Playoffs - 2024/25
DIR By: TVOS
Date: May 15, 2025, 6:03 pm
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--- Quote from: TA_Ref link ---
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> Cracking game between Rochdale and Southend with it ending 4-3
to Southend after ET
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I'd have settled for a boring 1-0 home win!
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Re: Step 1 Playoffs - 2024/25
DIR By: aaa
Date: May 16, 2025, 6:51 am
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Semi Finals
Tue 20th May 2025
YORK CITY (First Team) v Oldham Athletic FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Kennard-Kettle, Zac
Assistant Referee: Nichol, Adam
Assistant Referee: Clayton, Samuel
Fourth Official: Rollason, Greg
Wed 21st May 2025
Forest Green Rovers (First Team) v Southend United FC (First
Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Rock, David
Assistant Referee: Wesson, Sam
Assistant Referee: Forrest, Keiran
Fourth Official: Mulhall, Sam
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Re: Step 1 Playoffs - 2024/25
DIR By: aaa
Date: May 22, 2025, 12:59 pm
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Final at Wembley Stadium on Sun 1st Jun 2025
Oldham Athletic FC (First Team) v Southend United FC (First
Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Bell, Elliot
Assistant Referee: Gough, Callum
Assistant Referee: Graham, Jacob
Fourth Official: Bannister, Aaron
Reserve Assistant Referee: Wesson, Sam
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Re: Step 1 Playoffs - 2024/25
DIR By: olliebcafc
Date: June 1, 2025, 12:04 pm
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Was a pretty tough game for Elliot Bell with plenty of tricky
KMIs, but I thought he put in a competent performance. He was
replaced by Aaron Bannister in extra time, assume he was injured
but it looked a bit odd, almost like a player sub.
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Re: Step 1 Playoffs - 2024/25
DIR By: XRef23
Date: June 2, 2025, 8:31 am
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I must say I thought Elliot looked nervous throughout this
fixture which led to his somewhat strange decision making. Too
often he made the decision to award a free-kick which baffled
both sets of players and totally frustrated the managers. No
doubt a promising official but equally no doubt pushed too quick
hence looking totally out of place on such an important fixture.
Well done to Aaron who stepped in late on as this is never easy
and was made all the more challenging being in such an important
and prestigious game.
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Re: Step 1 Playoffs - 2024/25
DIR By: OwdReds
Date: June 6, 2025, 7:27 am
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Apparently Elliott is the son of that well known scourge of
referees, Jimmy Bell (operating with his mate John Coleman)
Makes you wonder what made him to decide to try things from the
other side and what his dad makes of it.
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Re: Step 1 Playoffs - 2024/25
DIR By: TVOS
Date: June 8, 2025, 5:08 am
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--- Quote from: OwdReds link ---
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> Apparently Elliott is the son of that well known scourge of
referees, Jimmy Bell (operating with his mate John Coleman)
Makes you wonder what made him to decide to try things from the
other side and what his dad makes of it.
>
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I've asked an ex-EFL official about this and he confirms it's
true. It would be interesting to know if he would have still got
the game had Rochdale got there, as Jimmy was once our assistant
manager. I would imagine not!
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