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Re: Sat 16th - Wed 20th AUG 2025
DIR By: Driver1123
Date: August 11, 2025, 8:01 pm
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Leigh Doughty and Richard Woodward must be car sharing at the
moment. Woodward is Doughty's AR1 at Coventry v Luton in the
Carabao Cup on Tuesday (12th), Barnsley v Bolton on Saturday
16th and Huddersfield v Doncaster on Tuesday 19th.
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Re: Sat 16th - Wed 20th AUG 2025
DIR By: Driver1123
Date: August 11, 2025, 8:02 pm
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> Leigh Doughty and Richard Woodward must be car sharing at the
moment. Woodward is Doughty's AR1 at Coventry v Luton in the
Carabao Cup on Tuesday (12th), Barnsley v Bolton on Saturday
16th and Huddersfield v Doncaster on Tuesday 19th.
>
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By the way, does anyone know if Richard has retired from the
police and swapped hi-vis jacket for hi-vis flag full time
nowadays, since his promotion to SG2 AR last year? I appeared
on an episode of Motorway Cops with him a few years ago after
one of our vans was hit by a drunk driver!
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Re: Sat 16th - Wed 20th AUG 2025
DIR By: Ryanellis
Date: August 12, 2025, 12:20 am
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--- Quote from: TheThingFromLewes link ---
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> [quote author=Ryanellis link=topic=7137.msg94044#msg94044
date=1754927249]
> I’m certainly happy about Crewe’s appointment on the Tuesday
night….
>
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After you have had the pleasure of Alan Young….
[/quote]
My first home league game for the season for me on Saturday, and
he comes to town…
Last time he visited Crewe was on 22nd December 2023, Crewe 1-3
Barrow, where he gave a penalty for a very very very light push
which turned into a Superman dive by Barrow’s George Ray.
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Re: Sat 16th - Wed 20th AUG 2025
DIR By: bmb
Date: August 12, 2025, 5:18 am
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--- Quote from: Driver1123 link ---
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> Leigh Doughty and Richard Woodward must be car sharing at the
moment.
>
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They're not actually allowed to car share. Even if they live in
the same street! Main reason being if a reason arises that holds
them up on their travel, major accident or something that causes
long delays, if they are in the same car that's 2 or more of the
team who may be late or not arrive in time for kick off, whereas
if they are in separate cars there is more chance 1 of them can
divert and use a different route.
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Re: Sat 16th - Wed 20th AUG 2025
DIR By: Driver1123
Date: August 12, 2025, 9:33 am
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--- Quote from: bmb link ---
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> [quote author=Driver1123 link=topic=7137.msg94071#msg94071
date=1754960501]
> Leigh Doughty and Richard Woodward must be car sharing at the
moment.
>
--- End Quote ---
They're not actually allowed to car share. Even if they live in
the same street! Main reason being if a reason arises that holds
them up on their travel, major accident or something that causes
long delays, if they are in the same car that's 2 or more of the
team who may be late or not arrive in time for kick off, whereas
if they are in separate cars there is more chance 1 of them can
divert and use a different route.
[/quote]
I thought there would be something like that in place. However,
I then thought the policy had changed as I regularly see
officials arriving/departing the stadium together on matchdays.
On most occasions they park directly behind the visiting team
coach at the main reception or player entrance in a minibus or
people carrier size car. I assume this is a taxi from a
rendezvous point such as a hotel. But i've also seen two
officials (I won't name or state their role) arrive in the same
car together and park in the player's car park (I was the
steward who directed them in). That was a couple of years ago
though.
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Re: Sat 16th - Wed 20th AUG 2025
DIR By: Leggy
Date: August 12, 2025, 11:41 am
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--- Quote from: bmb link ---
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> [quote author=Driver1123 link=topic=7137.msg94071#msg94071
date=1754960501]
> Leigh Doughty and Richard Woodward must be car sharing at the
moment.
>
--- End Quote ---
They're not actually allowed to car share. Even if they live in
the same street! Main reason being if a reason arises that holds
them up on their travel, major accident or something that causes
long delays, if they are in the same car that's 2 or more of the
team who may be late or not arrive in time for kick off, whereas
if they are in separate cars there is more chance 1 of them can
divert and use a different route.
[/quote]
But if they live in the same street and there is a serious hold
up, then they are both going to be delayed whether they are in
the same car or driving in convoy!
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Re: Sat 16th - Wed 20th AUG 2025
DIR By: rustyref
Date: August 12, 2025, 12:18 pm
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--- Quote from: Leggy link ---
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> [quote author=bmb link=topic=7137.msg94080#msg94080
date=1754993918]
> [quote author=Driver1123 link=topic=7137.msg94071#msg94071
date=1754960501]
> Leigh Doughty and Richard Woodward must be car sharing at the
moment.
>
--- End Quote ---
They're not actually allowed to car share. Even if they live in
the same street! Main reason being if a reason arises that holds
them up on their travel, major accident or something that causes
long delays, if they are in the same car that's 2 or more of the
team who may be late or not arrive in time for kick off, whereas
if they are in separate cars there is more chance 1 of them can
divert and use a different route.
[/quote]
But if they live in the same street and there is a serious hold
up, then they are both going to be delayed whether they are in
the same car or driving in convoy!
[/quote]
Yep, it took me the best part of 5 hours to get from North
London to Dartford (23 miles) and I rocked up just after the
scheduled kick off. The other three officials had come from the
South and were all there on time, luckily for me the Barnet team
coach pulled into the car park 30 seconds after me as they were
stuck in the same traffic.
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Re: Sat 16th - Wed 20th AUG 2025
DIR By: olliebcafc
Date: August 12, 2025, 12:33 pm
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Is there a requirement for match officials to drive? I’ve never
known/heard of any take public transport
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Re: Sat 16th - Wed 20th AUG 2025
DIR By: RCG
Date: August 12, 2025, 1:07 pm
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SG1 and SG2 certainly in London met up at a hotel and then were
chauffeured in to ground
Not sure how this has evolved over the years
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Re: Sat 16th - Wed 20th AUG 2025
DIR By: bmb
Date: August 13, 2025, 3:25 am
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--- Quote from: olliebcafc link ---
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> Is there a requirement for match officials to drive? I’ve
never known/heard of any take public transport
>
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No requirement to drive. There are at least 2 ARs who travel by
train when visiting Darsetshire.
As far as I know all SG1 meet at a hotel and travel from there
to the ground together in a chauffeured people carrier. Not sure
about SG2 & below though.
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