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       Re: Sat 28th FEB – Wed 4th MAR 2026
       By: Acme Thunderer Date: March 4, 2026, 9:44 am
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       [quote author=Boz link=topic=7747.msg102144#msg102144
       date=1772316323]
       [quote author=Ryanellis link=topic=7747.msg102141#msg102141
       date=1772313966]
       [quote author=Acme Thunderer link=topic=7747.msg102136#msg102136
       date=1772311669]
       Crewe Alexandra FC (First Team) v Tranmere Rovers FC (First
       Team)
       Football League 2
       Referee: Blair, Harrison
       Assistant Referee: Taylor, Grant
       Assistant Referee: Forrest, Keiran
       Fourth Official: Hall, Bradley
       I had not see Harrison Blair before and tbh, when the teams came
       out, I thought I was looking at Reubyn Ricardo. Slighty smaller
       than RR and with a slightly different running style, but in
       every other respect, HB and RR are clones of each other. Anyway,
       Harrison had a decent first half but then seemed to c**k things
       up in the last five minutes of the half, first seeming to be at
       complete odds with AR1 Grant Taylor on the direction of a throw
       in, which had to be retaken after Harrison tried to explain
       things to the Crewe captain. Then, more crucially, he missed a
       pretty obvious foul on a Crewe player in the build up to the
       Tranmere goal. Crewe fans were not amused and Harrison was booed
       off the pitch at half time. Fortunately, he seeme to regain his
       confidence in the second half, cautions were correctly issued
       and, whilst he seemed a bit robotic at times, his decisions were
       generally spot on. I'm pleased that the wrong call on the foul
       at the end of the first half didn't materially affect the result
       of the game, and generally, I felt Harrison had a decent second
       game on the EFL and showed promise for the future.
       [/quote]
       Fully agree. With regards to the throw-in drama, AR1 and
       Harrison both gave it Crewe’s way, then for some reason the AR
       changed his mind… Crewe had already taken this throw and were
       attacking.
       I felt Harrison let Tranmere’s keeper get away with a lot time
       wasting, this wasn’t reflected in just the 4 minutes added on
       second half. I said 7 mins and this was minimum! But Crewe
       managed to score the winner as soon as 4 mins were indicated
       from a wonderful set piece routine.
       Another one for me - when Tranmere scored and play was
       restarted, a flare came onto the pitch. Harrison didn’t stop
       play despite play being in and round the flare… which was
       interesting.
       I’ll be interested to see how Harrison gets on for the rest of
       the season and what appointments he gets. Was this game a bit
       too early for him? A team fighting for play offs v a team in a
       complete mess? I think this was a good test for him, other Crewe
       fans have different opinions.
       [/quote]
       I thankfully swerved this game as Rovers never do well at Crewe
       even in a good season, which this clearly isn’t. I’m therefore
       reliant on the Rovers commentary, brief highlights, your two
       reports and comments from other TRFC fans attending.
       There clearly is an interaction between defender and attacker
       prior to the Tranmere goal, but the footage isn’t that clear on
       who instigates contact. I will take it that AT and Ryan had a
       clearer view, as if it was the Rovers attacker then our goal
       should not have stood.
       The commentators picked up on the messy throw-in incident, but
       also a possible penalty midway through the first half, after a
       challenge by Warrington. The Rovers pundits initially thought
       penalty, but after seeing footage back confirmed Mr Harrison’s
       play-on call was correct.
       The travelling fans mentioned incidents midway through the
       second half where felt a few-kick for Rovers not given, then
       very soon after what appeared to be a Rovers corner given as a
       goal-kick. If that was the most they had to grumble about, then
       doesn’t sound like Mr Harrison did too badly.
       [/quote]
       Rovers looking for a new manager, which is perhaps unsurprising
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