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Fri 13th – Wed 18th MAR 2026
By: aaa Date: March 9, 2026, 11:13 am
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Sat 14th Mar 2026
Doncaster Rovers FC (First Team) v Blackpool FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Brook, Carl
Assistant Referee: Simpson, Joe
Assistant Referee: Walker, Timothy
Fourth Official: Hughes, Kenwyn
Sat 14th Mar 2026
Exeter City FC (First Team) v Cardiff City FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Speedie, Benjamin
Assistant Referee: Morris, Kevin
Assistant Referee: Clench, Jack
Fourth Official: Carmichael, Marcus
Leyton Orient FC (First Team) v Peterborough United FC (First
Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Madley, Robert
Assistant Referee: Williams, Darren
Assistant Referee: Bickerdike, Johnathon
Fourth Official: Searle, Isaac
Lincoln City FC (First Team) v Stockport County FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 1
Referee: Breakspear, Charles
Assistant Referee: Sowerby, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Hallam, Aaron
Fourth Official: Archibald, Matt
Mansfield Town F.C. (First Team) v Barnsley FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Woods, Martin
Assistant Referee: Ellis, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Cavanagh, William
Fourth Official: Hull, Alan
Northampton Town FC (First Team) v Burton Albion FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Swabey, Lee
Assistant Referee: Wilson, Marc
Assistant Referee: Nicholson, David
Fourth Official: Block, Jonathon
Port Vale FC (First Team) v Huddersfield Town FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Parsons, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Williams, Ollie
Assistant Referee: Robinson, Daniel
Fourth Official: Roberts, Jason
Reading FC (First Team) v Plymouth Argyle FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Stockbridge, Sebastian
Assistant Referee: Smith, Rob
Assistant Referee: Larkin, Joseph
Fourth Official: Mulhall, Sam
Rotherham United FC (First Team) v Bolton Wanderers FC (First
Team) Live on SkySports+
Football League 1
Referee: Oldham, James
Assistant Referee: Bickle, Oliver
Assistant Referee: Wesson, Sam
Fourth Official: Felton, Niall
Stevenage FC (First Team) v AFC Wimbledon (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Bourne, Declan
Assistant Referee: Evans, Robert
Assistant Referee: Sear, Karl
Fourth Official: Laflin, George
Wigan Athletic FC (First Team) v Bradford City FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Humphries, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Cooke, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Harty, Thomas
Fourth Official: Nield, Jack
Wycombe Wanderers FC (First Team) v Luton Town (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Hicks, Craig
Assistant Referee: O'Shea, Declan
Assistant Referee: Howick, Kevin
Fourth Official: Martin, Ross
Fri 13th Mar 2026
Colchester United FC (First Team) v Crawley Town (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Finnie, Will
Assistant Referee: D'Urso, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Webb, Michael
Fourth Official: Dowle, Kirsty
Sat 14th Mar 2026
Barnet FC (First Team) v Newport County AFC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Mackey, Oliver
Assistant Referee: [s]Murphy, Ross[/s] Hutton, David
Assistant Referee: Mathieson, Alex
Fourth Official: Cartmel, Wayne
Barrow AFC (First Team) v Accrington Stanley FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Coy, Martin
Assistant Referee: Dutton, Drew
Assistant Referee: Moore, Anthony
Fourth Official: Wood, Curtis
Bromley FC (First Team) v Bristol Rovers (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Bell, Elliot
Assistant Referee: Williams, Scott
Assistant Referee: Crowhurst, Leigh
Fourth Official: Dale, Alan
Cambridge United FC (First Team) v Gillingham FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Barlow, Michael
Assistant Referee: Hall, Bradley
Assistant Referee: Lehane, Jacob
Fourth Official: Breen, Tommy
Crewe Alexandra FC (First Team) v Walsall FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Parkinson, Stephen
Assistant Referee: Smith, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Guest, Danny
Fourth Official: Mustafa, Zharir
Fleetwood Town FC (First Team) v Tranmere Rovers FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Heaslip, Emily
Assistant Referee: Nolan, Oliver
Assistant Referee: Wade, Stephen
Fourth Official: Kennard-Kettle, Zac
Harrogate Town FC (First Team) v Salford City FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 2
Referee: Linington, James
Assistant Referee: Wilson, James
Assistant Referee: Gilroy, Hugh
Fourth Official: Baines, Dale
Notts County F.C. (First Team) v Chesterfield FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 2
Referee: Corlett, Matt
Assistant Referee: Taylor, Grant
Assistant Referee: Jarvis, Danny
Fourth Official: Copeland, Steven
Oldham Athletic FC (First Team) v Grimsby Town FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Swallow, Elliott
Assistant Referee: Stonier, Paul
Assistant Referee: Grunnill, Wayne
Fourth Official: Ryder, Mark
Shrewsbury Town FC (First Team) v Cheltenham Town (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Sandoe, Lewis
Assistant Referee: Topp, Jake
Assistant Referee: Jones, Matthew
Fourth Official: Oldham, Scott
Swindon Town FC (First Team) v Milton Keynes Dons FC (First
Team)
Football League 2
Referee: O'Connor, Jamie
Assistant Referee: Senior, Mark
Assistant Referee: [s]Morris, Richard J.[/s] Murphy, Ross
Fourth Official: Rock, David
Sat 14th Mar 2026
Aldershot Town (First Team) v YORK CITY (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Farmer, Aaron
Assistant Referee: Hooper, James
Assistant Referee: [s]Kornasiewicz, Grzegorz[/s] Farrell, Conor
Fourth Official: [s]Farrell, Conor[/s] Kornasiewicz, Grzegorz
Boston United FC (First Team) v Yeovil Town FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Johnson, Paul
Assistant Referee: Holmes, David
Assistant Referee: Gray, Wayne
Fourth Official: Murray, William
Brackley Town FC (First Team) v Woking FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Aspinall, Richard
Assistant Referee: Brooks, Jordan
Assistant Referee: Husband, Christopher
Fourth Official: Whitaker, Ryan
Eastleigh FC (First Team) v Rochdale AFC (First Team)
Live on DAZN
National League - Premier
Referee: Wager, Harry
Assistant Referee: Tranter, Adrian
Assistant Referee: Middleton, David
Fourth Official: Wilks, Jonathon
Gateshead FC (First Team) v Sutton United FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Marsden, Paul
Assistant Referee: Burgess, Adam
Assistant Referee: Scott, Gavin
Fourth Official: Hussain, Abid
FC Halifax Town (First Team) v Boreham Wood (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Westgate, James
Assistant Referee: Sibley , Francis
Assistant Referee: Karia, Mehul
Fourth Official: Hible, Lee
Morecambe FC (First Team) v Braintree Town FC (First Team)
Live on DAZN
National League - Premier
Referee: Miller, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Robinson, Simon
Assistant Referee: Harland, Thomas
Fourth Official: Moosa, Bilal
Scunthorpe United FC (First Team) v Altrincham FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Mather, Simon
Assistant Referee: Rushworth, Stephen
Assistant Referee: Burrows, Michael
Fourth Official: Forder-Hay, Jack
Southend United FC (First Team) v Forest Green Rovers (First
Team) Live on DAZN
National League - Premier
Referee: Howard, Paul
Assistant Referee: Head, Ryan
Assistant Referee: Bandara, Damith
Fourth Official: Norton, Matthew
Tamworth FC (First Team) v Carlisle United (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Thomas, Gareth
Assistant Referee: Staten, Thomas
Assistant Referee: [s]Kane, Stuart[/s] Saward, Ryan
Fourth Official: Maskrey, Jonathan
Truro City FC (First Team) v Hartlepool United FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Baines, Daniel Level 2 Referee
Assistant Referee: Plane, Steven
Assistant Referee: [s]Saward, Ryan[/s] Kane, Stuart
Fourth Official: [s]Ouchene, Said[/s] Lane, Neil
Wealdstone FC (First Team) v Solihull Moors FC (First Team)
Live on DAZN
National League - Premier
Referee: Massey-Ellis, Robert
Assistant Referee: Fidler, Ciaran
Assistant Referee: Carter, Richard
Fourth Official: Treleaven, Dean
#Post#: 102554--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fri 13th – Wed 18th MAR 2026
By: aaa Date: March 9, 2026, 11:14 am
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All live on SkySports+ unless stated
Tue 17th Mar 2026
AFC Wimbledon (First Team) v Leyton Orient FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Dale, Alan
Assistant Referee: Block, Jonathon
Assistant Referee: Howick, Kevin
Fourth Official: Hicks, Craig
Barnsley FC (First Team) v Wigan Athletic FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports
Football League 1
Referee: Martin, Ross
Assistant Referee: Hall, Bradley
Assistant Referee: Sowerby, Matthew
Fourth Official: Walker, Timothy
Blackpool FC (First Team) v Port Vale FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Finnie, Will
Assistant Referee: Mulraine, Kevin
Assistant Referee: Ryder, Mark
Fourth Official: Nolan, Oliver
Bolton Wanderers FC (First Team) v Doncaster Rovers FC (First
Team)
Football League 1
Referee: [s]Drysdale, Darren[/s] O'Connor, Jamie
Assistant Referee: Gray, Alex
Assistant Referee: Stonier, Paul
Fourth Official: Robinson, Daniel
Bradford City FC (First Team) v Mansfield Town F.C. (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: [s]Corlett, Matt[/s] Oldham, James
Assistant Referee: Moss, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Hallam, Aaron
Fourth Official: Jarvis, Danny
Burton Albion FC (First Team) v Reading FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Duckworth, Edward
Assistant Referee: Durnall, Steve
Assistant Referee: Simpson, Joe
Fourth Official: Davis, William
Cardiff City FC (First Team) v Wycombe Wanderers FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Brook, Carl
Assistant Referee: Leach, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Hyde, Robert
Fourth Official: Baines, Dale
Huddersfield Town FC (First Team) v Lincoln City FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Speedie, Benjamin
Assistant Referee: Lehane, Jacob
Assistant Referee: Grunnill, Wayne
Fourth Official: Bannister, Aaron
Luton Town (First Team) v Exeter City FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Chilowicz, Alex
Assistant Referee: Tranter, Adrian
Assistant Referee: Finch, Stephen
Fourth Official: Ellis, Andrew
Peterborough United FC (First Team) v Rotherham United FC (First
Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Russell, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Wilson, Marc
Assistant Referee: [s]Webb, Michael[/s] Evans, Robert
Fourth Official: Laflin, George
Plymouth Argyle FC (First Team) v Stevenage FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Bell, Elliot
Assistant Referee: Venamore, Lee
Assistant Referee: Russell, Mark
Fourth Official: Hooper, James
Stockport County FC (First Team) v Northampton Town FC (First
Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Oldham, Scott
Assistant Referee: Dutton, Drew
Assistant Referee: Buckley, Karl
Fourth Official: Woods, Martin
Tue 17th Mar 2026
Accrington Stanley FC (First Team) v Notts County F.C. (First
Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Yates, Ollie
Assistant Referee: Woodward, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Dutton, Tyler
Fourth Official: Stockbridge, Sebastian
Bristol Rovers (First Team) v Shrewsbury Town FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Rock, David
Assistant Referee: Bennett, Andy
Assistant Referee: Read, Greg
Fourth Official: Parkinson, Stephen
Cheltenham Town (First Team) v Crewe Alexandra FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Copeland, Steven
Assistant Referee: Murphy, Ross
Assistant Referee: Barlow, Ciaran
Fourth Official: Kane, Stuart
Chesterfield FC (First Team) v Oldham Athletic FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Joyce, Ross
Assistant Referee: Forder-Hay, Jack
Assistant Referee: Wade, Stephen
Fourth Official: Bourne, Declan
Crawley Town (First Team) v Barnet FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Wager, Harry
Assistant Referee: Taylor, Grant
Assistant Referee: Cresswell, Alan
Fourth Official: Fidler, Ciaran
Gillingham FC (First Team) v Swindon Town FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Heaslip, Emily
Assistant Referee: D'Urso, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Sear, Karl
Fourth Official: Hurst, James
Grimsby Town FC (First Team) v Fleetwood Town FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Cartmel, Wayne
Assistant Referee: Bickle, Oliver
Assistant Referee: Newhouse, Paul
Fourth Official: [s]O'Connor, Jamie[/s] Wesson, Sam
Newport County AFC (First Team) v Bromley FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Howard, Paul
Assistant Referee: Allen, Ashley
Assistant Referee: Hetherington, Harley
Fourth Official: Plane, Steven
Salford City FC (First Team) v Barrow AFC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Searle, Isaac
Assistant Referee: Clayton, Samuel
Assistant Referee: Archibald, Matt
Fourth Official: Brooks, Jordan
Tranmere Rovers FC (First Team) v Harrogate Town FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Dowle, Kirsty
Assistant Referee: Moore, Anthony
Assistant Referee: Aldred, Ryan
Fourth Official: Marsden, Paul
Walsall FC (First Team) v Cambridge United FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Mather, Simon
Assistant Referee: Tewson, James
Assistant Referee: Forrest, Keiran
Fourth Official: [s]Oldham, James[/s] Burgess, Adam
Wed 18th Mar 2026
Milton Keynes Dons FC (First Team) v Colchester United FC (First
Team) Live on SkySports
Football League 2
Referee: Mulhall, Sam
Assistant Referee: O'Shea, Declan
Assistant Referee: Harty, Thomas
Fourth Official: Evans, Robert
All live on DAZN
Tue 17th Mar 2026
Brackley Town FC (First Team) v Solihull Moors FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Walchester, Callum
Assistant Referee: McKittrick, Harley
Assistant Referee: Bria, Nicoleta
Fourth Official: Donaghey, Karl
Gateshead FC (First Team) v Wealdstone FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Jackson, Aaron
Assistant Referee: Parker, Martin
Assistant Referee: Robinson, Michael
Fourth Official: Lawson, Steven
Southend United FC (First Team) v Rochdale AFC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Breakspear, Charles
Assistant Referee: Shipp, Alexander
Assistant Referee: Kelly, Paul
Fourth Official: Hickman, Andrew
Truro City FC (First Team) v Scunthorpe United FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Quelch, Adrian
Assistant Referee: Wilson, Adam
Assistant Referee: Amey, Justin
Fourth Official: Middleton, David
Woking FC (First Team) v Yeovil Town FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Watkins, Richie
Assistant Referee: Treleaven, Dean
Assistant Referee: Chaplin, Isabel
Fourth Official: Bonneywell, Daniel
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Re: Fri 13th – Wed 18th MAR 2026
By: Ryanellis Date: March 9, 2026, 11:17 am
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I believe that’s an EFL debut for Emily Heaslip - with 2 games!
Crewe with Stephen Parkinson, who has already refereed this
fixture last season, and Steven Copeland, who gave Crewe a
penalty last season at home to Notts County which was ludicrous!
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Re: Fri 13th – Wed 18th MAR 2026
By: TheThingFromLewes Date: March 9, 2026, 11:19 am
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[quote author=Ryanellis link=topic=7798.msg102556#msg102556
date=1773073066]
I believe that’s an EFL debut for Emily Heaslip - with 2 games!
Crewe with Stephen Parkinson, who has already refereed this
fixture last season, and Steven Copeland, who gave Crewe a
penalty last season at home to Notts County which was ludicrous!
[/quote]
With a FIFA badge too?
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Re: Fri 13th – Wed 18th MAR 2026
By: Ryanellis Date: March 9, 2026, 11:20 am
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[quote author=TheThingFromLewes
link=topic=7798.msg102557#msg102557 date=1773073180]
[quote author=Ryanellis link=topic=7798.msg102556#msg102556
date=1773073066]
I believe that’s an EFL debut for Emily Heaslip - with 2 games!
Crewe with Stephen Parkinson, who has already refereed this
fixture last season, and Steven Copeland, who gave Crewe a
penalty last season at home to Notts County which was ludicrous!
[/quote]
With a FIFA badge too?
[/quote]
With her fifa badge being in the women’s game, I don’t think so.
I don’t recall Kirsty Dowle or Abi Bryne having their fifa
badges on during efl games, but I can be corrected.
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Re: Fri 13th – Wed 18th MAR 2026
By: SuffolkRef Date: March 9, 2026, 11:24 am
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[quote author=Ryanellis link=topic=7798.msg102559#msg102559
date=1773073250]
[quote author=TheThingFromLewes
link=topic=7798.msg102557#msg102557 date=1773073180]
[quote author=Ryanellis link=topic=7798.msg102556#msg102556
date=1773073066]
I believe that’s an EFL debut for Emily Heaslip - with 2 games!
Crewe with Stephen Parkinson, who has already refereed this
fixture last season, and Steven Copeland, who gave Crewe a
penalty last season at home to Notts County which was ludicrous!
[/quote]
With a FIFA badge too?
[/quote]
With her fifa badge being in the women’s game, I don’t think so.
I don’t recall Kirsty Dowle or Abi Bryne having their fifa
badges on during efl games, but I can be corrected.
[/quote]
In recent seasons the FIFA badge for the women's game is only
seen in the PL. There must be an EFL rule in relation to that.
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Re: Fri 13th – Wed 18th MAR 2026
By: TheThingFromLewes Date: March 9, 2026, 12:33 pm
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[quote author=SuffolkRef link=topic=7798.msg102560#msg102560
date=1773073452]
[quote author=Ryanellis link=topic=7798.msg102559#msg102559
date=1773073250]
[quote author=TheThingFromLewes
link=topic=7798.msg102557#msg102557 date=1773073180]
[quote author=Ryanellis link=topic=7798.msg102556#msg102556
date=1773073066]
I believe that’s an EFL debut for Emily Heaslip - with 2 games!
Crewe with Stephen Parkinson, who has already refereed this
fixture last season, and Steven Copeland, who gave Crewe a
penalty last season at home to Notts County which was ludicrous!
[/quote]
With a FIFA badge too?
[/quote]
With her fifa badge being in the women’s game, I don’t think so.
I don’t recall Kirsty Dowle or Abi Bryne having their fifa
badges on during efl games, but I can be corrected.
[/quote]
In recent seasons the FIFA badge for the women's game is only
seen in the PL. There must be an EFL rule in relation to that.
[/quote]
That’s a pity. That should change in all honesty.
If it was an FA cup game then the FIFA badge would be proudly
worn..
.
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Re: Fri 13th – Wed 18th MAR 2026
By: Driver1123 Date: March 9, 2026, 1:10 pm
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The two games this week for Bolton both have Assistant Referees
as fourth official again. This means four consecutive league
games where the "eyes from the side" and, should it be needed,
the backup ref, have been AR level. I know they're still
trained and qualified officials and can referee at lower level,
and we've had AR as 4th for the EFL Trophy group stage games
(But not the "more serious" FA Cup or Carabao Cup fixtures).
But until 28th February, every league fixture had a National
List /SG2 referee, two assistants at the corresponding level and
a National List referee as fourth.
When we played the teams around us at the top of the table we
had either SG2 or, at least, very experienced National list
officials. Obviously because of the gravity of the fixture. So
why have we switched to using ARs as 4th suddenly for the last
few games now as we head towards the 'business' end of the
season? For matches involving teams like us being in the mix at
the top of the table - and equally for matches requiring key
decisions to affect the bottom of the table too - surely an
official at referee level should be in that support role for the
league games?
Since the merger of the lower steps and the incredibly long
National List nowadays there is no way we can be short of
qualified and experienced officials, is there?
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Re: Fri 13th – Wed 18th MAR 2026
By: elbee94 Date: March 9, 2026, 2:56 pm
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[quote author=Driver1123 link=topic=7798.msg102579#msg102579
date=1773079816]
The two games this week for Bolton both have Assistant Referees
as fourth official again. This means four consecutive league
games where the "eyes from the side" and, should it be needed,
the backup ref, have been AR level. I know they're still
trained and qualified officials and can referee at lower level,
and we've had AR as 4th for the EFL Trophy group stage games
(But not the "more serious" FA Cup or Carabao Cup fixtures).
But until 28th February, every league fixture had a National
List /SG2 referee, two assistants at the corresponding level and
a National List referee as fourth.
When we played the teams around us at the top of the table we
had either SG2 or, at least, very experienced National list
officials. Obviously because of the gravity of the fixture. So
why have we switched to using ARs as 4th suddenly for the last
few games now as we head towards the 'business' end of the
season? For matches involving teams like us being in the mix at
the top of the table - and equally for matches requiring key
decisions to affect the bottom of the table too - surely an
official at referee level should be in that support role for the
league games?
Since the merger of the lower steps and the incredibly long
National List nowadays there is no way we can be short of
qualified and experienced officials, is there?
[/quote]
I don’t see this as an issue myself - I haven’t checked back but
feels to me like a mix of AR/refs as 4O’s this season. And
whilst the referee is the senior figure, you’ve got double the
chance of needing a qualified assistant rather than a qualified
referee. If a game ends up with an assistant in charge and given
that nearly all of the most important games have a back up
referee assigned, I think you can put that down to bad luck. As
I say, if a referee acting as an assistant makes a bad call in
an important game, that’s also a foreseeable scenario.
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Re: Fri 13th – Wed 18th MAR 2026
By: olliebcafc Date: March 9, 2026, 4:12 pm
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Linington at Harrogate, is that his first visit? Final season
for him possibly and ticking some new grounds off?
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