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Re: Fri 3rd – Tue 7th APR 2026
DIR By: Skydank
Date: March 30, 2026, 1:59 pm
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I know nothing regarding Isaac Searle in charge of his first
league 1 game Luton v Peterborough after only a few league 2
games...must be very highly regarded so good luck to him and his
team
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Re: Fri 3rd – Tue 7th APR 2026
DIR By: elbee94
Date: March 30, 2026, 2:00 pm
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As noted, a debut for George Laflin, warming up for that gig
with an afternoon holding the boards in Essex on Good Friday.
Ed Duckworth gets the first possible promotion party this
season. Stephen Martin with a big game at the top of league one
and Lewis Smith with a huge game at the bottom at Bloomfield
Road.
Paul Howard, Seb Stockbridge and John Busby with the standout
league two games.
A pair of Scott’s for Colchester, although neither Oldham nor
Jackson has impressed me in the past - i’ll be at the Friday
game and hopefully following the Monday game from afar, and i’m
sure Boz will have some match comments too.
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Re: Fri 3rd – Tue 7th APR 2026
DIR By: Driver1123
Date: March 30, 2026, 10:14 pm
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First sight of Charles Breakspear for us this season (unless we
got a glimpse of him holding up the boards in the Reading match
last month).
Fifth SG2 appointment for a Bolton match this season and three
of them have been Stephen Martin. All of them local derbies.
Interesting that, again, a game between two play-off teams is
deemed worthy of SG2 officials and a National Ref as 4th, but
yet again, the Good Friday game has a National List Ref and 3
ARs.
There does seem to have been a slight shake of the sorting hat
though as, with the exception of Martin (and Breakspear's
non-middle appearance), none of the others have been allocated
to a Bolton game in any competition for over 12 months.
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Re: Fri 3rd – Tue 7th APR 2026
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: March 31, 2026, 8:12 am
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--- Quote from: Skydank link ---
>
> I know nothing regarding Isaac Searle in charge of his first
league 1 game Luton v Peterborough after only a few league 2
games...must be very highly regarded so good luck to him and his
team
>
--- End Quote ---
I saw him holding the Boards at Charlton recently which he did
without undue drama or calling attention to himself.
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Re: Fri 3rd – Tue 7th APR 2026
DIR By: Ryanellis
Date: March 31, 2026, 2:52 pm
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--- Quote from: Skydank link ---
>
> I know nothing regarding Isaac Searle in charge of his first
league 1 game Luton v Peterborough after only a few league 2
games...must be very highly regarded so good luck to him and his
team
>
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This is what I said about him when I saw him in January, Notts
County v Crewe:
A very promising performance today. There wasn’t a lot to really
do, but dished out the 4 yellows correctly. I’d imagine Isaac
will be happy with today’s work, unlike Crewe where the Notts
County keeper didn’t even make a save!
A solid 8/10 for me. Very well done Isaac and team.
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Re: Fri 3rd – Tue 7th APR 2026
DIR By: Boz
Date: March 31, 2026, 6:10 pm
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Issac Searle with a straight Red Card for Sam Finley in our game
at Newport. It was a call that provoked debate amongst Rovers
fans as there was a feeling that a YC for a mistimed challenge,
but without any great force or studs up would have been adequate
sanction. It wouldn't have made any immediate difference as
Finley already on a yellow and a poor call from the player
making a needless challenge.
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Re: Fri 3rd – Tue 7th APR 2026
DIR By: Boz
Date: March 31, 2026, 6:33 pm
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--- Quote from: elbee94 link ---
>
> As noted, a debut for George Laflin, warming up for that gig
with an afternoon holding the boards in Essex on Good Friday.
>
> Ed Duckworth gets the first possible promotion party this
season. Stephen Martin with a big game at the top of league one
and Lewis Smith with a huge game at the bottom at Bloomfield
Road.
>
> Paul Howard, Seb Stockbridge and John Busby with the standout
league two games.
>
> [b]A pair of Scott’s for Colchester, although neither Oldham
nor Jackson has impressed me in the past - i’ll be at the Friday
game and hopefully following the Monday game from afar, and i’m
sure Boz will have some match comments too.
>
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I will be at the Colchester game. Scott Oldham did the
corresponding fixture last season and I don't want a repeat of
the 1-3 scoreline. Recall some question about the early
Colchester penalty, the call itself was correct, but possibly
missed a foul in the build-up. Otherwise sound. Seen Mr Oldham
in the middle about ten times dating back to our NL spell mostly
reasonable games.
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Re: Fri 3rd – Tue 7th APR 2026
DIR By: HChip
Date: April 2, 2026, 3:19 am
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Who has Busby been replaced by as he has been put on a
Championship game tomorrow in-place of Donohue and he was due to
have a L2 game?
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Re: Fri 3rd – Tue 7th APR 2026
DIR By: ben
Date: April 2, 2026, 3:31 am
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Changes done.
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Re: Fri 3rd – Tue 7th APR 2026
DIR By: olliebcafc
Date: April 2, 2026, 5:14 am
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Interesting that it seems as though somebody has decided Newport
v Crawley is a bigger game than Blackpool v Exeter.
Having thought about this, perhaps Lewis Smith’s home town team
of Wigan being involved in the League 1 relegation battle was
considered.
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