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Re: Sat 22nd – Thu 27th AUG 2026
DIR By: elbee94
Date: August 20, 2026, 5:19 pm
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> I won't be at Vale Park, but Declan Brown a new name for me
and don't recall him taking charge of a Rovers game before.
> Any clues on what to expect?
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Only one viewing at Cambridge last season but had a good game in
one of his first EFL fixtures. Ollie didn’t have a great review
in Bradford’s cup game recently.
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Re: Sat 22nd – Thu 27th AUG 2026
DIR By: olliebcafc
Date: August 22, 2026, 11:28 am
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I watched Doncaster v Barnsley this lunchtime, a game which
somehow finished goalless. Not much to report although David
Webb’s decision making was a little bit random and he didn’t
effectively deal with delaying the restart in my opinion. Around
82 minutes, the Barnsley keeper was allowed to play on despite
it looking like the ball had gone out for a corner. I look
forward to his 2 game ban…
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Re: Sat 22nd – Thu 27th AUG 2026
DIR By: TheThingFromLewes
Date: August 22, 2026, 11:48 am
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> Kettle Junior opens up proceedings at Spotland…
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> David Webb with a tasty Yorkshire derby as well.
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Busy afternoon at Spotland and 8 yellows chucked in for good
measure…
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Re: Sat 22nd – Thu 27th AUG 2026
DIR By: TVOS
Date: August 22, 2026, 1:15 pm
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--- Quote from: TheThingFromLewes link ---
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> [quote author=TheThingFromLewes
link=topic=8317.msg110499#msg110499 date=1786981360]
> Kettle Junior opens up proceedings at Spotland…
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> David Webb with a tasty Yorkshire derby as well.
>
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Busy afternoon at Spotland and 8 yellows chucked in for good
measure…
[/quote]
9 if we included Crawley's manager.
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Re: Sat 22nd – Thu 27th AUG 2026
DIR By: TheThingFromLewes
Date: August 22, 2026, 1:48 pm
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--- Quote from: TVOS link ---
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> [quote author=TheThingFromLewes
link=topic=8317.msg110669#msg110669 date=1787417288]
> [quote author=TheThingFromLewes
link=topic=8317.msg110499#msg110499 date=1786981360]
> Kettle Junior opens up proceedings at Spotland…
>
> David Webb with a tasty Yorkshire derby as well.
>
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Busy afternoon at Spotland and 8 yellows chucked in for good
measure…
[/quote]
9 if we included Crawley's manager.
[/quote]
Did he have a good game?
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Re: Sat 22nd – Thu 27th AUG 2026
DIR By: XRef23
Date: August 22, 2026, 2:22 pm
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The apple never falls far from the tree!
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Re: Sat 22nd – Thu 27th AUG 2026
DIR By: Sean43211
Date: August 22, 2026, 5:47 pm
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Back in the hotel from the Yeovil game. 3-0 for the home side.
Mr Aspinall Handing Yellow cards today like confetti handing 8
yellows cards out some match report that to fill out. Few
decisions which I seen from away live which weren’t fouls let
alone yellow cards linesmen on our near side didn’t help him
with foul detection on we go to Friday night for Solihull moors
i expecting Mr Rhodes for that game
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Re: Sat 22nd – Thu 27th AUG 2026
DIR By: DBLTFC
Date: August 23, 2026, 12:01 am
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Ben Speedie also handing out 8 yellows yesterday for Luton v
Notts, 5 for the home side.
Notts were clearly trying to get in Luton’s faces but the yellow
card threshold wasn’t particularly high.
I thought that referees were employing a less is more mentality?
If you go on social media, you’ll see a second handball penalty
not given to Luton in the second half. Per the laws, it’s not
handball, but I think it proves that the law still doesn’t work.
He is looking the other direction and is jumping, but it’s hit
his hand about 1 foot above his head and the ball has gone the
other direction. In my opinion he has gained an advantage.
Also, what is the point of having stricter restart rules if
they’re never enforced? The players sensed that he was going to
be lenient very early on.
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Re: Sat 22nd – Thu 27th AUG 2026
DIR By: TVOS
Date: August 23, 2026, 1:38 am
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--- Quote from: TheThingFromLewes link ---
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> [quote author=TVOS link=topic=8317.msg110676#msg110676
date=1787422520]
> [quote author=TheThingFromLewes
link=topic=8317.msg110669#msg110669 date=1787417288]
> [quote author=TheThingFromLewes
link=topic=8317.msg110499#msg110499 date=1786981360]
> Kettle Junior opens up proceedings at Spotland…
>
> David Webb with a tasty Yorkshire derby as well.
>
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Busy afternoon at Spotland and 8 yellows chucked in for good
measure…
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9 if we included Crawley's manager.
[/quote]
Did he have a good game?
[/quote]
He was fine, didn’t affect the outcome anyway, although I’d be
interested to know why our goalkeeper was booked for being
impeded when attempting to clear the ball. The Crawley player
who did the impeding was shown a yellow card in the same
incident, so to the fans it was a bit of a mystery.
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Re: Sat 22nd – Thu 27th AUG 2026
DIR By: elbee94
Date: August 23, 2026, 2:22 am
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Colchester United FC (First Team) v Oldham Athletic FC (First
Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Durkin, James
Assistant Referee: Fitch-Jackson, Carl
Assistant Referee: D'Urso, Daniel
Fourth Official: Rock, David
Wow, that was an eventful game! Two big talking points for James
Durkin and his team, which really changed the course of the
game.
A first half dominated by Oldham, including a cracker of a goal,
ended with Gus Scott Morriss being shown a red card for a
dangerous tackle on Iandolo. It’s a really tough one to call,
the tackle itself is awful but I don’t think there’s much
contact. James had a great view and had no hesitation in
dismissing the Oldham defender. If you asked me to make the call
myself, i’d probably lean yellow card but Scott-Morriss can only
blame himself for the stamp-like motion.
The second half being 11 vs 10 went as you would expect with
Colchester dominating, with a big chance being handed to them
for a push by Temple on Williams, another decision for James,
who gave a penalty instantly. I’m happy with this decision, it’s
not the strongest bit of contact but enough for a penalty for
me. Temple didn’t have any complaints either.
As for the rest of the game, James took a very strict approach
with his cards, but I don’t mind that approach and it was
applied consistently to both teams throughout the game -
including a Norburn yellow for an accumulation, Hudson for not
staying on his line for the penalty and Nevitt for kicking the
ball away. He also was pretty fair with the 5 second countdown.
Oldham will feel hard done by but a poor decision by their
defender to give the officials a decision to make is where i’d
place blame. I’d have no qualms seeing James appointed to
another Colchester game in future. A very enjoyable start to the
home season with a late own goal sealing the win!
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