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       Pyramid Patrol 2019/20
   DIR By: JCFC
       Date: August 4, 2019, 10:41 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       As this thread returns to haunt you once again, we start with a
       puzzle:-
       Early last week the NCEFL website proudly announced that the
       referee appointments had been posted, but repeated attempts to
       find them over the next few days led to the conclusion that they
       had been done so in the internet equivalent of invisible ink,
       with the appointment for May still appearing.
       However, when Googling the referee post match on Saturday, up
       came the NCEFL appointments page, with all the relevant details.
       Back to the NCEFL site today, we are once again in May.
       Given that my computer skills are those of a below-average
       geriatric technophobe, could someone please explain
       a) where I am going wrong
       and
       b) how (other than by Googling a random referee or several) I
       can find the relevant details in the future?
       Fortunately next weekend sees the FA Cup start, so that problem
       does not apply.
       #Post#: 9650--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Pyramid Patrol 2019/20
   DIR By: JCFC
       Date: August 4, 2019, 11:15 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       In the meantime, the chosen match was one opposing two of my
       favourite clubs, in the form of
       Saturday 3rd August 2019
       NCEFL Premier Division
       Penistone Church   1   v    2    Silsden
       Daniel Smith (Army/Nottingham); William Booth, Wayne Gray.
       As the newly-promoted Mr Smith's was not a name I recognised,
       the "Nottingham" was courtesy of Mr Observer, not, I imagine,
       THE man with the well-polished shoes (the dome being
       insufficiently glossy), but certainly A man with well-polished
       shoes, though the combination of light tan with dark suit is a
       modern style that has yet to register with JCFC. The "Army" came
       from the brief encounter with the appointments list. "Church"
       should perhaps have been renamed "Citadel" in recognition of the
       presence of William Booth. Despite Mr Smith's lean and slightly
       mean look, the warm-up seemed a jolly affair,with a certain
       amount of barracking from spectators being well-received. It was
       surprising to find the experienced Mr Gray sent to quiet
       pastures for the match, with the chirpy young Mr Booth taking up
       position benchside.
       Penistone put an early shot wide, but Silsden dominated
       positionally. Understandably for a newcomer, Mr Smith was keen
       to keep a tight grip on proceedings and in the first quarter
       high balls forward invariably resulted in free-kicks for the
       defence - for reasons not always totally obvious from the side.
       Silsden had a strong shot turned over the bar, but went ahead on
       21 minutes, raiding rapidly up the right wing, pulling the cross
       back behind the first attacker to a colleague who finished
       emphatically. There were a couple of lectures from Mr Smith -
       that to Penistone players seeming to indicate that he would be
       prepared to use the sin-bin if required, that to Silsden for a
       clear foul.
       The second half was much more evenly contested and this time
       Church had a strong shot tipped over the bar. There was another
       warning for Penistone players for apparent backchat and a couple
       of yellow cards for Silsden, the first for a body-check, the
       second, more debatably, for a tackle that appeared to be
       perfectly clean, but may have been considered too strong.
       Silsden were about to score their second, but the post had other
       ideas. Number two did finally arrive - rather too easily - on 85
       minutes., while Church bundled home from a corner in the game's
       final move.
       It was a very competent piece of work from a newly promoted
       young official - perhaps a little tighter than it needed to be,
       but erring on the right side in that respect. Mr Smith's
       movement is very rapid when required and he was always well up
       with play, adding decent lateral movement (particularly in the
       closing stages as the ball was taken to the corner) and a useful
       reverse gear. He did get struck by the ball a couple of times -
       and most spectators were not aware of the requirement to restart
       with a drop ball. He seemed to relax as the game went on and can
       look forward to his next fixture with confidence.
       #Post#: 9669--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Pyramid Patrol 2019/20
   DIR By: lincs22
       Date: August 5, 2019, 2:52 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       --- Quote from: JCFC link ---
       >
       > As this thread returns to haunt you once again, we start with
       a puzzle:-
       >
       > Early last week the NCEFL website proudly announced that the
       referee appointments had been posted, but repeated attempts to
       find them over the next few days led to the conclusion that they
       had been done so in the internet equivalent of invisible ink,
       with the appointment for May still appearing.
       >
       > However, when Googling the referee post match on Saturday, up
       came the NCEFL appointments page, with all the relevant details.
       Back to the NCEFL site today, we are once again in May.
       >
       > Given that my computer skills are those of a below-average
       geriatric technophobe, could someone please explain
       > a) where I am going wrong
       > and
       > b) how (other than by Googling a random referee or several) I
       can find the relevant details in the future?
       >
       > Fortunately next weekend sees the FA Cup start, so that
       problem does not apply.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       The hyperlink from the tabs takes you to last years matches.
       They seemed to have changed the page name, the following takes
       you to last Saturdays's fixtures. I suspect that this will be
       updated, once somebody at NCEL is aware
  HTML http://www.ncefl.org.uk/matchofficials/
       #Post#: 9670--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Pyramid Patrol 2019/20
   DIR By: JCFC
       Date: August 5, 2019, 2:59 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       Thanks for that, lincs22. I had discovered much the same, by
       using the tab and removing the "appointments/" part of the
       address. As you say, I hope it will be a temporary blip, but it
       is nice to have a solution.
       Now, if only NWCFL could be persuaded to follow suit...
       especially since teams round here (well, Emley, Shelley and
       Golcar anyway) have migrated Westwards.
       #Post#: 9779--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Pyramid Patrol 2019/20
   DIR By: JCFC
       Date: August 8, 2019, 8:57 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       You know that you are losing it (many might query the use of the
       present tense in my case) when, having spent Sunday, Monday and
       most of Tuesday looking forward to seeing the estimable Ed
       Duckworth at Park Avenue, you settle down at teatime and FORGET
       TO GO. No comment therefore can be made on Mr Duckworth's
       performance, though past experience suggests that it would have
       been fine, but it was sure to have been better than Avenue's.
       The following day, however, saw JCFC making his favourite bus
       journey to
       Wednesday 7th August 2019
       NWCFL Division 1 N
       Emley   1   v   0   Chadderton
       Cristiana Hattersley; John Hislop, Peter Binks.
       Miss Hattersley's domicile is unknown: she was promoted to Level
       5 at Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex and last season to Level 4 under
       the auspices of the Lancashire FA, while Google tells us that
       she works in Calderdale. Be that as it may, she is a petite,
       slender, agile, attractive young lady - none of which
       description could be applied to either of her two ageing
       assistants (again, the present participle might be
       questionable.)
       The game got off to a lively start: Chadderton launched a first
       minute attack, winning a free-kick; this in turn caused chaos in
       the home goal area, needing a couple of desperate blocks before
       the danger was cleared and a breaking Emley player was tugged
       back. An Emley assistant manager emerged from the dugout at this
       point, bellowing among other things "Pull someone back if you
       have to." Surely he wasn't encouraging his players to offend
       against the laws of the game? Miss Hattersley made a good start,
       with accurate decisions crisply delivered and good movement in
       both forward and reverse gears. Both teams showed repeated
       defensive frailties, but the consequent high-scoring game did
       not result. Emley had an effort just off target following an
       impressive long throw, and a lofted cross troubled the keeper as
       it passed just beyond the goal. A running spat developed between
       the Emley number 4 and the Chadderton number 10 and Miss
       Hatterseley stepped in to monitor developments at a couple of
       points, though in an informal way. There was a further alarm in
       the home goalmouth as Chadderton came close to going ahead.
       After a good start, Miss Hattersley was beginning to look a
       little less certain - an offside decision when the ball was
       safely in an uncontested keeper's arms being unnecessary - and
       some more formal warnings might well have been advisable. On 42
       minutes a long ball put a Chadderton attacker clear and he was
       brought down on the edge of the penalty area by a combination of
       keeper and defender. The free-kick was awarded, Chadderton
       players swarmed around the referee, whether demanding a penalty
       or a red card was not clear - but eventually the ball was
       positioned rather further from the area than the foul was
       committed, with Miss Hattersley then finally calling the keeper
       to receive a yellow card. The impression was that Emley had got
       off lightly there.
       Problems continued into the second half, with the 4 and 10 fun
       ongoing. On 50 minutes it was the turn of Emley to win
       possession in disputed cirumstances and play a long ball to
       release an attacker who was clearly manhandled from behind as he
       approached the penalty area. The attacker did go down fairly
       easily, but even so it was a clear offence - which was not
       penalised. Miss Hattersley was perhaps unsighted, playing
       catch-up like the Chadderton players, and not yet with the width
       to have a better view, but it was surprising that AR1 did not
       intervene. A timelag on the whistle can be commendable when used
       well, but can equally lead to an air of uncertainty and
       attendant problems. So it was on 54 minutes, when the Emley
       number 9 was held back. The free-kick was awarded, but Miss
       Hattersley failed to read the signs as number 9 headed for the
       offender and a scuffle ensued, with participants joining in from
       all quarters. Peace was restored, AR1 was consulted and in the
       end the appropriate action was taken - yellow cards for the
       Chadderton number 8 and the Emley number 9. A quick-draw yellow
       for the initial holding offence, preferably stepping in front of
       the number 9, might well have avoided the melee. With all the
       defensive mistakes, the only goal came unexpectedly on the hour,
       the home number 9 taking the ball five yards away from the
       junction of halfway and touchline, swivelling and apparently
       intentionally lofting the ball over the stranded keeper into the
       net. Emley soon created a couple of further good chances but to
       no avail. A poor foul by the Emley number 2 brought him a yellow
       card on 80 minutes. Chadderton applied pressure in the closing
       stages,but Emley held on to win.
       Miss Hattersley showed promise in the first quarter, but
       gradually looked less assured - understandably in a newcomer to
       this level - and did not impose herself quite enough. Formal
       lectures were largely absent and might have helped. When lacking
       the physical stature to create a presence, other means must be
       found and experience will no doubt aid her in this. She was not
       helped by often rather lacklustre work from her assistants. In
       attendance were two high-ranking members of JCFC's Refereeing
       Pantheon, in the form of Banno fils (complete with squeeze) and
       Jane Simms (complete with clipboard and morose-looking toyboy -
       or maybe not.) It remains to be seen whether Miss Hattersley
       will prove as successful as those two, but there were sufficient
       signs that if she believes in herself a little more, she could
       do well.
       #Post#: 9783--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Pyramid Patrol 2019/20
   DIR By: TVOS
       Date: August 8, 2019, 4:09 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       --- Quote from: JCFC link ---
       >
       > You know that you are losing it (many might query the use of
       the present tense in my case) when, having spent Sunday, Monday
       and most of Tuesday looking forward to seeing the estimable Ed
       Duckworth at Park Avenue, you settle down at teatime and FORGET
       TO GO. No comment therefore can be made on Mr Duckworth's
       performance, though past experience suggests that it would have
       been fine, but it was sure to have been better than Avenue's.
       >
       > The following day, however, saw JCFC making his favourite bus
       journey to
       >
       > Wednesday 7th August 2019
       > NWCFL Division 1 N
       > Emley   1   v   0   Chadderton
       > Cristiana Hattersley; John Hislop, Peter Binks.
       >
       > Miss Hattersley's domicile is unknown: she was promoted to
       Level 5 at Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex and last season to Level 4
       under the auspices of the Lancashire FA, while Google tells us
       that she works in Calderdale. Be that as it may, she is a
       petite, slender, agile, attractive young lady - none of which
       description could be applied to either of her two ageing
       assistants (again, the present participle might be
       questionable.)
       >
       > The game got off to a lively start: Chadderton launched a
       first minute attack, winning a free-kick; this in turn caused
       chaos in the home goal area, needing a couple of desperate
       blocks before the danger was cleared and a breaking Emley player
       was tugged back. An Emley assistant manager emerged from the
       dugout at this point, bellowing among other things "Pull someone
       back if you have to." Surely he wasn't encouraging his players
       to offend against the laws of the game? Miss Hattersley made a
       good start, with accurate decisions crisply delivered and good
       movement in both forward and reverse gears. Both teams showed
       repeated defensive frailties, but the consequent high-scoring
       game did not result. Emley had an effort just off target
       following an impressive long throw, and a lofted cross troubled
       the keeper as it passed just beyond the goal. A running spat
       developed between the Emley number 4 and the Chadderton number
       10 and Miss Hatterseley stepped in to monitor developments at a
       couple of points, though in an informal way. There was a further
       alarm in the home goalmouth as Chadderton came close to going
       ahead. After a good start, Miss Hattersley was beginning to look
       a little less certain - an offside decision when the ball was
       safely in an uncontested keeper's arms being unnecessary - and
       some more formal warnings might well have been advisable. On 42
       minutes a long ball put a Chadderton attacker clear and he was
       brought down on the edge of the penalty area by a combination of
       keeper and defender. The free-kick was awarded, Chadderton
       players swarmed around the referee, whether demanding a penalty
       or a red card was not clear - but eventually the ball was
       positioned rather further from the area than the foul was
       committed, with Miss Hattersley then finally calling the keeper
       to receive a yellow card. The impression was that Emley had got
       off lightly there.
       >
       > Problems continued into the second half, with the 4 and 10 fun
       ongoing. On 50 minutes it was the turn of Emley to win
       possession in disputed cirumstances and play a long ball to
       release an attacker who was clearly manhandled from behind as he
       approached the penalty area. The attacker did go down fairly
       easily, but even so it was a clear offence - which was not
       penalised. Miss Hattersley was perhaps unsighted, playing
       catch-up like the Chadderton players, and not yet with the width
       to have a better view, but it was surprising that AR1 did not
       intervene. A timelag on the whistle can be commendable when used
       well, but can equally lead to an air of uncertainty and
       attendant problems. So it was on 54 minutes, when the Emley
       number 9 was held back. The free-kick was awarded, but Miss
       Hattersley failed to read the signs as number 9 headed for the
       offender and a scuffle ensued, with participants joining in from
       all quarters. Peace was restored, AR1 was consulted and in the
       end the appropriate action was taken - yellow cards for the
       Chadderton number 8 and the Emley number 9. A quick-draw yellow
       for the initial holding offence, preferably stepping in front of
       the number 9, might well have avoided the melee. With all the
       defensive mistakes, the only goal came unexpectedly on the hour,
       the home number 9 taking the ball five yards away from the
       junction of halfway and touchline, swivelling and apparently
       intentionally lofting the ball over the stranded keeper into the
       net. Emley soon created a couple of further good chances but to
       no avail. A poor foul by the Emley number 2 brought him a yellow
       card on 80 minutes. Chadderton applied pressure in the closing
       stages,but Emley held on to win.
       >
       > Miss Hattersley showed promise in the first quarter, but
       gradually looked less assured - understandably in a newcomer to
       this level - and did not impose herself quite enough. Formal
       lectures were largely absent and might have helped. When lacking
       the physical stature to create a presence, other means must be
       found and experience will no doubt aid her in this. She was not
       helped by often rather lacklustre work from her assistants. In
       attendance were two high-ranking members of JCFC's Refereeing
       Pantheon, in the form of Banno fils (complete with squeeze) and
       Jane Simms (complete with clipboard and morose-looking toyboy -
       or maybe not.) It remains to be seen whether Miss Hattersley
       will prove as successful as those two, but there were sufficient
       signs that if she believes in herself a little more, she could
       do well.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Originally from Manchester, went to Essex and then back to the
       North!
       #Post#: 9784--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Pyramid Patrol 2019/20
   DIR By: ajb95
       Date: August 8, 2019, 4:16 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       --- Quote from: TVOS link ---
       >
       > [quote author=JCFC link=topic=918.msg9779#msg9779
       date=1565272647]
       > You know that you are losing it (many might query the use of
       the present tense in my case) when, having spent Sunday, Monday
       and most of Tuesday looking forward to seeing the estimable Ed
       Duckworth at Park Avenue, you settle down at teatime and FORGET
       TO GO. No comment therefore can be made on Mr Duckworth's
       performance, though past experience suggests that it would have
       been fine, but it was sure to have been better than Avenue's.
       >
       > The following day, however, saw JCFC making his favourite bus
       journey to
       >
       > Wednesday 7th August 2019
       > NWCFL Division 1 N
       > Emley   1   v   0   Chadderton
       > Cristiana Hattersley; John Hislop, Peter Binks.
       >
       > Miss Hattersley's domicile is unknown: she was promoted to
       Level 5 at Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex and last season to Level 4
       under the auspices of the Lancashire FA, while Google tells us
       that she works in Calderdale. Be that as it may, she is a
       petite, slender, agile, attractive young lady - none of which
       description could be applied to either of her two ageing
       assistants (again, the present participle might be
       questionable.)
       >
       > The game got off to a lively start: Chadderton launched a
       first minute attack, winning a free-kick; this in turn caused
       chaos in the home goal area, needing a couple of desperate
       blocks before the danger was cleared and a breaking Emley player
       was tugged back. An Emley assistant manager emerged from the
       dugout at this point, bellowing among other things "Pull someone
       back if you have to." Surely he wasn't encouraging his players
       to offend against the laws of the game? Miss Hattersley made a
       good start, with accurate decisions crisply delivered and good
       movement in both forward and reverse gears. Both teams showed
       repeated defensive frailties, but the consequent high-scoring
       game did not result. Emley had an effort just off target
       following an impressive long throw, and a lofted cross troubled
       the keeper as it passed just beyond the goal. A running spat
       developed between the Emley number 4 and the Chadderton number
       10 and Miss Hatterseley stepped in to monitor developments at a
       couple of points, though in an informal way. There was a further
       alarm in the home goalmouth as Chadderton came close to going
       ahead. After a good start, Miss Hattersley was beginning to look
       a little less certain - an offside decision when the ball was
       safely in an uncontested keeper's arms being unnecessary - and
       some more formal warnings might well have been advisable. On 42
       minutes a long ball put a Chadderton attacker clear and he was
       brought down on the edge of the penalty area by a combination of
       keeper and defender. The free-kick was awarded, Chadderton
       players swarmed around the referee, whether demanding a penalty
       or a red card was not clear - but eventually the ball was
       positioned rather further from the area than the foul was
       committed, with Miss Hattersley then finally calling the keeper
       to receive a yellow card. The impression was that Emley had got
       off lightly there.
       >
       > Problems continued into the second half, with the 4 and 10 fun
       ongoing. On 50 minutes it was the turn of Emley to win
       possession in disputed cirumstances and play a long ball to
       release an attacker who was clearly manhandled from behind as he
       approached the penalty area. The attacker did go down fairly
       easily, but even so it was a clear offence - which was not
       penalised. Miss Hattersley was perhaps unsighted, playing
       catch-up like the Chadderton players, and not yet with the width
       to have a better view, but it was surprising that AR1 did not
       intervene. A timelag on the whistle can be commendable when used
       well, but can equally lead to an air of uncertainty and
       attendant problems. So it was on 54 minutes, when the Emley
       number 9 was held back. The free-kick was awarded, but Miss
       Hattersley failed to read the signs as number 9 headed for the
       offender and a scuffle ensued, with participants joining in from
       all quarters. Peace was restored, AR1 was consulted and in the
       end the appropriate action was taken - yellow cards for the
       Chadderton number 8 and the Emley number 9. A quick-draw yellow
       for the initial holding offence, preferably stepping in front of
       the number 9, might well have avoided the melee. With all the
       defensive mistakes, the only goal came unexpectedly on the hour,
       the home number 9 taking the ball five yards away from the
       junction of halfway and touchline, swivelling and apparently
       intentionally lofting the ball over the stranded keeper into the
       net. Emley soon created a couple of further good chances but to
       no avail. A poor foul by the Emley number 2 brought him a yellow
       card on 80 minutes. Chadderton applied pressure in the closing
       stages,but Emley held on to win.
       >
       > Miss Hattersley showed promise in the first quarter, but
       gradually looked less assured - understandably in a newcomer to
       this level - and did not impose herself quite enough. Formal
       lectures were largely absent and might have helped. When lacking
       the physical stature to create a presence, other means must be
       found and experience will no doubt aid her in this. She was not
       helped by often rather lacklustre work from her assistants. In
       attendance were two high-ranking members of JCFC's Refereeing
       Pantheon, in the form of Banno fils (complete with squeeze) and
       Jane Simms (complete with clipboard and morose-looking toyboy -
       or maybe not.) It remains to be seen whether Miss Hattersley
       will prove as successful as those two, but there were sufficient
       signs that if she believes in herself a little more, she could
       do well.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Originally from Manchester, went to Essex and then back to the
       North!
       [/quote]
       I’m working with her this Saturday so I’m sure she’ll do better
       with much younger assistants! 😜
       #Post#: 9785--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Pyramid Patrol 2019/20
   DIR By: nemesis
       Date: August 8, 2019, 4:29 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       --- Quote from: TVOS link ---
       >
       > [quote author=JCFC link=topic=918.msg9779#msg9779
       date=1565272647]
       > You know that you are losing it (many might query the use of
       the present tense in my case) when, having spent Sunday, Monday
       and most of Tuesday looking forward to seeing the estimable Ed
       Duckworth at Park Avenue, you settle down at teatime and FORGET
       TO GO. No comment therefore can be made on Mr Duckworth's
       performance, though past experience suggests that it would have
       been fine, but it was sure to have been better than Avenue's.
       >
       > The following day, however, saw JCFC making his favourite bus
       journey to
       >
       > Wednesday 7th August 2019
       > NWCFL Division 1 N
       > Emley   1   v   0   Chadderton
       > Cristiana Hattersley; John Hislop, Peter Binks.
       >
       > Miss Hattersley's domicile is unknown: she was promoted to
       Level 5 at Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex and last season to Level 4
       under the auspices of the Lancashire FA, while Google tells us
       that she works in Calderdale. Be that as it may, she is a
       petite, slender, agile, attractive young lady - none of which
       description could be applied to either of her two ageing
       assistants (again, the present participle might be
       questionable.)
       >
       > The game got off to a lively start: Chadderton launched a
       first minute attack, winning a free-kick; this in turn caused
       chaos in the home goal area, needing a couple of desperate
       blocks before the danger was cleared and a breaking Emley player
       was tugged back. An Emley assistant manager emerged from the
       dugout at this point, bellowing among other things "Pull someone
       back if you have to." Surely he wasn't encouraging his players
       to offend against the laws of the game? Miss Hattersley made a
       good start, with accurate decisions crisply delivered and good
       movement in both forward and reverse gears. Both teams showed
       repeated defensive frailties, but the consequent high-scoring
       game did not result. Emley had an effort just off target
       following an impressive long throw, and a lofted cross troubled
       the keeper as it passed just beyond the goal. A running spat
       developed between the Emley number 4 and the Chadderton number
       10 and Miss Hatterseley stepped in to monitor developments at a
       couple of points, though in an informal way. There was a further
       alarm in the home goalmouth as Chadderton came close to going
       ahead. After a good start, Miss Hattersley was beginning to look
       a little less certain - an offside decision when the ball was
       safely in an uncontested keeper's arms being unnecessary - and
       some more formal warnings might well have been advisable. On 42
       minutes a long ball put a Chadderton attacker clear and he was
       brought down on the edge of the penalty area by a combination of
       keeper and defender. The free-kick was awarded, Chadderton
       players swarmed around the referee, whether demanding a penalty
       or a red card was not clear - but eventually the ball was
       positioned rather further from the area than the foul was
       committed, with Miss Hattersley then finally calling the keeper
       to receive a yellow card. The impression was that Emley had got
       off lightly there.
       >
       > Problems continued into the second half, with the 4 and 10 fun
       ongoing. On 50 minutes it was the turn of Emley to win
       possession in disputed cirumstances and play a long ball to
       release an attacker who was clearly manhandled from behind as he
       approached the penalty area. The attacker did go down fairly
       easily, but even so it was a clear offence - which was not
       penalised. Miss Hattersley was perhaps unsighted, playing
       catch-up like the Chadderton players, and not yet with the width
       to have a better view, but it was surprising that AR1 did not
       intervene. A timelag on the whistle can be commendable when used
       well, but can equally lead to an air of uncertainty and
       attendant problems. So it was on 54 minutes, when the Emley
       number 9 was held back. The free-kick was awarded, but Miss
       Hattersley failed to read the signs as number 9 headed for the
       offender and a scuffle ensued, with participants joining in from
       all quarters. Peace was restored, AR1 was consulted and in the
       end the appropriate action was taken - yellow cards for the
       Chadderton number 8 and the Emley number 9. A quick-draw yellow
       for the initial holding offence, preferably stepping in front of
       the number 9, might well have avoided the melee. With all the
       defensive mistakes, the only goal came unexpectedly on the hour,
       the home number 9 taking the ball five yards away from the
       junction of halfway and touchline, swivelling and apparently
       intentionally lofting the ball over the stranded keeper into the
       net. Emley soon created a couple of further good chances but to
       no avail. A poor foul by the Emley number 2 brought him a yellow
       card on 80 minutes. Chadderton applied pressure in the closing
       stages,but Emley held on to win.
       >
       > Miss Hattersley showed promise in the first quarter, but
       gradually looked less assured - understandably in a newcomer to
       this level - and did not impose herself quite enough. Formal
       lectures were largely absent and might have helped. When lacking
       the physical stature to create a presence, other means must be
       found and experience will no doubt aid her in this. She was not
       helped by often rather lacklustre work from her assistants. In
       attendance were two high-ranking members of JCFC's Refereeing
       Pantheon, in the form of Banno fils (complete with squeeze) and
       Jane Simms (complete with clipboard and morose-looking toyboy -
       or maybe not.) It remains to be seen whether Miss Hattersley
       will prove as successful as those two, but there were sufficient
       signs that if she believes in herself a little more, she could
       do well.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Originally from Manchester, went to Essex and then back to the
       North!
       [/quote]
       Her eyesight should be good !
       #Post#: 9790--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Pyramid Patrol 2019/20
   DIR By: JCFC
       Date: August 9, 2019, 5:32 am
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       As the train passed  Cooper Bridge on the way South, I noted
       with approval the progress made in demolishing and filling the
       former sewage beds prior to new development. Is this the most
       complete example of a brownfield site?
       #Post#: 9793--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Pyramid Patrol 2019/20
   DIR By: nemesis
       Date: August 9, 2019, 8:38 am
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       --- Quote from: JCFC link ---
       >
       > As the train passed  Cooper Bridge on the way South, I noted
       with approval the progress made in demolishing and filling the
       former sewage beds prior to new development. Is this the most
       complete example of a brownfield site?
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Hmmm........  it sounds like you might be heading for a triple
       FA Cup tie weekend !!!
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