Mick
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We currently lead Northampton by the narrowest of margins in League wins. We've won 42 to their 41 from 111 matches.
League results (wdl) against them at Roots Hall this century are 4-4-2, a good football stat.
Man in charge tomorrow makes his first competitive appearance at Roots Hall although he's done the odd friendly. It is Nick Kinseley of Wickford or thereabouts who will be refereeing his second Southend league match in his third season as a League referee. A surprising appointment in my opinion given his location. There was a time when having a Southend postcode would have ruled him out of this match although it has been suggested he may have moved to just outside the Southend postcode area opening up opportunities to referee Southend (I'm not suggesting he moved for that reason!).
Shaven-headed and in his early 40's, he learnt his trade in the Southend Sunday Junior and Basildon Sunday Leagues, 11 years on the line of the Football League and four on the Premier League line.
His only previous Southend match was last season at Wimbledon and I had warned not to expect too much. In the event, he did fine with a solitary caution to them (ex-Concord player Lyle Taylor) and three points to us! Despite this satisfactory showing, he has attracted a bit of adverse criticism, especially in games which have been "challenging".
Last season's card count was a little on the high side with 113 yellows and 6 reds from 31 matches. This season is similar with 19 yellows and a red from 5 matches.
This is his first Northampton away match but he has done three of their home matches with very mixed results.
Assistants are Kevin Howick from Abingdon in Oxfordshire and Paul Kelly from Gillingham. Paul Yates from Maidstone completes the team as Fourth Official.
Previous referees from Mr Kinseley's location include the notorious official - the Wickford Whistler (other alliterations are available) Alan Turvey, who some older readers may recall putting in an hideous performance in the Brighton away game in the mid 70s, a match he was allowed to do as he'd moved to Basingstoke by then.
On a more positive note, again for older supporters, when anticipating a Northampton home match, it's difficult not to think back nostalgically 31 years to that wonderful 4-4 Cup Tie, refereed by Ray Lewis of Great Bookham.
League results (wdl) against them at Roots Hall this century are 4-4-2, a good football stat.
Man in charge tomorrow makes his first competitive appearance at Roots Hall although he's done the odd friendly. It is Nick Kinseley of Wickford or thereabouts who will be refereeing his second Southend league match in his third season as a League referee. A surprising appointment in my opinion given his location. There was a time when having a Southend postcode would have ruled him out of this match although it has been suggested he may have moved to just outside the Southend postcode area opening up opportunities to referee Southend (I'm not suggesting he moved for that reason!).
Shaven-headed and in his early 40's, he learnt his trade in the Southend Sunday Junior and Basildon Sunday Leagues, 11 years on the line of the Football League and four on the Premier League line.
His only previous Southend match was last season at Wimbledon and I had warned not to expect too much. In the event, he did fine with a solitary caution to them (ex-Concord player Lyle Taylor) and three points to us! Despite this satisfactory showing, he has attracted a bit of adverse criticism, especially in games which have been "challenging".
Last season's card count was a little on the high side with 113 yellows and 6 reds from 31 matches. This season is similar with 19 yellows and a red from 5 matches.
This is his first Northampton away match but he has done three of their home matches with very mixed results.
Assistants are Kevin Howick from Abingdon in Oxfordshire and Paul Kelly from Gillingham. Paul Yates from Maidstone completes the team as Fourth Official.
Previous referees from Mr Kinseley's location include the notorious official - the Wickford Whistler (other alliterations are available) Alan Turvey, who some older readers may recall putting in an hideous performance in the Brighton away game in the mid 70s, a match he was allowed to do as he'd moved to Basingstoke by then.
On a more positive note, again for older supporters, when anticipating a Northampton home match, it's difficult not to think back nostalgically 31 years to that wonderful 4-4 Cup Tie, refereed by Ray Lewis of Great Bookham.