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Ref Watch Behind Closed Doors Refwatch ....... Forest Green Rovers (A)

Mick

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Tomorrow’s match, our first ever visit to Forest Green, will be officiated by Lee Swabey, from Plymouth. A 37 year old who works as a Sports Manager for TGS Coaching. Previous employment included directorships of two now dissolved sports companies in Devonport (previously Plymouth Dock).

He is in his sixth season, although he missed a good part of two of those seasons through injury. We have not seen him much during this time – just the five matches (a win, a draw and 3 defeats).

The most recent was just a few days short of a year ago – the 2-1 defeat at Oxford. Yellow for McLaughlin and one of theirs.

Before that was the 4-1 away defeat at Portsmouth earlier last season. Again, a yellow card apiece (ours was Milligan) and he didn’t do us any favours in front of a crowd of nearly 17,000.

Previously was the 0-3 home defeat to Rochdale back in August this season. He cautioned Hyam and Hamilton and one of theirs.

Before that he brought up the curtain on the 2017/18 season taking charge of the home victory over Blackburn who we hadn’t played at home since the days of Brett Angell and Ian Benjamin. A win and all three yellow cards to them so all good there.

His only other Southend match was the 2-2 home draw with Fleetwood in April 2016 when the only card of the game was a yellow shown to Adam Thompson.

His card count is low with just 49 yellows and no reds from 20 games this season, although he hasn’t had a cardless match for over a year.

Assisting will be ex-Premiership "lino" John Flynn, an ex-Airman from Stratton St Margaret who was out of the game for 15 months after he claimed he was deliberately injured by referee Jon Moss in a training incident and Grant Taylor from Weston-on-Avon, once in Gloucester now Warwickshire. Fourth Official will be Dean Treleaven from Portsmouth.
 
Blimey, even the lino is trying to con the ref!!! I thought it was just the players
 
Thanks Mick, I'm keen to know more details re this ; " Assisting will be ex-Premiership "lino" John Flynn, an ex-Airman from Stratton St Margaret who was out of the game for 15 months after he claimed he was deliberately injured by referee Jon Moss in a training incident "
 
Big shock here,if one assumes it’s not one of the Daily Mail’s many fictitious stories,is that a referee might actually have any experience of playing and understanding what’s involved in playing our beloved game.
 
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