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For our televised JPT Southern Final, we have ex-Select Group referee, Keith Stroud from Gillingham in Dorset. We have a decent record in the JPT in London with him - last year at Dagenham and the year before at Barnet!
In his ninth season as a League referee he has risen through the ranks and was employed as a PGMO official for 2 years, although he was given no Premiership matches for the second of those years whilst they sorted out contractual issues.
His last Southend match was the disappointing home defeat by Burton this season back in the days of the embargo (or one of them) when he red-carded Spicer for a poor challenge.
Before that he previously refereed Southend in that match at Dagenham which he and we cruised through without any problems. Prior to that it was the Barnet match in which he showed plenty of yellows, mainly to them, and a red to Mohsni. One of Patersons finest (few) moments in a Southend shirt.
Before those two he had done Southend 6 times before (2 w 2 l 2 d) the most notable being the vital end of season victory against Bristol City. The only previous away games were also in London - the 2-2 draw at Orient (Eastwood and Gray scoring) and, more recently, four seasons ago at Millwall (1-1) when he booked 7 (4 of them theirs).
A somewhat short official who doesn't hesitate to produce cards if necessary but is right more often than wrong. He does appear to like being noticed. His card count was high last season but so far this season he is only a litlle above average with 75 yellows and 2 reds from 22 games. He has only had one cardless match in four years (and that was at Christmas time!)
Our recent record at Orient is not bad and all our defeats in the last 20 years or so (4 of them) have been 2-1.
Assistants are Stuart Butler from Maidstone and Michael George from North Walsham in Norfolk. Fourth Official is League referee Simon Hooper from Swindon fresh from refereeing the somewhat fractious match between Sheff Wed and Brighton at the weekend.
In his ninth season as a League referee he has risen through the ranks and was employed as a PGMO official for 2 years, although he was given no Premiership matches for the second of those years whilst they sorted out contractual issues.
His last Southend match was the disappointing home defeat by Burton this season back in the days of the embargo (or one of them) when he red-carded Spicer for a poor challenge.
Before that he previously refereed Southend in that match at Dagenham which he and we cruised through without any problems. Prior to that it was the Barnet match in which he showed plenty of yellows, mainly to them, and a red to Mohsni. One of Patersons finest (few) moments in a Southend shirt.
Before those two he had done Southend 6 times before (2 w 2 l 2 d) the most notable being the vital end of season victory against Bristol City. The only previous away games were also in London - the 2-2 draw at Orient (Eastwood and Gray scoring) and, more recently, four seasons ago at Millwall (1-1) when he booked 7 (4 of them theirs).
A somewhat short official who doesn't hesitate to produce cards if necessary but is right more often than wrong. He does appear to like being noticed. His card count was high last season but so far this season he is only a litlle above average with 75 yellows and 2 reds from 22 games. He has only had one cardless match in four years (and that was at Christmas time!)
Our recent record at Orient is not bad and all our defeats in the last 20 years or so (4 of them) have been 2-1.
Assistants are Stuart Butler from Maidstone and Michael George from North Walsham in Norfolk. Fourth Official is League referee Simon Hooper from Swindon fresh from refereeing the somewhat fractious match between Sheff Wed and Brighton at the weekend.
