Mick
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Man in charge tomorrow is Danny McDermid from Hampshire, or rather Major McDermid, who is currently a serving soldier in the Royal Logistics Corps and who returned safely to the UK a couple of weeks ago following a six month deployment to Afghanistan.
Due to this deployment, this will be only his 7th game of the season, the first six having produced a low 15 yellows and just the one red.
He will be remembered for an abject performance at Leyton Orient four years ago (yes, the one when Ibehre got a late, late equaliser). His first two seasons as a League referee were littered with controversy and criticism. He was also charged with using foul and abusive language to Denis Wise (co-incidentally at a match at Gillingham), although the FA found in his favour. In my opinion this was a bit of a cover up and a deal was done which meant Leeds got Select Group referees for nearly all their games that season.
He later refereed the away League Cup victory at Cheltenham the season before last where his performance went largely uncommented on, probably because: he was a late change, it was a low-key match, we won.
Then he did the match at Charlton the same season when he did okay, although we rather unluckily lost 1-0.
More recently, last season, he took charge of the 0-0 at Gillingham cautioning 3 of theirs and, on a nostalgic note, Barry Corr.
On the face of it, his performances since his return after a season off in 2008/9 have been better than those of yesteryear; not difficult one might say.
Assisting will be the unathletic looking Steve Artis from Norwich and first season lino, Jake Hillier from New Barnet. Adrian Sannerude will once again be driving down the A12 from Lowestoft to wield the numbers board.
Due to this deployment, this will be only his 7th game of the season, the first six having produced a low 15 yellows and just the one red.
He will be remembered for an abject performance at Leyton Orient four years ago (yes, the one when Ibehre got a late, late equaliser). His first two seasons as a League referee were littered with controversy and criticism. He was also charged with using foul and abusive language to Denis Wise (co-incidentally at a match at Gillingham), although the FA found in his favour. In my opinion this was a bit of a cover up and a deal was done which meant Leeds got Select Group referees for nearly all their games that season.
He later refereed the away League Cup victory at Cheltenham the season before last where his performance went largely uncommented on, probably because: he was a late change, it was a low-key match, we won.
Then he did the match at Charlton the same season when he did okay, although we rather unluckily lost 1-0.
More recently, last season, he took charge of the 0-0 at Gillingham cautioning 3 of theirs and, on a nostalgic note, Barry Corr.
On the face of it, his performances since his return after a season off in 2008/9 have been better than those of yesteryear; not difficult one might say.
Assisting will be the unathletic looking Steve Artis from Norwich and first season lino, Jake Hillier from New Barnet. Adrian Sannerude will once again be driving down the A12 from Lowestoft to wield the numbers board.