Ref Watch Non-league refwatch ......... Dagenham and Redbridge (A)

[Mick]

League matches against Dagenham & Redbridge have gone pretty well over the years, with our only defeat being 8 years ago tomorrow when Mark Phillips was sent off (on the questionable word of an Assistant) and some guy called Rhys Murphy got the only goal. That defeat at Roots Hall was just two weeks after a 5-2 loss to them in the Paint Cup, also at Roots Hall, when we conceded 4 goals in 8 minutes (surely a record?). Their sending off in that one came too late to influence the result. So our only two defeats to them in 13 matches in all competitions, came at the same venue within a fortnight of each other. Apart from that all reasonably good and we have scored 3 goals in all but one of our League matches at their ground.

We also played and beat simply Dagenham in the Cup 1-0 at Roots Hall about 50 years ago.

On to the referee and I’m sure we’ll get preferential treatment after the largesse of Citydom. Man in charge is the quite experienced and bearded Gary Parsons from Hordle in the New Forest area of Hampshire. He is in his 5th year as a National League referee although he missed virtually all of last season with a serious medical condition. Not one of our younger officials (not necessarily a bad thing).

He spent his Tuesday evening in Yate making a vain attempt to get the Dover Cup replay played. This season he has taken charge of 6 National League matches, showing a highish 31 yellows and 1 red. He has refereed at Dagenham twice before, a few years back– both were away wins.

Assistants will be David Hutton, formerly from Essex but now Downham Market in Norfolk and Andrew Gray from Ipswich. Fourth Official is Aaron Farmer, an auditor from Colchester.

 

[mattytheshrimper]

an auditor from Colchester.

Never a good sign.

 

[Whispering Bob]

We also played and beat simply Dagenham in the Cup 1-0 at Roots Hall about 50 years ago.

Watched that game from the East Stand (god I feel old!) - think John Still featured for the visitors that day?

 

[Mick]

Watched that game from the East Stand (god I feel old!) - think John Still featured for the visitors that day?

Dagenham were in the Athenian League that season and for the second year running got to the FA Amateur Cup final which they lost for the second year running. They did however win the League that year (pre non-league pyramid and no promotion).
John Still - the tall one at the back with all the hair!

 

[Richard Hearn]

The goalkeeper in his Peter Bonetti shirt.

 

[Mick]

Watched that game from the East Stand (god I feel old!) - think John Still featured for the visitors that day?

Talking of feeling old, the referee appointed for the Dover match was one of Jarnail Singh's two refereeing sons. Also refereeing in National League at our level is Paul Durkin's son, although he doesn't seem to have done any games this season.

 

[1966 and all that]

Pretty sure the D Robertson is Dougie Robertson who played in our Sunday League team.

 

[Mick]

Pretty sure the D Robertson is Dougie Robertson who played in our Sunday League team.

His name was certainly Doug. Which team was that?

 

[1966 and all that]

We were a pub team, named after a local pub, the Cherry Tree. I was Club Secretary and Right (in those days) Half. It was my job to collect the subscriptions and pay the ref (10 shillings, if memory serves). Do you have a connection with Dagenham Mick?

 

[Mick]

We were a pub team, named after a local pub, the Cherry Tree. I was Club Secretary and Right (in those days) Half. It was my job to collect the subscriptions and pay the ref (10 shillings, if memory serves). Do you have a connection with Dagenham Mick?

None whatsoever !

 

[1966 and all that]

None whatsoever !

I wondered how you knew it was Doug!