Ref Watch ...... Shrewsbury A

[Mick]

We have come out comfortably on top against Shrewsbury over the years but our recent record away to them hasn't been that great. In fact our only three wins there in the last 40 years have all been by a single goal to nil. Jay Smith, Ben Abbey and Brett Angell scoring in 2002/3, 2000/1 and 1990/1 respectively. Those two most recent games were both watched by about two and a half thousand. Expect rather more if they take the opportunity to reward attendees with Man United ticket vouchers. (Anyone else remember Exeter away in 1968/9 ?)

The man in charge of Tuesday's match is Chris Sarginson from Staffordshire.

He is an eighth year referee who will be refereeing his ninth Southend match and, for me, he falls into the "lucky to still be there" category.

His last Southend match was as a late replacement at Oxford last season. Deegan managed to pick up two yellows in 33 minutes, fast even by his standards. There was also a yellow for Payne and one of theirs. Deegan's second yellow was a little unsatisfactory as the referee didn't appear to even be awarding a foul until some unspecified intervention. All was well in the end as we won 3-2 and we also won the match Deegan was suspended for.

Prior to that it was the first of our four matches against Stevenage last season - a 2-0 win and 2 yellows apiece, ours going to Clifford and Coulthirst. Not a good day for the man in the middle.

Then came his sub-standard performance at Fleetwood at the back end of 2013/14 (1-1), with yellows for Egan and Leonard.

Previously it was the away game at Plymouth in 2011/12 when we were leading 2-0 with about 5 mins to go and finished up with a point. Yellows for Timlin, Martin and Dickinson and one of theirs.

Before that it was the Shrimps vs Shrimpers defeat in 2010/11 when we just shaded the yellows with 3 (Grant, Corr and Barker) against their 2. Then in the same season on New Year's Day at Oxford, when, as we won and he booked loads of theirs and none of ours, there were no complaints.

Then it was the hollow victory against Stockport at the end of the 2009/10 season (yellow for Mvoto) and defeat at MK Dons the season before that (yellows for Grant, Clarke and Freedman).

His last Shrewsbury match was their 3-0 defeat at Coventry this season but his last visit to Shrewsbury was their 4-0 victory over Accrington last season when he sent off the visiting goalkeeper in the first half.

His yellow card count is decidedly average this season with 62 yellows from 20 games but, on a cautionary note, no reds thus far.

Assisting are Wayne Barratt from Worcester (who got the opportunity to referee a League match at Portsmouth when the match referee went off injured) and Richard Bartlett from Sale. Neil Radford, also from Worcester will be performing the 4th official role.

 

[Blues4LifeDan]

We have come out comfortably on top against Shrewsbury over the years but our recent record away to them hasn't been that great. In fact our only three wins there in the last 40 years have all been by a single goal to nil. Jay Smith, Ben Abbey and Brett Angell scoring in 2002/3, 2000/1 and 1990/1 respectively. Those two most recent games were both watched by about two and a half thousand. Expect rather more if they take the opportunity to reward attendees with Man United ticket vouchers. (Anyone else remember Exeter away in 1968/9 ?)

The man in charge of Tuesday's match is Chris Sarginson from Staffordshire.

He is an eighth year referee who will be refereeing his ninth Southend match and, for me, he falls into the "lucky to still be there" category.

His last Southend match was as a late replacement at Oxford last season. Deegan managed to pick up two yellows in 33 minutes, fast even by his standards. There was also a yellow for Payne and one of theirs. Deegan's second yellow was a little unsatisfactory as the referee didn't appear to even be awarding a foul until some unspecified intervention. All was well in the end as we won 3-2 and we also won the match Deegan was suspended for.

Prior to that it was the first of our four matches against Stevenage last season - a 2-0 win and 2 yellows apiece, ours going to Clifford and Coulthirst. Not a good day for the man in the middle.

Then came his sub-standard performance at Fleetwood at the back end of 2013/14 (1-1), with yellows for Egan and Leonard.

Previously it was the away game at Plymouth in 2011/12 when we were leading 2-0 with about 5 mins to go and finished up with a point. Yellows for Timlin, Martin and Dickinson and one of theirs.

Before that it was the Shrimps vs Shrimpers defeat in 2010/11 when we just shaded the yellows with 3 (Grant, Corr and Barker) against their 2. Then in the same season on New Year's Day at Oxford, when, as we won and he booked loads of theirs and none of ours, there were no complaints.

Then it was the hollow victory against Stockport at the end of the 2009/10 season (yellow for Mvoto) and defeat at MK Dons the season before that (yellows for Grant, Clarke and Freedman).

His last Shrewsbury match was their 3-0 defeat at Coventry this season but his last visit to Shrewsbury was their 4-0 victory over Accrington last season when he sent off the visiting goalkeeper in the first half.

His yellow card count is decidedly average this season with 62 yellows from 20 games but, on a cautionary note, no reds thus far.

Assisting are Wayne Barratt from Worcester (who got the opportunity to referee a League match at Portsmouth when the match referee went off injured) and Richard Bartlett from Sale. Neil Radford, also from Worcester will be performing the 4th official role.

Thank god Deegan isn't playing then!

 

[Lord Football]

Of course, let us not forget, Deegan has only ever been sent off TWICE in his career, so quite where "fast even by his standards" comes from I've no idea.

 

[eastling]

That Oxford game that you mention was also where PB was sent to the stands with the verbally abusive Oxford support and 'rescued' by Terry Alderton!

 

[Shrimpergonzo]

Of course, let us not forget, Deegan has only ever been sent off TWICE in his career, so quite where "fast even by his standards" comes from I've no idea.

Given one of those two sendings off was in the last game, that one against Oxford set the standard - in fact it was his personal best! ;-)

 

[Mick]

Of course, let us not forget, Deegan has only ever been sent off TWICE in his career, so quite where "fast even by his standards" comes from I've no idea.

I really didn't want to turn this into another Deegan thread but he has acquired 11 yellow cards in 15 appearances, many of which were well short of 90 minutes. That is his "standard"; two yellows in 33 minutes is therefore indisputably "fast, even by his standards".

For the record he was sent off twice in three weeks playing for Bohemians and picked up a lengthy ban. Earlier when his previous club Longford Town (who David Mooney also played for) made it to the Irish Cup Final, he missed the match due to suspension.

 

[Lord Football]

I really didn't want to turn this into another Deegan thread but he has acquired 11 yellow cards in 15 appearances, many of which were well short of 90 minutes. That is his "standard"; two yellows in 33 minutes is therefore indisputably "fast, even by his standards".

For the record he was sent off twice in three weeks playing for Bohemians and picked up a lengthy ban. Earlier when his previous club Longford Town (who David Mooney also played for) made it to the Irish Cup Final, he missed the match due to suspension.

Ah well, my source was incorrect. When Phil Brown came to the Refs Assn meeting the Thursday after the Oxford game, he said it was the first time he'd been sent off in his career. Brown Out! Lol.

 

[Mick]

Ah well, my source was incorrect. When Phil Brown came to the Refs Assn meeting the Thursday after the Oxford game, he said it was the first time he'd been sent off in his career. Brown Out! Lol.

He probably also said. "He'll learn, that could have cost us the game." Wrong again.

Referee for the big Essex derby has been appointed. It's Oliver Langford - more details in due course.