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Isn't Robert Madley from or in close proximity to Barnsley? Strange appointment for a game of this magnitude by PGMOL

Is there anywhere we can see the referees match report/definitely see why Wildsmith was sent off? 

The referee appears to wave advantage after the initial Wildsmith challenge - I think this was a foul as he went through the player to get the ball - but the player was going away from goal across the pitch and Sonny arguably would have covered so wouldn't be a straight red?

For the handball - from the other end of the ground the ball appeared to hit Wildsmith in the chest, the video on X shows this, so given the positioning of the ref, there's no way he could not see that.

I thought we looked fitter in the first half of last season and we were able to press well for longer periods of the game. This appeared to drop off in the second half of the season following the departure of Luke Jenkinson to D.C United.

Not sure if this had a big impact or if it was the result of a long season with a small squad, but there did appear to be some correlation.

3 hours ago, EnigmaRam said:

Hopefully it’s soon. It’s nice to get a new kit for the friendlies and to wear on holiday!!

I asked in the club shop on Friday and they're expecting the new kit for sale in early August.

Seems a bit odd to miss out on the holiday season, but with the store being ran by Fanatics, I wonder how much the club actually get from shirt sales.

1 minute ago, Archied said:

I’m not seeing that🤷🏻‍♂️

When I login and click on the "Season Tickets" tab it's at the top of the screen.

Are season ticket renewals now open?

When I login, I can see "Season Season Ticket 2023/2024 is open! Renew your subscription now!" alongside the "Start Renewal" button.

I can't see any announcement?

1 hour ago, jameso said:

I realise football officiating is a little different to many jobs that involve working with colleagues, but if for example you asked your colleague to arrange the meeting with a particular client at 11am, then he told you he’d confirmed the meeting for 7am as per your request, wouldn’t you (or indeed anyone) tell him his mistake and correct it rather than expecting the client to turn up in their pyjamas to their massive inconvenience?

(In other words: why didn’t the lino just say “not sure what you’re up to ref because you asked me then disallowed the goal, but I saw no reason to disallow it”)

Exactly, the referee could have easily double checked, the linesman could have equally have said what are you doing?! 

We pay enough money to not have to put up with officials that are still learning... Go and learn at grass routes level!

When checking for a foul, the linesman said "No, I had eyes on the goalkeeper", the referee heard this as "it's a foul on the goalkeeper".

They've then apologised after the game for the miscommunication and said "we're still learning"... It's shocking that the referee didn't check with the linesman, why the linesman didn't then correct the referee