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Saturday 26th September


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Saturday 26th September – Kick Off 3.00pm

THE EMIRATES FA CUP Second Round Qualifying

Sittingbourne v Hoddesdon Town

 

LEAGUE CHALLENGE TROPHY First Round

Chesham United Reserves v AFC Hillgate

Wolverton Town v London Tigers

 

PREMIER DIVISION

Biggleswade United v Hertford Town

Cockfosters v Holmer Green

FC Broxbourne Borough v Wembley

Harefield United v Stotfold

Leverstock Green v AFC Dunstable

Oxhey Jets v Berkhamsted

St Margaretsbury v Colney Heath

Tring Athletic v Bedford

Welwyn Garden City v Sun Sports

 

DIVISION ONE

Ampthill Town v Wodson Park

Arlesey Town Reserves v Broadfields United

Baldock Town v Winslow United

Codicote v Brimsdown

Edgware Town v Risborough Rangers

Hillingdon Borough v Crawley Green

Langford v New Bradwell St Peter

Woodford Town v Harpenden Town (@ Ware FC)

 

DIVISION TWO

Amersham Town v St Albans City Reserves

Clean Slate v Mursley United

Hale Leys United v Aston Clinton

Kent Athletic v Grendon Rangers

Loughton Manor v Totternhoe

Old Bradwell United v Stony Stratford Town

The 61FC (Luton) v Tring Corinthians

 

HIGH WYCOMBE SENIOR CUP First Round

Chalfont Wasps v Pitstone & Ivinghoe

 

RESERVE CHALLENGE TROPHY First Round

Aston Clinton Reserves v Cockfosters Reserves

Crawley Green Reserves v Langford Reserves

Hoddesdon Town Reserves v Pitstone & Ivinghoe Reserves

New Bradwell St Peter Reserves v Welwyn Garden City Reserves

Tring Corinthians Reserves v Wodson Park Reserves

 

RESERVE DIVISION SOUTH & EAST

Harpenden Town Reserves v St Margaretsbury Reserves

London Colney Reserves v Hadley Reserves

Sun Sports Reserves v AFC Dunstable Reserves

 

RESERVE DIVISION NORTH & WEST

Mursley United Reserves v Holmer Green Reserves

Risborough Rangers Reserves v Buckingham Athletic Reserves

Stony Stratford Town Reserves v Old Bradwell United Reserves

Totternhoe Reserves v The 61FC (Luton) Reserves

Winslow United Reserves v Wolverton Town Reserves

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Saturday 26th September

THE EMIRATES FA CUP Second Round Qualifying

1-2 Sittingbourne v Hoddesdon Town

 

LEAGUE CHALLENGE TROPHY First Round

5-1 Chesham United Reserves v AFC Hillgate

1-4 Wolverton Town v London Tigers

 

PREMIER DIVISION

0-2 Biggleswade United v Hertford Town

2-3 Cockfosters v Holmer Green

2-0 FC Broxbourne Borough v Wembley

1-1 Harefield United v Stotfold

2-5 Leverstock Green v AFC Dunstable

1-5 Oxhey Jets v Berkhamsted

0-1 St Margaretsbury v Colney Heath

3-1 Tring Athletic v Bedford

5-1 Welwyn Garden City v Sun Sports

 

DIVISION ONE

0-0 Ampthill Town v Wodson Park

1-3 Arlesey Town Reserves v Broadfields United

1-0 Baldock Town v Winslow United

1-2 Codicote v Brimsdown

4-1 Edgware Town v Risborough Rangers

1-4 Hillingdon Borough v Crawley Green

3-3 Langford v New Bradwell St Peter

0-1 Woodford Town v Harpenden Town (@ Ware FC)

 

DIVISION TWO

2-3 Amersham Town v St Albans City Reserves

1-2 Clean Slate v Mursley United

3-3 Hale Leys United v Aston Clinton

6-1 Kent Athletic v Grendon Rangers

2-1 Loughton Manor v Totternhoe

2-0 Old Bradwell United v Stony Stratford Town

0-0 The 61FC (Luton) v Tring Corinthians

 

HIGH WYCOMBE SENIOR CUP First Round

3-5 Chalfont Wasps v Pitstone & Ivinghoe

 

RESERVE CHALLENGE TROPHY First Round

1-6 Aston Clinton Reserves v Cockfosters Reserves

2-2 Crawley Green Reserves v Langford Reserves (Crawley Green Reserves won 5-4 on penalties)

5-0 Hoddesdon Town Reserves v Pitstone & Ivinghoe Reserves

1-4 New Bradwell St Peter Reserves v Welwyn Garden City Reserves

2-2 Tring Corinthians Reserves v Wodson Park Reserves (Wodson Park Reserves won 5-4 on penalties)

 

RESERVE DIVISION SOUTH & EAST

3-2 Harpenden Town Reserves v St Margaretsbury Reserves

1-0 London Colney Reserves v Hadley Reserves

6-4 Sun Sports Reserves v AFC Dunstable Reserves

 

RESERVE DIVISION NORTH & WEST

2-8 Mursley United Reserves v Holmer Green Reserves

2-3 Risborough Rangers Reserves v Buckingham Athletic Reserves

1-3 Stony Stratford Town Reserves v Old Bradwell United Reserves

6-0 Totternhoe Reserves v The 61FC (Luton) Reserves

3-0 Winslow United Reserves v Wolverton Town Reserves

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Well done Hoddesdon, hope you get a good tie in the next round.

 

Really happy both our sides won today. Solid win for the firsts, although we didn't have to be at our best.

 

Chuffed for the Reserves to get their first win in the league. They've been unlucky in some close games and needed that today.

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Why are we nearly into October and still assessing referees?

I'd love to see the stats for assessed vs non assessed games and the amount of cards produced.

Occurs to me that putting an assessor in the ground just results in far too many stoppages and bookings.

Yesterday wasn't a dirty game by any stretch yet produced 13 yellows and a red.

Can't we just get a pool of approved SSML officials and stick to it rather than giving these amateur armchair nazis some limelight every year before demoting them the the Essex Senior league . . . 

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The real question is actually, why are referees told when they are being assessed? Why don't assessors just turn up last minute and watch the game? That way, the referee conducts the game as he would normally.

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Why are we nearly into October and still assessing referees?

I'd love to see the stats for assessed vs non assessed games and the amount of cards produced.

Occurs to me that putting an assessor in the ground just results in far too many stoppages and bookings.

Yesterday wasn't a dirty game by any stretch yet produced 13 yellows and a red.

Can't we just get a pool of approved SSML officials and stick to it rather than giving these amateur armchair nazis some limelight every year before demoting them the the Essex Senior league . . . 

 

Referees have to have a minimum of 5 assessments, I believe, each season (a referees season being 1st March to 28th (29th) February - This allowing the FA time to work out referee promotion and relegations) so with about 110 referees at Level 4 that is 550 games as a minimum that have to be covered.

 

Spartan Premier games = 462 a season

Essex Senior games = 420 a season

 

Until about 10 years ago, referees promotions were decided on club marks. There are obviously flaws in this system, and that is why the 50% assessment rule came into being.

 

I guess the problem is that assessors generally don't travel too far so if an assessor lives near your club then your games will get assessed more often

 

The real question is actually, why are referees told when they are being assessed? Why don't assessors just turn up last minute and watch the game? That way, the referee conducts the game as he would normally.

 

Of course, that would then mean that the referees would have to referee every game believing they were being assessed and therefore, if what people say on here is the norm when referees are assessed, every game would end up with plenty of cautions and sending offs.

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Can't we just get a pool of approved SSML officials and stick to it rather than giving these amateur armchair nazis some limelight every year before demoting them the the Essex Senior league . . .

Bit strong there Col. Don't think people should be banding around the N word on a public forum.....

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Why are we nearly into October and still assessing referees?

I'd love to see the stats for assessed vs non assessed games and the amount of cards produced.

Occurs to me that putting an assessor in the ground just results in far too many stoppages and bookings.

Yesterday wasn't a dirty game by any stretch yet produced 13 yellows and a red.

Can't we just get a pool of approved SSML officials and stick to it rather than giving these amateur armchair nazis some limelight every year before demoting them the the Essex Senior league . . .

I agree with Jonno that the 'N' word is entirely inappropriate.

 

And presumably what you want is referees to use 'common sense' and when they do, you'll be complaining about 'lack of consistency' because a HTFC player got booked for 'X' one week and an opponent did not the previous or following week!!

 

Assessors are (theoretically) there to give consistency - but it doesn't always follow....

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Ok, point taken but seen too many refereeing displays already this season that are excessively fussy because they're being assessed and know it.

Yesterday's game was competitive and played in good spirit yet the ref saw fit to book 5 Biggleswade players and 5 of Hertford's.

It's not a Hertford Town bias as I don't want ANY game spoiled by silly decisions and a lack of common sense.

No-one wins as players sit out suspensions, clubs get fined and fans aren't getting full value.

We shouldn't be talking about officials so much and concentrating on great grassroots footie . . . 

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As explained  by Enfield Til It Died, there are over one hundred Level 4 Referees who need a minimum number of assessments. This is the same as last season when the Essex Spartan Pool was formed.

Definitely noted more Assessors since the start of the marking season.

Eight assessments for me so far.  :o

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