Referee for Saturday

Sounds like a top bloke!

 

Bit of a chequered history.

Defeats in last 2 seasons, a couple of wins before but a 4.0 home win in 20/21 v the Snow Queens.

A repeat would be nice.

 

For a moment there I thought you meant our old interim manager Dean Whitehead.

 

Mike Salisbury in charge tomorrow.

 

Thomas Kirk at Stoke.

He’s done mostly lower league games.

 

He should be in his comfort zone then given the two clubs involved

 

Tom Nield takes charge of our game at Portsmouth on Tuesday - don't think we've had him so far this season.

 

He did our league cup tie with Southampton and our away draw at Boro

 

Oh.

 

Well he wasn’t great; missed a handball and a clear red card at the end.

Premier League ref Tony Harrington up next in the local derby. He hasn’t refereed us since 2020.

 

James ‘Ding Dong’ Bell for the Plymouth game.

Suckered into giving Coventry a late penalty earlier this season.

Didn’t have much to do though last time he reffed us v swansea except send off Riza

 

Today’s bloke has in 3 City games this season sent off Riza, Goutas and awarded a soft penalty for Coventry.

Tuesdays ref is lower league regular Thomas Kirk who did our recent FA Cup game at Stoke. This will be his 4th Championship game this season and the 3rd involving Hull - one win & one loss so far.

We are so due a ref who gives us something for the opposition to moan about m

 

And 16 minutes added time. Definitely had a bet on Plymouth winning.

 

Had to go back in time to find out when our ref for Friday, Peter Banks last reffed one of our games.

2017/18 season - 3 wins out of 3: Sunderland and Forest away and Birmingham at home.

 

Isn't he a Prem ref these days?

 

He is yes which presumably is as expected for a 5th round FA Cup. Wonder which PL ref we’ll get for the quarter final

ps VAR in play this round and no replays these days.

 

Hope he can maintain his previous form with us.

 

Our former ally turned nemesis James Linnington up next v Burnley

 

Needs to get his act together.

 

Darren Bond presumably without Alice band next up.

Flits between PL and EFL these days.

Last seen in our away defeat to Norwich last season.

Sent off Robinson at the Liability stadium a few seasons ago