Lee Mason is based in Greater Manchester which makes it even more puzzling that he can Referee a game involving his local teams.
Wigan is in Greater Manchester, so City may not be his local team.
Lee Mason is based in Greater Manchester which makes it even more puzzling that he can Referee a game involving his local teams.
Here’s a list of current PL referees and their places of birth:
Martin Atkinson - Drighlington, West Riding
Stuart Attwell - Nuneaton
Mike Dean - Wirral
Roger East - Wiltshire - currently suspended for fitness reasons.
Chris Foy - St. Helens
Kevin Friend - Bristol
Chris Kavanagh - Manchester
Andre Marriner - Birmingham
Lee Mason - Portsmouth
Jonathan Moss - Sunderland
Michael Oliver - Ashington, Durham
Craig Pawson - Sheffield
Lee Probert - South Gloucestershire
Graham Scott - Oxfordshire
Anthony Taylor - Manchester
Paul Tierney - Wigan
Seems to me that most of them must have grown up either loving or hating one top flight team or another, but they probably do their best to forget that while officiating.
Probably.
Chris Foy retired a couple of seasons ago and Roger East is on a game this weekend so that list isn't entirely accurate.Here’s a list of current PL referees and their places of birth:
Martin Atkinson - Drighlington, West Riding
Stuart Attwell - Nuneaton
Mike Dean - Wirral
Roger East - Wiltshire - currently suspended for fitness reasons.
Chris Foy - St. Helens
Kevin Friend - Bristol
Chris Kavanagh - Manchester
Andre Marriner - Birmingham
Lee Mason - Portsmouth
Jonathan Moss - Sunderland
Michael Oliver - Ashington, Durham
Craig Pawson - Sheffield
Lee Probert - South Gloucestershire
Graham Scott - Oxfordshire
Anthony Taylor - Manchester
Paul Tierney - Wigan
Seems to me that most of them must have grown up either loving or hating one top flight team or another, but they probably do their best to forget that while officiating.
Probably.
Didn’t know what thread to put this in, but superb volley by Hesketh
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And usWith all due respect to Burton, but he's better than them.
I guess we'll have to wait a bit for Tom's climb up from the Wessex League...
Here’s a list of current PL referees and their places of birth:
Martin Atkinson - Drighlington, West Riding
Stuart Attwell - Nuneaton
Mike Dean - Wirral
Roger East - Wiltshire - currently suspended for fitness reasons.
Chris Foy - St. Helens
Kevin Friend - Bristol
Chris Kavanagh - Manchester
Andre Marriner - Birmingham
Lee Mason - Portsmouth
Jonathan Moss - Sunderland
Michael Oliver - Ashington, Durham
Craig Pawson - Sheffield
Lee Probert - South Gloucestershire
Graham Scott - Oxfordshire
Anthony Taylor - Manchester
Paul Tierney - Wigan
Seems to me that most of them must have grown up either loving or hating one top flight team or another, but they probably do their best to forget that while officiating.
Probably.
TBH, I think the ref is the least of our worries.
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Our baby....he is all grow'd up.

Well, Saints certainly make our heads spin.Both born on All Saints Day! It’s an omen, or something.