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    DavidObs reacted to RefereeX's post in the thread Annual level 5-4 with Like Like.
    There's been a huge shortage of 4s this season so I'm not surprised to see a fair few names. I was a little surprised by the 4-3 number...
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    DavidObs replied to the thread Annual level 5-4.
    That is a lot of L4’s for a mid-season promotion (though I haven’t looked back to last season’s mid-season). Hope the system can cope &...
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    DavidObs reacted to Russell Jones's post in the thread Annual level 5-4 with Like Like.
    Mid Season Promotions 2025/26 Promotion to Level 2 - Step 2 Referee (5) Hussain Abid Lancashire FA Langdon Matthew Gloucestershire FA...
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    DavidObs reacted to norfolkref's post in the thread First match abandonment & mass con with Like Like.
    Not to reactivate this thread but I heard from the FA Discipline team today. The case was heard and the charge found proven and the...
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    DavidObs reacted to Tealeaf's post in the thread EFL referee appointments with Like Like.
    I can see the point you’re trying to make here and there’s merit in the question. I think the three month gap though works in his...
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    DavidObs reacted to Gabriel's post in the thread EFL referee appointments with Like Like.
    Not really. He's just one of the newer National List referees for this season and that list now covers the National League as well as...
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    DavidObs reacted to RustyRef's post in the thread Man Utd vs Man City with Like Like.
    Even more so as he was by far the worst head of PGMO. Refereeing at that level isn’t brilliant now but it is a damn site better than it...
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    DavidObs reacted to RustyRef's post in the thread EFL referee appointments with Like Like.
    3 months is a long time ago, if it was 3 weeks ago I might agree it is too soon. Plus for all we know his observation / evaluation mark...
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    DavidObs replied to the thread Man Utd vs Man City.
    I don’t really have a problem with KH, especially since his view is also subjective based upon years of experience, but to say HW is not...
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    DavidObs reacted to Kieran W's post in the thread EFL referee appointments with Like Like.
    If it's ZKK as others have speculated, I thought he was one of the best referees we've seen at Meadow Lane this season
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    DavidObs replied to the thread Man Utd vs Man City.
    He also had it in for Mike Riley with the connection being clear - both held/hold the position he once had. He has also gone sour on HW...
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    DavidObs reacted to Tealeaf's post in the thread Man Utd vs Man City with Like Like.
    Keith Hackett strikes me as a bitter man, who seems to have it in for Howard Webb regardless of what happens. Although he’s likely...
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    DavidObs reacted to RefereeX's post in the thread 2026 Potential Law Changes with Like Like.
    In my match last night, a team were forced in to a substitution 13 minutes in to the game. As this meant his replacement was rushed to...
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    DavidObs replied to the thread EFL referee appointments.
    If it is ZKK, then he has had a quick rise to where he is. What I can say is that I have Observed him as a L4 & L2 and the improvement...
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    DavidObs reacted to one's post in the thread 2026 Potential Law Changes with Like Like.
    Doubly (squaredly?) well done as not many of those who would appeal against themselves would also announce/admit to their error on a...
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