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HHHDA
Our Match Official for Saturday is Andy D'Urso, who hold the world record for 100m running backwards although some say it was an unfair advantage for him to have had Roy Keane running at him as an incentive.
Our Record:
Nov 14 - Charlton 1-1 Wednesday - No Cards
Mar 14 - Wednesday 1-0 Middlesbrough - 5Y 1R - as I recall this was an important match for us
Nov 12 - Wednesday 0-2 Blackpool - 2Y
Feb 12 - Wednesday 0-3 Blackpool - 2Y - FA Cup
Nov 11 - Wednesday 0-0 Brentford - 4Y
May 11 - Wednesday 1-2 Exeter - 3Y
Nov 09 - Ipswich 0-0 Wednesday - 3Y
Aug 09 - Peterboro 1-1 Wednesday - 1Y
Apl 09 - Bristol C 1-1 Wednesday - 1Y
Feb 09 - Burnley 2-4 Wednesday - 2Y - great win, the day Leon Clarke was unplayable
Sept 08 - Wednesday 1-0 Forest - No Cards - maybe this is a good omen
Mar 08 - Wednesday 0-1 West Brom - 3Y 1R - sent off JJ but controversially played 7 minutes injury time when Phillips scored
Nov 07 - Plymouth 1-2 Wednesday - 3Y
Jan 07 - Wednesday 2-4 Sunderland - 2Y
Mar 06 - Wednesday 1-1 QPR - 2Y
Jan 06 - Wednesday 3-0 Crewe - 2Y
Nov 02 - Wednesday 1-3 Derby - 5Y
Jan 02 - Wednesday 1-2 Blackburn - 3Y - League Cup
Mar 00 - Middlesbrough 1-0 Wednesday - 2Y
Dec 99 - Chelsea 3-0 Wednesday - 3Y
Aug 99 - Wednesday 1-2 Tottenham - 3Y
Overall Record P21 W5 D6 L10
Overall our record with this referee is poor but significantly he is likely to be the only man on the pitch who was there the last time Wednesday beat Forest so that could be a lucky omen. Whilst our record with him is poor, it is distorted by him taking charge of several matches that we were likely to lose anyway.
I do remember the West Brom match with some pain. Cannot argue with the JJ red card but he just kept playing until West Brom scored.
One other significant game for us that he refereed was United's 2-2 home draw with Stevenage, which put us in the box seat for promotion on the day we won at Brentford.
So while the name Andy D'Urso conjures up horrors, he is probably one of the safer referees to have.
HHHDA
Our Match Official for Saturday is Andy D'Urso, who hold the world record for 100m running backwards although some say it was an unfair advantage for him to have had Roy Keane running at him as an incentive.
Our Record:
Nov 14 - Charlton 1-1 Wednesday - No Cards
Mar 14 - Wednesday 1-0 Middlesbrough - 5Y 1R - as I recall this was an important match for us
Nov 12 - Wednesday 0-2 Blackpool - 2Y
Feb 12 - Wednesday 0-3 Blackpool - 2Y - FA Cup
Nov 11 - Wednesday 0-0 Brentford - 4Y
May 11 - Wednesday 1-2 Exeter - 3Y
Nov 09 - Ipswich 0-0 Wednesday - 3Y
Aug 09 - Peterboro 1-1 Wednesday - 1Y
Apl 09 - Bristol C 1-1 Wednesday - 1Y
Feb 09 - Burnley 2-4 Wednesday - 2Y - great win, the day Leon Clarke was unplayable
Sept 08 - Wednesday 1-0 Forest - No Cards - maybe this is a good omen
Mar 08 - Wednesday 0-1 West Brom - 3Y 1R - sent off JJ but controversially played 7 minutes injury time when Phillips scored
Nov 07 - Plymouth 1-2 Wednesday - 3Y
Jan 07 - Wednesday 2-4 Sunderland - 2Y
Mar 06 - Wednesday 1-1 QPR - 2Y
Jan 06 - Wednesday 3-0 Crewe - 2Y
Nov 02 - Wednesday 1-3 Derby - 5Y
Jan 02 - Wednesday 1-2 Blackburn - 3Y - League Cup
Mar 00 - Middlesbrough 1-0 Wednesday - 2Y
Dec 99 - Chelsea 3-0 Wednesday - 3Y
Aug 99 - Wednesday 1-2 Tottenham - 3Y
Overall Record P21 W5 D6 L10
Overall our record with this referee is poor but significantly he is likely to be the only man on the pitch who was there the last time Wednesday beat Forest so that could be a lucky omen. Whilst our record with him is poor, it is distorted by him taking charge of several matches that we were likely to lose anyway.
I do remember the West Brom match with some pain. Cannot argue with the JJ red card but he just kept playing until West Brom scored.
One other significant game for us that he refereed was United's 2-2 home draw with Stevenage, which put us in the box seat for promotion on the day we won at Brentford.
So while the name Andy D'Urso conjures up horrors, he is probably one of the safer referees to have.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.