REFWATCH: Portsmouth v Reading

[Barry the bird boggler]

Referee

Mick Russell



Linesmen

CI Powell
GR Young

4th Official

CT Breakspear

Previous Reading

26 Dec 09 Reading 1-1 Swansea City
22 Aug 09 Reading 1-3 Sheffield United

Last Portsmouth

Never reffed them before

Last Game

11 Aug 10 Cardiff City v Burton Albion
07 Aug 10 Hull City 2-0 Swansea City

Discipline (lenient, average, strict)

Last season: 38 games, 92 yellows, 3 reds (ratio: 2.42, 0.07)

[ellpryjon]

Mick Russell (Howard)

[Avon Royal]

Mick "Jack" Russell

[glass half full]

Mick "Jack" Russell

I've heard that he is quite a terrier for discipline.

[rfcjoe]

He's barking mad, thats for sure.

[Tad Showbiz]

CT "a pint of" Breakspear

[glass half full]

No cautions, no adverse comments on HobNob.

Did he have a good game?

[bloody Volvo driver]

No cautions, no adverse comments on HobNob.

Did he have a good game?

Thought he was one of the best refs I have seen for a while.

Blotted his copybook late on mind when he gave us a free kick right out on the touchline after their fullback had bodily shoved Jimmy into the stand only for the ball to run lose to Noel who was bearing down on goal. Complete opposite to the way he had handled the game prior as he seemed very keen to let the game flow by playing advantage.

Whilst not a difficult game to officiate, what he did generally he did well.

[Kitson12]

We did have a penalty appeal turned down for hand-ball I think, up the other end. Haven't seen it, so am unsure whether the ref got it right or not.

[The Real Sandhurst Royal]

This was an easy game to handle for the referee as the players wanted to play football instead of kicking each other to bits.

[URZZZZZZZZ]

I thought he was terrible