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Title: Darren Drysdale
Post by: phil o sophical on March 01, 2025, 05:45:12 pm
Thought he had a decent game today. Tried to let it flow wherever he could , fair for both sides, allowed a bit of physical contact which makes a change. One of the better refs we've had this season
Title: Re: Darren Drysdale
Post by: sf9944 on March 01, 2025, 05:46:09 pm
I agree.
Title: Re: Darren Drysdale
Post by: Chris Black come back on March 01, 2025, 05:46:39 pm
Thought he was ok yes. Not much edge to game though. He didn’t have so many tough decisions to make.
Title: Re: Darren Drysdale
Post by: GazLaz on March 01, 2025, 05:50:03 pm
He let plenty of niggly tough go which is good. They couldn’t lay a glove on us which meant it wasn’t a hard game to referee.
Title: Re: Darren Drysdale
Post by: roversdude on March 01, 2025, 06:00:31 pm
Best this season
Title: Re: Darren Drysdale
Post by: donnievic on March 01, 2025, 06:01:58 pm
Yeah no real big decisions to make but though he was very good today and best we have seen this season
Title: Re: Darren Drysdale
Post by: DonnyBazR0ver on March 01, 2025, 06:10:31 pm
Very good refereeing today and I didn't even notice the linesmen.
Title: Re: Darren Drysdale
Post by: Spilsby Red on March 01, 2025, 06:24:01 pm
I served in the RAF with him. A top bloke. Mind you I had a few run ins playing in the goal for the RAF
Title: Re: Darren Drysdale
Post by: PDX_Rover on March 01, 2025, 06:26:54 pm
He was very good.
Title: Re: Darren Drysdale
Post by: idler on March 01, 2025, 07:13:49 pm
I thought that he missed Street getting pushed in the back just about every time before playing the ball.
Title: Re: Darren Drysdale
Post by: Metalmicky on March 01, 2025, 07:48:28 pm
I served in the RAF with him. A top bloke. Mind you I had a few run ins playing in the goal for the RAF

Ditto - I used to play with DD at Marham - was a canny lad and decent footballer..
Title: Re: Darren Drysdale
Post by: Alan Southstand on March 01, 2025, 09:13:06 pm
Best ref this season so far! That’s not saying much.
Title: Re: Darren Drysdale
Post by: Draytonian III on March 01, 2025, 11:51:16 pm
My mate noticed that the ref had put out his own cones out so the officials could do mini sprints as well as doing a couple of laps around the pitch.
Title: Re: Darren Drysdale
Post by: mushRTID on March 01, 2025, 11:58:42 pm
Easiest game in the world to ref.
They were awful, easy days work for donny and the officials.
Title: Re: Darren Drysdale
Post by: Pancho Regan on March 02, 2025, 12:15:56 am
I wasn’t aware it was him until my brother reminded me of the ‘back story’ before kick off.

I thought he had a very good game today.
Title: Re: Darren Drysdale
Post by: Donnywolf on March 02, 2025, 06:30:20 am
Best ref this season so far! That’s not saying much.

Yes AS ... that's a very low bar indeed
Title: Re: Darren Drysdale
Post by: chrisd_123 on March 02, 2025, 07:55:31 am
We were saying this too. Think it was also a testament to Newport as well. Might sound patronising but they didn't try and of the dark arts other teams do when they come to us. No 60 second goal kicks, no 'injuries' for a team talk every 5 minutes, no cynical fouls when we were all over them.

They're without a lot of key players, especially no strikers for an out ball, so could have easily tried to make it one of those awful games but in fairness they just tried to play when they could
Title: Re: Darren Drysdale
Post by: Chris Black come back on March 02, 2025, 08:08:52 am
Agree with that. They played clean and fair. Lot of other teams could do well to follow their example.
Title: Re: Darren Drysdale
Post by: GazLaz on March 02, 2025, 08:17:42 am
Agree with that. They played clean and fair. Lot of other teams could do well to follow their example.

Think their manager would say they were too passive and didn’t show any heart at all. Good for us admittedly!
Title: Re: Darren Drysdale
Post by: StocksArmy on March 02, 2025, 12:38:49 pm
He’s the best ref at this level by a mile.