Ref Watch .... Kettle

[Mick]

Tomorrow night's match sees the return to Roots Hall of the loose cannon that is Trevor Kettle. Or, rather, Squadron Leader Tervor Kettle based at RAF Cottesmore at Oakham in Rutland.

This is his 7th season as a League referee and his matches have been littered with controversy and condemnation throughout. I am sure there is not the slightest truth in the rumour that he only obtained and retained his position by virtue of his marriage to the daughter of the man who used to be in charge of Football League referees (Mr Ashworth). A referee noted for extreme over re-actions and maverick decisions (a bit worrying you might think, given his day job!).

This is his 10th Southend match and we have a very decent record with him in charge (won 6, drawn 3) but his matches have not been uneventful.

08/09 Stockport H - sent off Harding
07/08 Oxford H - 8 yellows
Oldham A - sent off Richards (successfully appealed)
06/07 WBA H - 7 yellows
05/06 Bradford A - sent off one of theirs
Bournemouth H - sent off one of theirs
03/04 Canvey H - 5 yellows
Canvey A - 8 yellows and sent off Warren
Carlisle H - just 2 yellows but it was one of his first matches

His 208 games at this level have produced 755 yellow cards and 55 reds. Oh, and a word of caution, he hasn't shown a red yet this season.

He has actually had a couple of reasonable matches when I have seen him but needless to say these are few and far between. Maybe a referee turning a match into a lottery might work in our favour at the moment.

Warren Atkin from West Sussex and Glenn Hambling from Norwich have the unenviable task of assisting the man who can teach Geoff King something about arrogance whilst the 4th official is scheduled to be John Hopkins, well known to local Sunday League players but now from Wickford. I would have thought that was geographically unsuitable (and ability wise, but that's another matter) for someone who could theoretically have to referee most of the match.

Enjoy.

PS No puns about kettles, whistling or otherwise, or things boiling over. We've heard them all before.

 

[A Century United]

PS No puns about kettles, whistling or otherwise, or things boiling over. We've heard them all before.

Awww Miiick! How else can I let off steam?

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

A feisty local derby and all thats gone on this week and we get Kettle into the bargain too. Could be an emotive evening tomorrow thats for sure.

 

[Smiffy]

What with all the anger going around at the minute. Another sub standard showing from this schmuck, will push quite a few over the edge I feel.

Here's to an extremely feisty derby game. It could be carnage.

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

I'm saying nothing :zip:

 

[Mick]

First yellow card ?

Thornton has 3 from 4 matches and must be hot favourite if selected.

For us Grant and Macca must be odds on a yellow at some stage of the game.

 

[The General]

First yellow card ?

Thornton has 3 from 4 matches and must be hot favourite if selected.

For us Grant and Macca must be odds on a yellow at some stage of the game.

Think JS says he is missing tonights game, along with the Cypriot fella!

 

[mattytheshrimper]

deffinately going to be an eventful game. all we need now is a card happy ref!

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Short odds on a red at some stage I reckon....

 

[GNH]

With all thats been going on this week, the fiesty local derby this match has become and the incompetent fool we have taking charge i will be amazed if it ends up 11 a side

 

[canveyshrimper]

I never thought I would say this but Mr Kettle had a pretty good match tonight, yes he missed a few things, but wasn't helped by the West Stand lino, who lost his flag in the first half, only to lose his glasses in the second. Kettle tried to play advantage as often as possible and got the yellow cards spot on.

 

[Andyhsufc]

I think he had a pretty good game as well to be fair to him. I thought the penalty was a bit soft tbh but, as it was in our favour, I will let him off that!

 

[Cricko]

I didn't think he was to bad overall tonight although he was apparently late coming out for the second half. One of the Bluebelles was told to go and get him.I heard the official shout out.



Polly put the Kettle on!





I'll get my coat... :dim:

 

[Sean 2]

We should have had a penalty in the first half, bloody Kettle.

 

[Magnum PI]

I didn't think he was to bad overall tonight although he was apparently late coming out for the second half. One of the Bluebelles was told to go and get him.I heard the official shout out.

Thanks for lifting the lid on that one !
Although I can confirm he was catching up with his pals Morphy Richards and Russell Hobbs

 

[Beefy]

I thought he was hopeless. If that pen had been given to them I'd have been livid. As it was, it was obviously funny.

 

[OldBlueLady]

He kept getting in Moussa's way in the first half when Mildy was kicking out, and completely got in Macca's way at one point in the first half too. To be fair, I was livid about the pen that wasn't in the 1st half, that one looked more giveable than the one he did! I was also pretty mad about the retake of the one that was given - but then he completely exonerated himself by disallowing the equaliser.

 

[Skyblue]

Actually thought for the first 40 mins that he was pretty good in so far as you didnt notice him. He let the game flow and there was no contentious incidents, but then again there was no real goal mouth action for there to be any! Then came the Scannell penalty, and the bizarre decisions all went down hill from there. Still... a major improvement on the bloke last week.

 

[canveyshrimper]

In a match that is invariably feisty only two bookings (both spot on) is probably a testimony to a potential improvement from him. I expected double figures on yellow cards and at least one red.

 

[fbm]

He was pretty good to be fair. He played advantage where he could (which I like) and the bookings were spot on. The penalty in the first half didn't look like it to me and there were no protests; the one we got was 50/50 but the decision came our way.

The retake was correct as well as Scannell was about 2 yards inside the box on the first one. The problem is that most refs don't order a retake because these days almost everyone encroaches!

The lino in front of the West made 2 poor offside decisions (the easy ones) because he wasn't quite in the right place, but got 3 very tricky ones absolutely spot on in my opinion.

All in all probably the best set of officials at the Hall for some time.