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Referee today

Sat Jan 18, 2025 10:00 am

James Bell will take charge of Cardiff City v Swansea City today.

This will be his 14th Championship game of the season, he has shown an average of 4.38 yellow cards per game.

Three red cards have been issued in those games.

He was the referee for our 2-2 draw at Coventry earlier in the season.

Re: Referee today

Sat Jan 18, 2025 11:12 am

Not so long ago they used to appoint a Premier League ref for the South Wales derby.

Now we get the bloke from Billy Elliott.

:banghead:

Re: Referee today

Sat Jan 18, 2025 1:29 pm

Being a typical championship ref but he's OK so far.

Re: Referee today

Sat Jan 18, 2025 1:31 pm

He doesn't seem to be buying into all their falling over.

Re: Referee today

Sat Jan 18, 2025 2:44 pm

Welshman in CA wrote:He doesn't seem to be buying into all their falling over.


Did well with the handbags near end game .... have him again. :laughing6:

Re: Referee today

Sat Jan 18, 2025 3:22 pm

When he last refereed us against Coventry, we received six yellow cards from him, but I still think he is one of the better referees we have had at the stadium.

Re: Referee today

Sat Jan 18, 2025 4:36 pm

Thought he had a decent game. Didn’t get much wrong in my opinion.

Re: Referee today

Sat Jan 18, 2025 4:47 pm

Did okay but should have booked the JB who deliberately barged into Riza.

Re: Referee today

Sat Jan 18, 2025 5:04 pm

Very good I thought, tried to keep the game flowing. Jack should have went for the push though!

Re: Referee today

Sat Jan 18, 2025 5:25 pm

Thought the ref today was good didn't fall for any of the JBS ANTICS

Re: Referee today

Sat Jan 18, 2025 6:34 pm

Barryblues wrote:Very good I thought, tried to keep the game flowing. Jack should have went for the push though!



Bit common sense prevailed there was lot joing on he tookhis time let situation defuse and simply booked Ralls and their player without any fuss

Re: Referee today

Sat Jan 18, 2025 6:36 pm

He was better than some we have had.

Re: Referee today

Sat Jan 18, 2025 6:37 pm

Thought he was decent.

Tried to let the game flow, didn't lose his mind when there was the melee - could have made the rash decision to send someone off.

It's always a tough game to referee but he handled it relatively well.

Ref

Sat Jan 18, 2025 8:12 pm

Thought he was excellent today and let the game flow .They take a hammering sometimes on here but today :clap:

Re: Referee today

Sun Jan 19, 2025 10:00 pm

Couldn’t fault the ref today, only issue he had was not dealing with the fracas properly, several jacks should have been cautioned, but he dealt with it his way.

Wonder if Sam Allison had a word with him before the game lol

Re: Referee today

Sun Jan 19, 2025 10:28 pm

If we’d had him against Coventry we would have e won!