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Interesting choice of Ref for Saturday

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Roger East has been named as ref for Saturday, he is one the least used refs this season (yet on the so called PL select group) 17 games this season and dished out 53 yellows and 2 reds, yet since joining the PL in 2013 he has only had 27 games and awarded 81 yellows and 6 reds.

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For such an important game then a Prem Ref is what we need, as long as they don''t let their ego''s take over, and they want to be the centre of attention.

There is an inherent danger that what goes in the Prem doesn''t in the Champs, or vice versa, the rules are the same,but not always applied the same

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The Football League website has it as Roger East. Both linesman have PL experience this season too (as linesmen), but not regularly. Also confirms James Linington as 4th official. I guess the profile of the officials would have been higher if the game was isolated from the PL programme.

Mr East and one of the linesman on Saturday (Mark Scholes) have been together for most of the PL games that Mr East has been in charge, so they clearly go round as team.

Those with good memories will recall that the other linesman who has been with Roger East for most of his PL games this season (Mr R West) has not been invited to officiate at Carrow Road this weekend, and with good reason. He was the linesman who gave two criminal decisions in quick succession at the Emirates Stadium a couple of years ago to award Arsenal a penalty when we were drawing with Arsenal. Clearly the history of officials with certain teams is kept on file for a long time by the powers that be.

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