MEET THE REF – NOTTINGHAM FOREST

Saturday’s referee is Scott Mathieson from Cheshire, he is a very experienced referee and has been refereeing since 1997; He was the referee in the infamous Hull game where the Swans stayed in Division 3 on the last game of the season.

He kindly awarded us two penalties in that game which Swansea won 4-2. He hasn’t been that kind to us since then and has looked rather dodgy, though he did only average 2.1 Yellow cards per game last season.

Stats for 2006-07 season:

40 Games,

87 Yellows,

6 Red

Games refereed vs Swansea:

Vs Colchester (home) 97/98 Lost 1-0

Vs Shrewsbury (away) 99/00 Drew 1-1

Vs Notts County (away) 00/01 Won 1-0

Vs Swindon (away) 00/01 Drew 1-1

Vs Mansfield (away) 01/02 Lost 3-0

Vs Wolves (home – LC) 02/03 Lost 3-2

Vs Hull City (home) 02/03 Won 4-2

Vs Torquay (home) 03/04 Lost 2-1

Vs Luton (home – FLT) 04/05 Won 2-0

Vs Grimsby (home) 04/05 Drew 0-0

Vs MK Dons (home) 05/06 Won 3-1

Vs Cheltenham (home) 06/07 Lost 2-1

Vs Blackpool (away) 06/07 Drew 1-1

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