Jonathan Yeomans

Swans supporter all my 45 years. Seen the highs & lows! Also a local referee so when a decision is made, the row I sit will ask my refs opinio

The Ref’s Watch – Nottm F and Huddersfield

For my weekly report I will be looking at both the Nottingham Forest and Huddersfield games. To say I’m grasping at straws to talk about decisions made is an understatement. Both games had literally no controversial decisions. As a ref, its lovely to have games like this. First the Forest…
Sunday, 21 February 2021, 19:28

The Ref’s Watch – Brentford & Rotherham

My observations for this report is for the Brentford game & Rotherham game.ย ย I would call this a tale of 2 managers. For Brentford there are someย  talkingย  points for discussion. There was a lot of needle in this game with both sets of players going down easily & making a…
Monday, 1 February 2021, 20:11

The Ref’s Watch – Barnsley and Nottingham Forest

Due to the unexpected cancellation of the Blackburn game. I am analysing the Barnsley and Blackburn game. First for the Barnsley game. This was for certain one game where the Swans were beneficial from decision is an understatement. Had the decisions been the other way round the ref and especially…
Sunday, 24 January 2021, 19:53

The Ref’s Watch – Stevenage

After taking a little break over Christmas to just enjoy the Swans ? rather than analyse. Itโ€™s good to cast my refโ€™s eyes over the Stevenage game. I was extremely annoyed to how the goal keeper was allowed to play in similar kit to the Swans. At local level you…
Monday, 11 January 2021, 8:47

The Ref’s Watch – Cardiff and Derby

Iโ€™m sure most supporters are still are on a high from Saturdayโ€™s result against Cardiff. Then weโ€™re brought back down with what can be described an abject performance against Derby. I will be doing this in reverse for this analysis as there is literally nothing to talk about with the…
Thursday, 17 December 2020, 12:15

The Ref’s Watch – Luton and Bournemouth

After what I would describe as two positive results from Luton & Bournemouth and combining both games and being nit picky there is very little to talk about from a refereeing perspective. For the Luton game, to say Iโ€™m clutching at straws to find anything to talk about, is an…
Thursday, 10 December 2020, 8:07