Lady Lino by phil_howcroft

Lady Lino

I went to watch my team Bolton Wanderers today in the English Premier League. Another awful game, we managed a 1-1 draw against Swansea City. I say managed, we should have been beaten, we were a pure excuse for a football team today. Relegation is looming, we don't deserve to stay up.

Anyway, we saw the unusual sight of a lady linesman at the Reebok today. Actually, we should not call them linesman, they are officially assistant referees, but 'old school' footie fans still call them linesman, in fact everyone still calls them linesman / lino's !!!

Miss S Massey ran her line well, she had a good game. I look forward to seeing her being promoted to a full referee in the years to come.
it could be worse Phil.... http://365project.org/andycoleborn/odds-sods-and-e/2012-04-21
Great shot ....from a poor day
April 21st, 2012  
Great shot
April 21st, 2012  
@steveh yes i know Steve !!! I just commented on Pompey ! It was dire at the Reebok !
April 21st, 2012  
@steveh Steve, Jussi has been flattering to deceive for a couple of seasons now !! Our best keeper was sold to Wigan, although Bogdan has had some decent games and it is 'his time' to step up now
April 21st, 2012  
@kerristephens cheers kerri, much appreciated
April 21st, 2012  
.. Sight fer sore eyes
At least the run-in stays interesting
April 21st, 2012  
@sleepdozer57 Peter, no one can convince me tonight that we are staying up !
April 22nd, 2012  
Good capture Phil
April 22nd, 2012  
Very nice shot, Phil! Interesting information about this gals position, too! Never knew until now!
April 22nd, 2012  
Good light!
April 22nd, 2012  
Your shot has highlighted her calmness and quiet determination . . .
April 22nd, 2012  
Brave girl!! I never knew we had female linesmen, although I don't see why not! Sorry about your team but you came away with a lovely shot.
April 22nd, 2012  
Wasn't she the controversial young lady that got Richard Keys and Andy Grey into such hot water...and proved that she has better eyesight than either of them? She looks well concentrated. Great capture.
April 22nd, 2012  
I remember this femail lines woman when she first came into the limelight &she made some good decisions in that match . Just scraped a draw & it doesn't matter if you felt you didn't deserve its the result & points that count.
April 22nd, 2012  
I'm in the same boat as you Phil, just can't see how we're going to stay up if the players can't be bothered! I was actually quite impressed by Miss Massey, got every decision correct unlike Mr Dowd!

At least if the inevitable does happen then you'll have a few local East Midlands matches next season!
April 22nd, 2012  
She's the famous one! I think she handled the controversy really professionally.
April 22nd, 2012  
@judithg Judith , I was impressed with her yesterday, she got all her offsides correct and had a great game. She will be a top referee
April 22nd, 2012  
@rf20 we are down Rich, I'm in Birmingham on Tuesday and normally I'd go to Villa Park...but everything is so tense at the moment and it's just not an enjoyable experience watching us play.....it hurt on Saturday to see the shambolic performance we put up.
April 22nd, 2012  
cool shot - and I suppose with political correctnes now she has to be a lines-woman! Lino seems less likely to get the PC tongues wagging!
April 22nd, 2012  
@phil_howcroft I can't make it tomorrow night or against Sunderland but I'm doing Stoke on the last. I hope we're still in it by then but then it's the hope that kills you in the end! It'll be much clearer this time tomorrow, definitely Coyles biggest match to date.
April 23rd, 2012  
@rf20 now it's monday i'm tempted to go to villa, but last time i went to villa park for a night match i was stuck in a car park until gone 11 pm...not fun ...why doesn't coyle play sordell and why oh why did he play Davies on Saturday
April 23rd, 2012  
I'm impressed that you know the personal information of the game officials. I hope your team can work its way out of the doldrums. Sometimes they have to clean house to get a better result.
April 24th, 2012  
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