D'Urso In Charge For Opening Game

04 August 2010 00:13
Referee announced for City V Portsmouth The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's opening Championship fixture against Portsmouth on Saturday is Andy D'Urso from Essex.Andy, whose hobbies include gardening and travel has been on the National list since 1994. He has also spent four years on the FIFA list.His last City match was the 1-0 home defeat by Derby County last season.Other City matches, he has been in charge of are the 4-1 defeat at Charlton Athletic on May 4th 2008, the 2-0 defeat at Norwich in November 2007, the 1-1 at Norwich in Feb 2007, the 1-0 home defeat to Birmingham City in October 2006, the 2-0 defeat at Palace in Nov 2005, the 2-0 home win against Forest in April 2005, the 2-0 defeat at Rotherham in December 2003, the 1-0 home win against Sheffield United in March 2002, the 2-1 win at Manchester City in August 2000, the 5-0 defeat at West Ham in April 2000, the 2-0 defeat at Liverpool in December 1999 and the 3-2 defeat at Tottenham in September 1999.His assistants are Darren Bond from Lancashire and Carl Dunn from Staffordshire . The fourth Official is Geoff Law from Leicestershire.

Source: FOOTYMAD