Big name referees for City's next two fixtures

D'Urso shows Alan Smith the red card at Ninian Park

Andy D'Urso, then man who was in charge when City beat Leeds in the FA Cup in 2002, will be the referee for Millwall v City this Saturday. He will be assisted by Ralph Bone from Kent and Kevin Pike from Dorset.

D'Urso so far this season has been doing League One and Championship games. Last season and several before that he was a top Premiership referee.

Next Tuesday when we travel to Stoke we will have Mike Riley in charge. His assistants will be Graeme Atkins from Yorkshire and Andrew Butler from Lancashire.

Mr Riley so far this season has officiated at Villa Park, The Hawthorns, Craven Cottage, The Riverside and Ewood Park (that game being Newcastle's 3 - 0 win last weekend when Michael Owen scored his first Toon goal).

As well as that he's done the Malta v Northern Ireland friendly and a Champions League game between AC Milan and Fenerbahce where he managed to keep all his cards in his pocket.

Alarmingly his last City game was the 5 - 3 defeat at Bramhall Lane a couple of seasons ago.

**Disclaimer. Top name referees do not guarantee top performances. Here's hoping they are fair with both sides.