Parents asked to keep quiet at football matches
A couple of weeks ago I got a call from BBC Radio Berkshire asking if I …
Author: Dick Sawdon Smith
Football managers should set a good example
David Bernstein, the former Chairman of the Football Association has always been a good friend of …
How few players can constitute a team?
The first question I was asked after Reading’s inglorious failing to score the winning goal against …
What makes a goal-scoring opportunity obvious?
When he returned to manage Chelsea, it seemed that Jose Mourinho had decided to play the …
Feigning injury is harming the game
When it comes to football, I hesitate to suggest that the Scottish FA can teach the …
Playing the ball doesn’t always absolve tackles
A good few years ago, 1994 to be exact, I wrote an article for a referee …
Psychologists have a warped view of referees
One thing that often surprises me is the amount of research that universities spend on football …
Should spitting footballers be above the bye-law?
‘Spitting fines for footballers’ was the headline in a national newspaper a few weeks ago. The …
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Should referees be talking to players?
No doubt the off field management problems at Southampton has put their complaint about what referee …
New interfering with play interpretations meant Newcastle’s ‘goal’ should have stood
It’s difficult to decide which caused the most comment after the Newcastle v ManchesterCity match, the …
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