Scourge of Diving is not Referees’ Problem Alone
The sore subject of diving has arisen again particularly after Jose Mourinho’s conspiracy theory that referees …
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Author: Dick Sawdon Smith
Why should referees suffer insults?
There was a report in national newspapers last year of a young thug attacking a seventies …
Shaka Hislop helps to shape laws of the game
Last week in Belfast there were two important meetings, which might even be called historic in …
Vince Penfold – ‘Great Expectations’
Our guest speaker in November had been a Level 3 referee and a Level 4 Referee …
Pundits and Sam Allardyce still have a lot to learn
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote of a new service being offered to BBC Match …
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Why QPR missed out on beating the champions
There were many who watched the game between Queens Park Rangers and Manchester City, particularly those …
Even the best referees must obey the rules, even Mark Clattenburg
One of the talking points amongst referees in the last couple of weeks has been the …
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The Fair Play Award
The club in the local men’s adult leagues marked by members as winners of our annual …
The Fred Porton Award
The Fred Porton Award is presented to the most promising Lave 7 referee in his or …
Let’s get down to business – risk stagnation or create greater customer satisfaction?
The guest speaker for our October monthly meeting was our own President Brian Wratten, who addressed …
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