Our season of monthly meetings got off to an excellent start with Football League referee Graham Scott. Graham, who took as his subject ‘Foul Recognition’ bravely, showed video clips of seven of his matches in the Football League, including one …
Graham Scott gets the season off to a great start Read more →
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about Howard Webb’s new job as Technical Director of the PGMOL, I understand now that he also has a sideline. Together with another former Premier League referee, Dermot Gallagher, he will be viewing …
Former Reading goalkeeper, Alex McCarthy who was transferred to Queens Park Rangers earlier this season, made his debut for his new club against Liverpool. It probably wasn’t the debut he wanted for his new team lost 3-2. No blame could …
One of the surprises in the world of refereeing at the start of this season was the resignation of Howard Webb, from the referees’ list of the Premier League. Howard was the number one referee on Fifa’s list and will …
Anyone who takes up refereeing knows, or will soon found out, that they will at times be subject to criticism and moaning from players, spectators and club officials. Of course it is difficult at local level to show that your …
When Wayne Rooney first burst onto the Premier League scene as a teenager for Everton, he seemed an exceptional talent and a transfer to Manchester United soon followed. He made his debut with a hat-trick and he has done pretty …
Rooney’s foul was not professional but violent conduct Read more →
Do you remember the days when if a player scored a goal, his team mates would at the most slap him on the back or shake his hand? The player himself would do nothing more than raise his hand in …
Before the World Cup becomes a distant memory, I thought it might be worth while looking at how referees prepare themselves for the big games, particularly internationals. We are all used to clubs and players watching their upcoming opponents on …
How referees prepared for their World Cup matches Read more →
So many viewers found the co-commentary at the World Cup by former Manchester United, Everton and England player, Phil Neville, totally unintelligible, that the BBC was inundated by complaints. But was it the hapless Neville who was to blame, surely …
After the dramatics of the summer we are now back to normality in football. Apart from England’s early exit I must say I enjoyed the World Cup. It was great to see some of the smaller nations making a breakthrough …
