Proposed law changes for next season
Some good many years ago, in an article in the Football Referee magazine, I outlined how …
From the middle
Questions over two yellow cards and no red
Last week I mentioned that I am often approached with questions on the Laws of the Game. Fortunately, …
What are the benefits of offside in football?
One of the consequences of having my photograph included with this column for the last twelve …
Assistant referees are the to assist not insist
The last thing I want readers to think is that this column is leading a one-man anti …
Just being offside is not distracting an opponent
It is not often that I return in this column to something that I wrote about …
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Whatever the replay shows the referee’s still wrong
Some years ago, after I had made a decision during a game, one of the players …
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How does Sir Alex get away with being completely wrong?
The most repeated football television incident over the holiday was almost certainly that of Sir Alex …
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Head high boots can endanger safety
One player that Royals fans might have been surprised to have seen turning out for West …
Serious injury can be a difficult judgement
Refereeing is all about making decisions. In an average match a referees make in the region …
Not fair that referees face psychological warfare
Tony Pullis is the outspoken, straight talking manager of Stoke City in the Premier League and …
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