One of two talking points at our November open meeting came courtesy of Paul Gaskin, who had the room contemplating whether or not to caution the goalkeeper, who might have credibly been sent off; a decision he recently faced in …
Stuart Marsh raised one of two talking points at the November open meeting and related it specifically to the local Sunday League. However, it could be put into practise in any match in which club assistants are required. Stuart cited …
Kicking off at 7.45pm, we hope to see you all at the Reading RA’s final open meeting of the year on Thursday 18 December for an entertaining Christmas themed spectacular. A sumptuous spread is being laid on with help of …
Our guest speaker in November had been a Level 3 referee and a Level 4 Referee Tutor, but has decided to take a step back to become a Level 5 referee and Level 2 Tutor. His experience however shone through …
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote of a new service being offered to BBC Match of the Day by Howard Webb and fellow retired Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher. They are looking to advise about any controversial decisions that …
Pundits and Sam Allardyce still have a lot to learn Read more »
HOWARD WEBB : Explains what is a head-butt on SKY YOU-ARE-THE-REF.COM discuss incidents from last weekend Dutch Football League will be first to use video referees http://www.talkingbaws.com/2014/11/21/dutch-football-league-will-be-first-to-use-video-referees/? IFAB : Report after the Annual Business Meeting in Belfast http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/ifab/media/news/newsid=2479037/index.html KEITH HACKETT …
There were many who watched the game between Queens Park Rangers and Manchester City, particularly those fans who watched it live at the stadium, who felt that QPR were robbed. The most mystifying incident was after the visitors had been …
One of the talking points amongst referees in the last couple of weeks has been the suspension of Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg, who with the retirement of Howard Webb in now considered England’s Number One referee. Whereas Webb refereed …
Even the best referees must obey the rules, even Mark Clattenburg Read more »
The guest speaker for our October monthly meeting was our own President Brian Wratten, who addressed a topic that he could never remember any of our speakers tackling before – Self Evaluation. Brain started by considering that the benefits of self evaluation can stimulate …
Let’s get down to business – risk stagnation or create greater customer satisfaction? Read more »
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 …
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