Would two referees be better than one?
A few weeks ago when this column still appeared in the getreading edition of the Post, …
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The curious case of the Hijab and the laws of football
A year or two back I refereed an English Schools FA girls’ cup tie where three …
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Local football may change substitution rules
Back in 1965 I was editor of the Reading Referee, the magazine of the Reading Referees …
Tackling with feet off the ground risks a sending off
One particular foul that has stirred controversy again this season is what I call the ‘flying …
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Guest speaker Mar 2012: Ken Clark – “how do we define handball?”
For our March meeting we were looking forward to hearing from Ray Olivier, former Football League …
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Change proposed to denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity
This coming Saturday 3rd March, the International Football Association Board will be meeting in Surrey to …
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Guest speaker Feb 2012: Paul Hardie – “managing advantage”
Paul Hardie, our guest speaker for February, qualified as a referee in the RAF. He attained …
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Inconsistency is not always what it seems
The complaint of inconsistency is frequently levelled at referees and a major topic that was discussed …
Referees don’t have to say heads or tails at toss up
date: 2012/2/15 At the beginning of last season, my wife and I spent a holiday in …
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Football is not something to die for
This is a column that I have deliberately delaying in writing and I think that if …
