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  • From Pitch to Podium: Reading Referees’ 2024/25 Award Winners

    From Pitch to Podium: Reading Referees’ 2024/25 Award Winners

    Malcolm Hillen Fair Play Award (Womens) Ashridge United Ladies Brian Wratten Fair Play Award (Mens) Goring United Club Assistant of the Season Award Mark Canning Stephen Green Referee Award Rhys Roberts Richard Fisher Referee Award Emily Bell Major Sainsbury Award Aaron Baker Reading RA Life Member Martin Shear Reading RA Vice President Steve McMahon

  • Committee Nominations

    Committee Nominations

    Approaching the end of each season, our Members have the opportunity to nominate officers and approve the Committee moving forward. All Officers shall be elected at the AGM on Thursday 15 May. As things stand, the committee is by-and-large prepared to continue status quo, other than a couple of role swaps. But critically, we do…

  • They who scream loudest

    They who scream loudest

    Wrexham v Stockport | Sat 22 March 2025 This penalty decision has caused a bit of a stir amongst fans and referees alike. And when that happens, there’s usually cause to question the outcome. However, the outcome is rarely black and white. Watch the clip, then we’ll talk more below: The sequential facts There’s a…

  • Behaviour Improvement – Referee FT Reports

    Behaviour Improvement – Referee FT Reports

    Referees are being required to submit match reports on Full-Time. This will allow Berks & Bucks FA to monitor respect marks for clubs, and to track improvement – or not – for those on Behaviour Improvement Programmes. This requirement supports continued efforts to improve the image of the game and encourage a more positive and…

  • Double Jeopardy

    Double Jeopardy

    Words not written in IFAB’s Laws of the Game, but very much a critical reference to changes and amendments to law in the last few seasons. For reference, “double jeopardy” is a legal protection against the use of multiple forms of prosecution. In general, a person cannot be tried twice for the same crime based…