The complaint of inconsistency is frequently levelled at referees and a major topic that was discussed by Europe’s top referees in Turkey this month, was uniformity of decisions. The Laws of football are the same where ever it is played …
date: 2012/2/15 At the beginning of last season, my wife and I spent a holiday in Turkey to celebrate a significant wedding anniversary. The season having already started meant that I was going to miss a couple of Match of …
Referees don’t have to say heads or tails at toss up Read more »
Our monthly meeting is this Thursday, 16 February, 7.45pm as usual at the Madejski Stadium. We will be starting the meeting with a brief Special General Meeting to set the subscription fee for the next year. This month’s guest is …
This is a column that I have deliberately delaying in writing and I think that if you read on you will probably understand why. The footballing worlds of England and Wales were shocked by the seemingly unexplainable death of Gary …
Have you received one of the new 50 pence pieces in your change yet? These feature various Olympic sports on the rear, to honour the fact that the games are being held in England this summer. One thing I like …
from: offside: definition of interfering with play is playing or touching the ball Read more »
At our January meeting we were pleased to welcome Phil Knight who has a mixed role in football. He is a level 3 referee (probably his last season she said) and assistant referee on the Football League, an assessor, …
Guest speaker Jan 2012: Phil Knight – “managing the temperature” Read more »
A couple of Sunday’s ago on BBC’s Match of the Day 2, the pundits were discussing Swansea City’s win against Arsenal and they praised the bravery of Brendon Roger’s players. There were, they said, different types of bravery in football. …
The phenomenon of Twitter seems to have become an addiction with many professional footballers; I suppose they have plenty of spare time. National newspapers therefore are able to gain access and publish their thoughts. I’m not sure what you call …
Our monthly meeting is this Thursday, 19 January, 7.45pm as usual at the Madejski Stadium. This month’s guest is Phil Knight, Football League Assistant Referee, Level 2B Referee, Level 4 Tutor and assessor in Kent. Phil is also Chief Executive …
Regular readers of this column may remember at the beginning of the season I wrote about the introduction by the FA of new suspension rules for players sent off. The idea was that players at all levels of the game …
