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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Open meeting – February 2012
Our monthly meeting is this Thursday, 16 February, 7.45pm as usual at the Madejski Stadium. We …
Football is not something to die for
This is a column that I have deliberately delaying in writing and I think that if …
from: offside: definition of interfering with play is playing or touching the ball
Have you received one of the new 50 pence pieces in your change yet? These feature …
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Guest speaker Jan 2012: Phil Knight – “managing the temperature”
At our January meeting we were pleased to welcome Phil Knight who has a mixed …
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Different type of bravery on the football field
A couple of Sunday’s ago on BBC’s Match of the Day 2, the pundits were discussing …
Who should be blamed if a referee is deceived?
The phenomenon of Twitter seems to have become an addiction with many professional footballers; I suppose …
