Open meeting – January 2012
Our monthly meeting is this Thursday, 19 January, 7.45pm as usual at the Madejski Stadium. This …
The FA break their rules for Rooney
Regular readers of this column may remember at the beginning of the season I wrote about …
Assistant referees don’t make decisions
There was some consternation just before Christmas when the assistant referee in the Manchester United v …
Guest speaker Nov 2011: Graham Scott – “The first five minutes”
Our guest speaker in November was Graham Scott, a National List referee from Abingdon so a …
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Are we too sensitive to racial comments and spitting?
If we believe what been going on in the last couple of weeks, we could come …
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Injuries mean more decisions for referees to make
When people take up refereeing they quickly find out that it’s all about making decisions and …
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Because you didn’t see it, doesn’t mean it didn’t happen
After Reading’s match at Crystal Palace, the only topic of conversation amongst Royals’ players, management and …
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Wrong colour underpants go down badly
It’s not often that youth football matches get in the news, but a recent FA Youth …
Guest speaker Oct 2011: Ed Stone – “overcoming perceptions”
We welcomed back an ‘old boy’, Ed Stone, to our meeting in October. Ed qualified in …
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Open meeting – October 2011
Our monthly meeting is this Thursday 20 October, 7.45pm at the Madejski Stadium as usual. This …
