Some years ago when playing golf in Wales, I got a piece of unusual advise from the course golf professional. If you have a bad round or play bad shots, he said, don’t take responsibility for it, always find something …
Jose Mourinho – the special one or enemy of football? Read more »
There is a little dispute going on in refereeing training circles about one of the simplest laws of the game, something that has to happen before a match can even start – the coin toss. I realise that many people …
Is there a right and wrong way to toss the coin? Read more »
Football League appointments : Tuesday 22nd April to Tuesday 29th April 2014 http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/Appointments/0,,10794~3781417,00.html Scottish League : Appointments Friday 25th to Sunday 27th April 2014 http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/resources/documents/RefereeAppointments/SPFL/42.%20SPFL%20Appointments%20Friday%2025th%20-%20Sunday%2027th%20April%202014.pdf The state of football in Scotland http://www.scotzine.com/2014/04/the-state-of-refereeing-in-scotland/? The Origins of the Football Referee http://www.victorianfootball.co.uk/the-origins-of-the-football-referee/ Intimidation of referees is …
FA Cup final with Budweiser, Saturday 17th May, 2014 : Appointments http://www.thefa.com/news/the-fa-cup/2014/apr/final-referee-lee-probert Football League appointments : Monday 14th to Tuesday 22nd April 2014 http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/Appointments/0,,10794~3766934,00.html Scottish League : Appointments Friday 18th to Tuesday 22nd April 2014 http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/resources/documents/RefereeAppointments/SPFL/41.%20SPFL%20Appointments%20Friday%2018th-Tuesday%2022nd%20April%202014.pdf KEITH HACKETT: Wants more video technology in football …
Something that anyone taking up refereeing has to accept is that refereeing is all about making decisions. There is simply no way of getting out of it. More than that, not all decisions are easy to make, and whatever your …
Decisions, decisions – the hard part of refereeing Read more »
The FA Cup with Budweiser : Semi-finals, at Wembley Stadium, Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th April 2014 http://www.thefa.com/thefacup/more/match-officials Premier League appointments : Saturday 12th to Wednesday 15th April 2014 http://football-talk.co.uk/90592/referees-announced-for-upcoming-fixtures-see-wholl-be-in-charge-of-your-team/? Football League appointments : Tuesday 8th to Tuesday 15th April 2014 http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/Appointments/0,,10794~3754329,00.html Scottish League : Appointments …
One national newspaper’s report of Andre Marriner’s sending off the wrong man in the Arsenal match against Chelsea, suggested that it was due to tiredness. Apparently, he had travelled a thousand miles immediately before the game. I’m sure that the …
What do Premier League referees do between Saturdays? Read more »
One of the things that has niggled me for years is that players are not more honest. It stems I suppose from an incident many years ago when a player inside the goal area seemingly scored a goal and started …
Decisions are better when players tell the truth Read more »
Premier League appointments : Saturday 29th to Monday 31st March 2014 After clicking on the link, go to the numbered bar above Matchweek 31, and either move the pointer to 32 or click in the rectangle at the end of the …
A couple of weeks ago I got a call from BBC Radio Berkshire asking if I could appear to talk about the Lancashire FA’s ‘Silent Weekend’ initiative at youth matches. The session was planned for Saturday morning at 10.30 but …
