The latest edition of the RRA magazine “The Reading Referee” is available here. Here’s the editorial as a taster: Communication It is often said, perhaps even too generously, that fifty per cent of the problems in industry are caused by …
You can find old editions of the RRA magazine “The Reading Referee” going back to the 1985/86 season here. Many thanks to Brian Palmer for diligently keeping the back issues and for making these available.
I was asked recently about the origins of the “From the Middle” column and the RRA magazine “The Reading Referee” so here is a potted history of the column and the magazine which to some extent coincide. The magazine was started …
History of the RRA magazine and ‘From The Middle’ articles Read more »
The April/May 2013 edition of the RRA magazine is now available for download. RRA magazine Apr/May 2013 (vol 55 no. 5)
In the days when my refereeing journeys meant getting home a little later on Saturday evenings, my sons were strictly forbidden to even hint of the results of any games played that day, in case it might spoil my enjoyment …
After officiating at an academy game at Reading’s training ground recently, I was having a cup of tea in the player’s canteen, when my eye was taken by a glossy magazine that I hadn’t seen before. Little wonder perhaps as …
Life after football for the professional footballer Read more »
One of Corin Readett’s ideas when he was the RDO for Berks & Bucks FA, was the introduction of a County Roadshow. Something similar happened a few years ago, when a team of referee instructors in the Allied Counties visited …
Guest speaker Apr 2013: Alf Field – “Crossing the Line” Read more »
Royals fans who watched Reading’s hard earned draw against Liverpool at the Madejeski Stadium and those who watched it later on Match of the Day, will no doubt remember an unusual incident with referee Mark Clattenburg. In the second half, …
Must yellow cards be shown for cautions to stick? Read more »
Just over a fortnight ago, I was asked what had happened to goal line technology. After the fuss made about it when the International FA Board agreed that it could be used after FIFA withdrew its previous opposition, everything my …
The Feb/March edition of the RRA magazine is now available for download: RRA magazine Feb/Mar 2013 (vol 55 no. 4)
