If we believe what been going on in the last couple of weeks, we could come to the conclusion that we in England are too sensitive for the rough and ready world of football. The most noise has been about …
Are we too sensitive to racial comments and spitting? Read more »
When people take up refereeing they quickly find out that it’s all about making decisions and sometimes they have to make decisions on things they know nothing about. I was reminded of this a few weeks ago after the injury …
Injuries mean more decisions for referees to make Read more »
After Reading’s match at Crystal Palace, the only topic of conversation amongst Royals’ players, management and fans was of course the disallowed goal in the dying minutes of the game. According to manager Brian McDermott, the referee told him it …
Because you didn’t see it, doesn’t mean it didn’t happen Read more »
It’s not often that youth football matches get in the news, but a recent FA Youth Cup game played at Newport County ground, made not only the national and local newspapers and Welsh and Bristol BBC television but spread around …
We welcomed back an ‘old boy’, Ed Stone, to our meeting in October. Ed qualified in Reading and refereed on our local leagues before moving to the Midlands where he progressed to the Combination League line. He attended the national …
Guest speaker Oct 2011: Ed Stone – “overcoming perceptions” Read more »
Thankfully for those who are global warming sceptics, this was not about climate change but about those times in a match when the temperature of the game suddenly heats up. It was presented by our own chairman and senior training …
Sir Alex Ferguson seems to suffer from some form of paranoia; he thinks everybody is against Manchester United, particularly the FA. He is still making noises about the two match ban on his star striker Wayne Rooney for the use …
date: 2011/9/16About the only thing I have in common with any Premier League footballer, apart perhaps for a love of football, is that we both wear on the sleeve of our kit, a small oblong badge. It has just one …
Players and managers told “Get on with the game” Read more »
One of the highlights of the summer for me was the annual National Referees Conference, as indeed it is most years. This year however, was a little special in that since last year’s conference, an English referee and his two …
One of the questions often asked about top referees is why they don’t come on television after a game, like the players and managers do, and explain why they made certain decisions. It’s a question that I put to Stewart …
