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Videos & Articles — Fri 2nd May 2014

Football League appointments : Tuesday 29th April to Saturday 3rd May 2014 http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/Appointments/0,,10794~3792779,00.html Scottish League : Appointments Saturday 3rd to Wednesday 7th May 2014 http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/resources/documents/RefereeAppointments/SPFL/43.%20SPFL%20Appointments%20Saturday%203rd%20-%20Wednesday%207th%20May%202014.pdf William Hill Scottish FA Cup Final appointments : Dundee Utd v St.Johnstone, Saturday 17th May, 2014, at Celtic Park …

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By Mal Davies Posted on 2 May 2014 Posted in Mal Davies No Comments

Jose Mourinho – the special one or enemy of football?

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 …

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By Dick Sawdon Smith Posted on 1 May 2014 Posted in From the middle No Comments

Is there a right and wrong way to toss the coin?

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 …

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By Dick Sawdon Smith Posted on 26 April 2014 Posted in From the middle No Comments

Videos & Articles — Friday 25th April 2014

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 …

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By Mal Davies Posted on 25 April 2014 Posted in Mal Davies No Comments

Videos & Articles — Fri 18th Apr 2014

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 …

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By Mal Davies Posted on 18 April 2014 Posted in Mal Davies No Comments

Decisions, decisions – the hard part of refereeing

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 …

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By Dick Sawdon Smith Posted on 17 April 2014 Posted in From the middle No Comments

Videos & Articles — Fri 11th Apr 2014

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 …

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By Mal Davies Posted on 11 April 2014 Posted in Mal Davies No Comments

What do Premier League referees do between Saturdays?

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 …

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By Dick Sawdon Smith Posted on 10 April 2014 Posted in From the middle No Comments

Decisions are better when players tell the truth

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 …

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By Dick Sawdon Smith Posted on 3 April 2014 Posted in From the middle No Comments

VIDEOS & ARTICLES — Friday 28.03.2014

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 …

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By Mal Davies Posted on 27 March 2014 Posted in Mal Davies No Comments