First Aid For Referees
How what goes around comes around by Dick Sawdon Smith In the days when I refereed regularly in local Reading League football, I always had a concern that when it came to accidents and injuries at games, most clubs were …
Was Norwich’s “unsporting” goal wrongly disallowed?
The one footballing incident that people wanted to talk to me about last week was the disallowed ‘goal’ in the Norwich v Cardiff Premier League game. I’m sure everyone has seen it either on television or in the papers when …
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Videos & Articles — Fri 8th Nov 2013
VIDEOS & ARTICLES — Friday 08.11.2013 There will be no V&A for the next three to four weeks I will be on holiday, cruising, etc Next one will therefore be in DECEMBER Apologies Mal Davies : malref@yahoo.co.uk ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Premier League …
Goals sometimes slip through the net
Last week I wrote about the goal that shouldn’t have been allowed for Chelsea against Cardiff. Another goal that weekend that shouldn’t have counted took place in the Bundesliga, during the Bayer Leverkusen v Hoffenheim match. From a corner Stephen …
VIDEOS & ARTICLES — Friday 01.11.2013
VIDEOS & ARTICLES — Friday 01.11.2013 Some interesting Videos & Articles for your weekend viewing/reading Please feel free to FORWARD again to all colleagues/friends/RA members I am grateful to those from the UK AND ABROAD who continue to send me BLUE …
When does a goalkeeper’s control of the ball end?
There was a very odd goal scored in the Premier League last Saturday and I am sad to have to admit that it was a mistake on the part of the referee. Those of you who watched the BBC’s Match …
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Videos & Articles — Fri 25th Oct 2013
VIDEOS & ARTICLES — Friday 25.10.2013 Some interesting Videos & Articles for your weekend viewing/reading Please feel free to FORWARD again to all colleagues/friends/RA members I am grateful to those from the UK AND ABROAD who continue to send me BLUE …
Videos & Articles — Fri 18.10.2013
VIDEOS & ARTICLES — Friday 18.10.2013 Some interesting Videos & Articles for your weekend viewing/reading Please feel free to FORWARD again to all colleagues/friends/RA members I am grateful to those from the UK AND ABROAD who continue to send me BLUE …
When did you last see a contested drop-ball?
A couple of weeks ago I was at Reading FC’s training ground for an academy game, when I bumped into David Downs, Reading FC historian, Reading Post columnist and Welfare Officer for the Academy. David raised an incident that had …
Is this the worst job in football?
In 1933, a local referee, Charles Kearse, proposed at a meeting of the Reading Referees Association that they make an award at the end of each season for the club linesman who received the highest recommendations from members refereeing on …
