A reminder that the pre-season fitness sessions that are being run by Gary Connolly start this Wednesday evening, 3 July, 7pm at Laurel Park, Lower Earley (entry/car park off Marefield). These will be 60-minute sessions specially tailored to refereeing and suitable for …
The April/May 2013 edition of the RRA magazine is now available for download. RRA magazine Apr/May 2013 (vol 55 no. 5)
The AGM will be held this coming Thursday, 16th May 2013, starting at 7:45 at the Earley Home Guards Social Club (Pitts Lane, Earley, RG6 1BT). Please make every effort to attend, as in addition to the business of the AGM we will also be …
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 »
It’s our monthly meeting this Thursday 18 April, 7.45pm as usual at the Earley Home Guard Social Club, Pitts Lane, Earley, Reading RG6 1BS It’s a bumper month! We are very pleased to host the Berks & Bucks FA’s Rolling Roadshow with Alf Field from …
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)
