Start of Sunday season delayed
The Reading & District Sunday League have moved back the start of the season from 1st September to 8th September because most local park pitches will not be available.
Open meeting – August 2013
Welcome back! As another new season beckons, so do our monthly meetings, with the first one this coming Thursday, 15 August, at the Earley Home Guard Social Club, Pitts Lane, Earley, Reading RG6 1BS as usual. ——- Your committee has been working hard …
History of the RRA magazine and ‘From The Middle’ articles
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 …
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Fitness training with Gary Connolly
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 …
RRA magazine for April/May 2013
The April/May 2013 edition of the RRA magazine is now available for download. RRA magazine Apr/May 2013 (vol 55 no. 5)
Open meeting – May 2013 (AGM)
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 …
Match Of The Day needs to change
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 …
Life after football for the professional footballer
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 …
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Guest speaker Apr 2013: Alf Field – “Crossing the Line”
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 …
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Must yellow cards be shown for cautions to stick?
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, …
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