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TOUCHLINES
www.suttonreferees.co.uk
November 2014
March Society Meeting now
Wednesday 21st March
Simeon says…
C o n t e n t s
2 Simeon Says…
3 Editor’s Notes
3 From the Chair
4 Sutton’s Super Refs
5 Captions Please!
6 Notices & requests for referees
8 Is the Pitch Fit for Play?
7 Howard Webb – A Life in Football
12 Who was the ref?
13 ..in the Referee’s Opinion
17 Check the Net
26 Society Contacts
27 Minutes
28 Dates for Your Diary
November Meeting – Wednesday 12th
Hi, All.
First of all, Apologies from our intended October guest speaker,
Steve Bennett, who had to withdraw earlier in the day due to
being delayed on a business trip abroad. Always frustrating as a
secretary but I guess with big named speakers this is always a
chance.
Talking of guest speakers, it’s really pleasing to see Kit Symons -
who attended one of our meetings last season - has been given
the 1st Team job at Fulham and we wish him all the success for
his spell in charge.
The next paragraph is a copy from last month’s address that I
feel quite passionate about but had no replies, so will give it
another go - I would be particularly interested to hear from the
younger members:
I would like to put something forward to all our youth and
younger members: Would you be interested in having your own
get together - maybe half an hour prior to the main meeting - to
discuss issues that maybe you wouldn’t otherwise bring up? My
plan would be to have one of the committee members chair this
meeting to allow any issues or actions to be recorded and acted
upon, not to mention to give great advice. If you feel this would
be beneficial to you and would like to participate, please email or
telephone me to register your interest. This does not commit you
to attending every meeting but allows us to try something new.
Gordon Harrison will be our guest speaker for the November
meeting; Gordon is a well-respected Contributory Assessor and
has in the past been a Chairman of a Ryman Football Club.
Please make every effort to attend.
One last point: remember to take advantage of the 20% discount
the society offers to all members if they purchase a full referee
kit - including the new Nike Kit.
As always the Committee are looking for suggestions, so please
let anyone know your thoughts.
I look forward to seeing you all on the 12th November at Gander
Green Lane.
TOUCHLINES is published by the Sutton Referees’ Society.
Editor: Mike Coen
Email: mikecoen@blueyonder.co.uk
The reproduction of articles and news is welcomed by the Society.
They would, however, like to receive a copy of those publications
which reproduce any of our articles, either in whole or in part.
The opinions expressed in TOUCHLINES merely reflect the views
of the authors and are not binding in any way on the editor or
any official.
Front cover photo:
Declan Wyatt meets Howard Webb:
Surrey RAFA Event – October 2014
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Simeon
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Hello Everyone!!
Just completed an action-packed footie-filled
week! Sunday saw me on the line in the FA
Trophy at Cray Wanderers. Then Tuesday
night’s Surrey Senior Cup line at Carshalton
turned out to be anything but straightforward
when no referee showed up!!
It turned out that the ref had informed Surrey
of his unavailability but somehow it hadn’t
reached the system. Gareth Mays was the
more senior of the two of us, so he took up
the whistle and frantic phoning around dug
up a last minute replacement assistant. Our
own Neil Sitch was about to drop everything
and come to the ground in response to my
phone-call when we heard that the club had
found someone.
Even more drama for me later when a wild
challenge by an Egham player was so late,
that Gareth had already turned to follow play
up the park and so required my flag to
indicate the rarity of a red card to be
awarded from the touchline.
Wednesday saw me at Leatherhead, -
together with four other level 4s and a level
3 – for a training evening with Tim Lawrence
and David Crick. We are very lucky in
Surrey to have these opportunities with
senior figures prepared to give of their time
to pass on their experience. This proved to
be a most informative evening on a variety
of topics, the prevalent theme being
positioning (one of my bugbears!).
Thursday was undoubtedly the highlight,
with Howard Webb speaking at the Surrey
RAFA Event at Imber Court. Much more on
that fantastic evening later in this issue.
How many wives would put up with their
other halves’ hobbies keeping them out of
the house so often in a single week without
complaint? I’m either blessed with a tolerant
spouse or more annoying than I realise
when I’m at home!!
See you on the park,
or at Gander Green
Lane.
Mike.
Editor’s Notes From the Chair
Dear Colleagues,
Well the season is starting to gain speed
now and over the last few weeks I have
watched a number of games on the parks.
It has been a little concerning that when
watching these games I have seen three
separate referees make mistakes in Law.
In one game it occurred in the first 10
minutes and from that moment onwards
both teams and parents were on at the
referee, which was a shame as overall he
had a good game.
Unfortunately, the only thing the managers
could focus on was this mistake. I know that
some decisions are a matter of opinion but
there really should be no excuse for being
incorrect in Law.
I feel that as referees it is a given that we
must know all the Laws and action them
accordingly.
Appearance and fitness are a given, as
should knowing the Laws of the game. I
would therefore urge all of you to revisit
them on a fairly regular basis and please
use the Society meetings to clarify any
areas that you feel the need to.
Hopefully see you all at the meeting.
Grant Sheavyn
Chairman
Sutton’s Super Refs
Simeon Potter
Surrey Saturday Senior Cup Merstham -v- Whyteleafe (Assistant)
Mike Coen
Women’s FA Cup – 2nd Qualifying Rd Carshalton Athletic Ladies -v- Maidstone Ladies Sun 12th Oct
FA Trophy – Extra Qualifying Rd Cray Wanderers -v- Hastings Utd (Assistant) Sun 19th Oct
Surrey Saturday Senior Cup Carshalton Athletic -v- Egham Town (Assistant) Tue 21st Oct
FA Trophy – 1st Qualifying Rd Dulwich Hamlet -v- Chalfont St Peter (Assistant) Sat 1st Nov
Surrey Sunday Junior Cup AFC Rio -v- FC Croydon Sun 2nd Nov
FA Trophy – 1st Qualifying Rd Replay Leatherhead -v- Canvey Island (Assistant) Wed 5th Nov
Surrey Sunday Veterans’ Cup Old Wimbledonians Vets -v- Croydon JFC Vets Sun 9th Nov
Surrey U18 Midweek Floodlit Cup Egham Town U18 -v- Farnham Town U18 Mon 10th Nov
Keith Glover
Surrey U16 Cup Links U16 -v- Old Coulsdon U16 Sun 16th Nov
AFC Wimbledon Development -v- Crystal Palace Ladies Sun 16th Nov
Barrie Whittington
Surrey Sunday Intermediate Cup Rd 2 Sutton Knights -v- Kingston University Sun 26th Oct
Jamie Whittington
Surrey Saturday Premier Cup Rd 1 Lingfield Reserves -v- Farleigh Rovers (Assistant) Tue 4th Nov
Keith Slaughter
Surrey Senior Cup Rd 1 Croydon -v- Colliers Wood Utd (Assistant) Wed 22nd Oct
Peter Crichlow
Surrey Premier Cup Staines Lammas -v- Shene Old Grammarians Tue 28th Oct
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CAPTIONS PLEASE !!!
H a v e y o u a n a m u s i n g c a p t i o n f o r t h e p i c t u r e ?
Email your thoughts to me and I’ll put the best efforts in the next issue.
Keith Glover
- Step over it, lads and you’ll disappear too!!
Fez Barnard
- Where’s Robbie Fowler when you need him?
Barrie Whittington
- First the ref gives me a yellow card - now he’s giving me white boots!
Jerzy Dabrowski
- Aw Ref!!! You've ruined my new boots!
… a n d L a s t M o n t h ’ s O f f e r i n g s
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Reminder – Free First Year’s RA
Membership for New Members
It is worth noting that the following was introduced at the last RA AGM:
The introduction of free first year’s membership to all those joining
the RA as new members, which was brought in on the 1st August,
2014.
The concession only applies to referees joining for the first time, i.e. newly
qualified referees or referees who have never previously been RA
members. It applies to the first year of membership only and the free
element applies only to the RA subscription fee of £12 (£6 for U-18).
They will be required to pay the £4 insurance premium.
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Help! – Sunday Referees Wanted in Banstead
Hi. I hope you can help.
I'm the chairman of Beecholme Belles FC and I have had the onerous
task of allocating referees for our Sunday matches for the last two or three
seasons. This season I am finding that I'm having tremendous difficulty in
obtaining referees. In last three seasons we were fortunate enough to
have had one or two very reliable regulars we could call upon but one is
now studying in the States and the other is running our u14's side !!!
As I've never been in this position before do you happen to have any
referee contacts local to the Banstead area I could try.
I look forward to hearing from you shortly
All the best
Kind regards
Jim Hobern (j.hobern@sky.com)
Chairman
Beecholme Belles FC
Howard Webb – A Life in Football
Surrey RAFA Event – 23rd October, 2014 Mike Coen
“Extraordinary things can happen to ordinary people”
Thursday 23rd October saw Surrey County
held their annual RAFA event at the
Metropolitan Police Ground, Imber Court.
Guest speaker was World Cup Referee,
Howard Webb and that alone was enough
to see the venue packed out with referees
of all ages and experience.
A marvellous buffet was also laid on and it
was in convivial mood that we took our
seats.
Howard Webb is the only referee ever to take charge of a match at Buckingham Palace (October
2013). This was his second occasion at the palace, the first being the award of his MBE for
services to football in May, 2011 (when Prince Charles asked, “Is it true that you’re a referee?”)
In the three days between the announcement of the appointment and his refereeing the World Cup
Final in 2010, Howard received over 1,500 messages of support via text and email. He took pains
to answer all of them, resulting in a phone bill of over £3,000!
He remembers an occasion shortly after that World Cup when he visited an establishment for
youngsters who had been excluded from mainstream education. On his arrival, one girl’s eyes
widened and she said, “You’re him, that ref, the one that reffed the final”. Howard confirmed that
he was, at which point she added, “You were s*** in that game!”
There is a myth that he is a Man Utd fan and stories go round
about him favouring the reds. This all stems from a game
between Man Utd and Liverpool where Howard awarded a Man U
penalty after just 25 seconds - tucked away by Ryan Giggs - and
later sent off Stephen Gerrard for a two-footed challenge. The
game finished 1-0 and post-match, Liverpool’s Ryan Babel
tweeted a mocked-up picture of Howard in a Man U shirt.
Out of a total of over 1,000 matches, Howard picked out 6 that he
considered pivotal to his career:
No 6 is his first ever game in January, 1990. It took place at
Orgreve, an industrial site more famous for the pitched battles
that had taken place between police and miners during the
miners’ strike. This was where it all started. It was to be another
11 years before he reached the Football League middle and a
further 3 before he middled on the Premier League. During that
time he learnt to be passionate about the game and the
importance of keeping your self-belief. “Don’t ever hide on a
football pitch, or you will find that the game goes away from you”. 7 Continued on Page 8...
...Continued from page 7
He learned that there will be bad times – there were occasions when he threw his bag in the corner
and decided he had had enough but ‘pain is temporary – quitting is permanent’. You must have the
courage to put your dreams above your fear of failure.
At 5 is the League Cup Final of 2007. Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-1 and in a game where there had
been no incidents, suddenly, in the final moments, he faced a major confrontation in the centre of
the pitch, with both Wenger and Mourinho coming onto the pitch in an attempt to calm their players
as things escalated quickly. This resulted in Mikkel and Toure being sent off immediately, shortly
followed by Adebayour on the advice of an assistant and two further yellow cards as well.
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Wanderers. This was the day that Fabrice Muamba’s heart stopped, resulting in his collapsing
face-down on the pitch. Both club doctors and another doctor from the crowd kept him alive with
heart compressions for 7 minutes before they could stretcher him off, his heart still being kept
active through manual intervention. In the end, it was calculated that he had survived for 78
minutes without his heart being able to beat on its own. The game was abandoned and highlighted
that the game of life and death was more important than football. Howard has since used this
incident when talking about the dangers of players feigning injury, as the ‘cry wolf’ syndrome could
cause a genuine injury not to be treated with the necessary seriousness until it is too late.
Match number 3 came with Euro 2008. Howard was the youngest and least experienced referee at
that tournament and refereed Austria (the hosts) against Poland in front of a large home crowd in
Vienna. The first half saw a Polish goal wrongly ruled out for offside. Mike Mullarkey, who made
the decision, was distraught when he heard that this had been a bad call in such a big game and
wondered if he had done his career irreparable damage…it just goes to show that a single mistake
isn’t going to be the be all and end all…not unless it involves three yellow cards anyway!!
In the final minute, with Austria 1-0 down, they prepared to take a free-kick close to the halfway
line. Before it could be taken, Howard, having spotted some grappling in the penalty area, was
seen to warn players about their actions before he allowed the kick to be taken. A subsequent grab
by a Polish defender on an Austrian shirt meant that Howard awarded a penalty that saw Austria
rescue a 1-1 draw. The fallout after the game was incredible. UEFA supported the decision but
death threats were made against Howard and his family. One poor chap, who shares Howard’s
name and works at Rotherham Borough Council, found that his normally quiet email account had
suddenly filled up with hundreds of threats from Polish fans.
Number 2 is the Champions’ League Final in Madrid, between Inter Milan and Bayern Munich.
Inter won 2-0 and Howard describes this as probably the most enjoyable night of his life. There
was no controversy in a game played in a temple of football. It may seem strange but most
With this sort of incident, Howard couldn’t
help but fear the worst as he wondered how
he was seen to have managed such a
volatile situation. Apparently, the clue is
normally in how many texts you receive; a
lot of texts is a good sign – just a couple
from close family and friends normally
means you have got something badly
wrong!! He arrived in the changing room to
find he had received a lot of thumbs-up
messages. He had initially seen the incident
as a negative but, for him, it became a
positive.
Number 4 is the FA Cup match on 17th
March, 2012, between Spurs and Bolton
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...Continued from page 8
referees can probably empathise with Howard when he says that the main emotion he feels after
such a big game is relief.
The match occupying Howard’s number-1 spot is, of course, the 2010 World Cup Final in South
Africa. Played at Soccer City Stadium, it was contested between Spain and Holland. Many people
were saying that these were two teams who knew how football should be played and that it was
going to be a spectacle but Howard had the feeling that it was too big a game for either side to play
expansive football – and so it proved.
The day before the game, the refereeing team visited the stadium to understand the layout and
how everything was going to work on the night. The idea being to have all that covered, so they
could fully concentrate on the game itself the next day. Then, on the way back to the hotel, the
coach turned off so they could visit a coffee shop. There waiting for them was Jack Taylor, the last
Englishman to have refereed a World Cup Final, in 1974. The team spent a happy 30 minutes
talking with the great man.
We took a short interval at that point, to refresh our glasses (and perhaps our plates), although
Howard found time to speak with those who wanted a word, signing autographs and posing for
photos, before we took our seats for the second half, where Howard talked about his experiences
in Brazil for the 2014 World Cup.
After 2010, Howard was determined to show continued resilience. He really wanted to go to Brazil.
Pre-tournament, there were tests on Laws of the Game as well as physical tests. Differences
between referees were closely examined, drilling down in an effort to achieve consistency.
Situations were videoed on the pitch, then the videos were examined and decisions discussed.
When the referees were assigned for the preparatory tournaments, Howard went to the FIFA
Confederations Cup.
He was then assigned to the second leg of the playoff between Portugal and Sweden. By this
stage, Howard and his team knew that a slot in Brazil was theirs to lose, so a good game was
essential. Portugal had won the first leg 1-0. This second game was goalless in the first half
before Ronaldo scored in the second half to see Portugal two ahead on aggregate. Ibrahomovic
managed to pull one back before Howard faced a major decision. A Swedish player raced into the
area only to tumble as a Portuguese player moved in for a challenge. The Swedes were calling for
a penalty but Howard had seen this as a dive and cautioned the Swede for simulation.
Just minutes later, the Swedes scored anyway and everything was all square. Sweden decided to
go for it but in doing so, left space to be exploited. Ronaldo came into his own with two further
goals and Portugal were going to Brazil.
The match itself proved to be a spectacle
for all the wrong reasons. Within 15
minutes, Howard had shown 2 yellow
cards and 9 minutes later, he had shown
two more. On 25 minutes came the De
Jong challenge, which is the incident that
most people still remember most vividly. A
chest-high challenge that Howard
rewarded with a yellow card where a view
from another angle would surely have
resulted in a red. A red card was
eventually shown, to Johnny Heitinger for
two yellow card offences.
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...Continued from page 10
The question was, was Howard? That big decision proved to have been correct but Howard was
aware that just that one incident could have seen everything go wrong. You can give of your best
but sometimes things can go badly and have unfortunate consequences, even if it turns out there
was nothing else you could have done.
When the tournament proper started, the first two games saw some poor decisions being made.
First there was an incorrect penalty for Brazil in the opening game then two incorrect offside
decisions led to goals being wrongly disallowed in the second game. Howard was of the opinion
that some of the preparatory training may have had a hand in the incorrect penalty award. All the
referees had been practicing with teams who were deliberately giving away penalties but the
simulated fouls were just that, simulated, so the reflex to award penalties on those sorts of
challenges just may have become ingrained. As the tournament progressed, it was also seen that
several fouls that would normally have resulted in cautions were not being punished.
Howard was the referee on match 21: Columbia -v- Cote d’Ivoire. All went well in terms of no
controversy but the first half proved a technological nightmare when first the buzzer flags and then
the communications equipment stopped working. They got everything working for the second half
and again, all went well.
Final preparations for Brazil saw more seminars, including instructions
in the use of the new Vanishing Spray. With heat and humidity known
to be an issue, Howard took some training in a special room at a
university, where he was hooked up to various machines and pounded
a treadmill in conditions not unlike a steam room at the local gym.
Then came match 49 – the first knock-out game
between Brazil and Chile. Howard describes it as
one of the most intense games of his life, with both
camps playing mind games in the lead up. On 51
minutes came the game’s key decision. Brazil’s Fred
controlled a long ball on his chest - but with
assistance from his arm - before sweeping the ball
into the goal. Howard was 90% certain that an arm
had been used and four Chilean players instantly and
independently turned to him, tapping their forearms
and shouting ‘manos’ (handball). Howard disallowed
the goal and Fred’s reaction – nothing more than a petulant shrug – added to his conviction that he had made the correct decision. With the scores
level, Chile hit the bar in the closing stages before Brazil went on to win on penalties (Phew!)
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There were sessions with sports psychologists,
where both outcome and performance goals
were discussed. Howard’s outcome goals were
somewhat different than many of the other
referees as, having refereed the final four years
earlier, he knew that was no longer a target for
him.
On arrival in Brazil there was more physical training and more classroom sessions. Howard did a session on the line. He knew he wouldn’t be called upon to pick
up a flag but figured that the best way to understand what his assistants were going to want from
him in terms of game communication was to spend some time in their boots.
...Continued from page 11
However, as he came off the pitch at the end of the game, he couldn’t help but hope that video
replays had not shown the disallowed goal to be an error. As mentioned earlier, the number of
phone messages is always a good indicator and his phone was full of praise for the decision (Phew
again!)
Howard has now made the decision to retire from refereeing whilst still at the top of the game,
taking up the post of PGMOL Technical Director. His key role is to act as a voice for the PGMOL,
to make sure others don’t fill the void when the referees themselves don’t speak. He also heads
up the coaching team.
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There was also time for Kingston’s
Jim de Rennes to receive his 25-
Year Award. How many referees
get the chance to have such an
award presented by an English
World Cup Final Referee?
The admiration that referees feel for Howard Webb
made itself felt with the ovation he received at the
end of his talk and with the huge queue that formed,
everyone eager for photos and autographs.
As printed in September’s edition.....
Who was the Ref?
Who was the Ref?
Barrie Whittington thought: “Judging by the age of the photo - my guess would be someone like
John Martin?”
Fez Barnard had two bites at the cherry, guessing: “Simeon or Grant?”
Matt Westlake had “No Idea, but why is he in the care of a young Simeon Potter? Hahahahaha!”
Nobody got close. It was, in fact, Wayne Ingram (Last picture ever taken
with his mouth closed!!.....just kidding, Wayne ;0)
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.…in the Referee’s Opinion….
Your Thoughts, Questions and Comments
Mike:
I have now had time to read right through the October 2014 edition of your Society’s “Touchlines”
magazine which was forwarded on to me via the RA’s Head Office at Coventry.
Congratulations on an outstanding publication, both in content and presentation, which does Sutton
RS proud and is a massive aid to the recruitment and retention of members.
Your list of Guest Speakers, etc., for the current 2014-15 season is particularly impressive - if that
doesn’t attract referees to attend in numbers, I really don’t know what will.
If it’s OK with you, could you please add me to your monthly emailed circulation list for future
issues, for which my sincere thanks in advance - and keep up the excellent work!
Best Regards,
Ian.
Ian Campbell - RA Board Vice-Chairman
Chair of Internal Communications Committee
Very late in a senior league game, the score is 2-1 to the
reds but they are down to nine men and hanging on to
their lead when they are awarded a throw in close to their
own goal line.
The left back, who has previously been cautioned, takes
the throw down the line but it bounces behind the
touchline. Your assistant flags to say that the ball had
never come into play, so you ask for the throw to be
retaken. The same thing happens on the second attempt,
which causes agitation amongst the blue players and
angry shouts from the crowd. The red thrower insists he
is doing his best but that the wind must be catching the
ball.
He then takes the throw for the third time with the same
result.
You are the ref! What action, if any, do you take?
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Listening to Danny Baker the other day and he had a topic called "Scoring a goal when you were
unconscious" and it made me think whether the goals, in certain scenarios should be disallowed.
For example, one of the players went for a low diving header, made contact with the ball, then got
kicked in the head by a defender trying to clear the ball, getting knocked unconscious at the time.
Should it be a goal or should the defending team get a free kick as the forward endangered
himself?
Jerzy Dabrowski
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Daniel Rukstelis thinks: “I must say that I am having the game of my career here with who knows
how many yellow cards and two red cards to the same team. And now suddenly at the end of the
match (after countless throw-ins have been made correctly), but in these dying minutes the red
player can't manage it three times in a row -- sounds very suspicious and against the laws of
probability. But sadly, he is not delaying the restart of play because he is not ‘delaying the taking’ of
the throw-in. On the third incorrect throw-in, I am going to get the captain to come over to me and
ask him to have a word with his player, and also make clear that time will be added on for the
previous incorrect throws.”
John Martin would manage the situation with guile, advising: “Tricky! Is he very clever at time
wasting or is it genuine? If the former he could be cautioned but the latter would be difficult to
adjudge. I think the third one actually came into play, so award the throw to the opposing team.”
Fez Barnard has possibly forgotten that he has already cautioned the player, when he advises:
“The LOTG state that if the ball bounces before coming onto the pitch, the throw is to be retaken.
However on this incident there is an element of delaying the restart of the game. I would caution
the player, add on additional time for the shenanigans and ask the throw to be retaken. I bet the
next throw will be perfect.”
Peter Watson advises careful management of the situation but is still prepared to be tough:
“Manage the situation by speaking to the captain, advising either to change the thrower or
encourage the defender to take the throw properly. Otherwise, you will have no option in issuing a
second caution for time-wasting.”
Jerzy Dabrowski takes all the elements into consideration, including the temperature of the game:
“Well the first thing to consider is whether there is a wind and whether it is blowing the right way for
it to adversely affect the left back's throws. Secondly I would look at whether he was facing the
pitch in accordance with the LOTG. If he was doing everything correctly, I would warn him that
another occurrence would see him getting a yellow card for time wasting, thus trying to ensure he
knew what the repercussions would be. If he was deliberately time wasting, ie there was no
breeze, then I would show him a yellow, followed by a red card (although he might still get a
warning if I felt sending him off would make the game boil over).”
Neil Sitch would not advise taking that final step: “Tell him to get it right next time or request that
someone else has a bash. I would point to my watch and make sure everyone is aware you are
adding the time. A second yellow sounds too harsh and would just inflame the situation more. It is
however open to you but I wouldn't go there!”
Chris Robinson talks us through how he would have managed the unfolding scenario: “Tricky one
this. You could show him a 2nd yellow card for time-wasting and then a red card. He would be
dismissed for a 2nd bookable offence and his team would have to finish with 8 players (well within
the legal minimum of 7). However, perhaps you should have warned him after the 2nd failed throw
in that your patience was wearing thin, that he did not need to be throwing down the line (he could
throw infield and avoid the problem) and that any repetition would result in a yellow card/red card
dismissal for deliberate time-wasting and that you will be adding time on in any event. That would
have concentrated his mind on the task in hand! Re-start with someone else from the red team
taking the throw in, with a warning that there should be no repetition of his team-mate's behaviour.“
...Continued from page 13
Mike Coen says: “I was the referee on a recent game where this scenario started to be played out.
Exactly as advised by Chris above, I let the first one go but once the second throw had also stayed
out, warned the player very publicly that a third occurrence would be considered deliberate and
would result in a second yellow card. He took great care to ensure that his third effort came infield,
so I did not need to take further action but I would have had no hesitation in so doing (I obviously
adjusted the real scenario slightly when writing the question). Had he erred for the third time
without my taking action, match control would have been extremely difficult for the remaining time.”
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A keeper prepares to take a free kick
from just outside his own penalty area.
He places the ball then quickly steps
beyond it to shout instructions to a
defender.
As he steps back again, he accidentally
back-heels the ball into his own net.
How do you restart?
Peter Watson starts by keeping it short and sweet with: “Corner kick”
Martin Collis keeps it even shorter, with: “Corner”.
John Martin adds some explanation: “Corner kick. All criteria are met for the ball being in play but
you can’t score in your own goal from a free kick.”
Jerzy Dabrowski agrees: “I would restart the game by giving the other team a corner kick. I don't
think it matters whether the kick is direct or indirect.”
Neil Sitch risks a riot for the sake of humour, then agrees with the above, saying: “Tell him it's a
goal and watch his face.... then I suppose you might have to give the other team a corner kick
much to his relief.”
Fez Barnard also advises: “Simples...if a free kick is kicked directly into the team's own goal, a
corner kick is awarded to the opposing team”
as do Rod van Niekerk: “Restart with a corner.”,
Daniel Rukstelis: “A corner kick to the opposing team.”
and Mike Coen: “An own goal cannot be scored from a free-kick, regardless of whether direct or
indirect (the laws were changed several years ago to include direct free kicks). The restart will be
a corner.”
Chris Robinson believes there to be different outcomes depending on whether direct or indirect:
“Obviously the keeper has made a complete rick of the free kick and unintentionally, accidentally
kicked the ball. If the free kick was awarded for offside, it will be indirect (not forgetting that your
arm should be raised to signal this). You could treat the kick as having been taken, but disallow the
goal on the grounds that the ball would have to be touched by some other player before it crossed
the line in order for a goal to be scored. Re-start with a corner to the opposition, since the ball will
be treated as having crossed the goal line, having last been played by the keeper. If the free kick
was direct, you could take pity on the keeper, apply common sense and order the kick to be re-
taken, advising the other team that you would do exactly the same for them if they made such an
error. To assist in this, you could try to hide behind the "I hadn't blown my whistle" excuse (I've
seen it done on the telly!), but in reality, you do not need to blow the whistle in order to signal that a
free kick be taken. Strictly speaking, you should apply the letter of the Law and signal that a goal
has been scored.”
Keith Hackett says: “It's a corner. A goal cannot be awarded from any free-kick kicked directly into
the team's own net. The Laws make clear that, if that happens, ‘a corner is awarded to the
opposing team’".
Continued on Page 16... 15
You blow for kick-off at the start of the game
but the taker hesitates; he’s spotted his keeper
lying injured – it looks like he fell awkwardly
while dangling from the crossbar.
His manager wants to replace him – without
using up a substitution.
What do you do?
...Continued from page 15
Jerzy Dabrowski starts us on this one: “The ball is in play when it is kicked (and supposedly
moves forward but more often than not, backwards) so if the player has not kicked the ball then the
goalkeeper can be replaced without using up a substitution. However I would talk to the injured
and replacement keeper about such actions as a warning that such actions can cause injury.”
John Martin also says: “The whistle is only a signal to start play, until the ball is moved forward
and all other requirements of the kick-off are met, the game has not begun. Therefore the
goalkeeper can be replaced and the substitute list amended.”
Daniel Rukstelis agrees: “Yes. Allow the manager to replace the goalie without using up a
substitution. The match has not started because all the procedures of a kick-off were not
completed.”
as does Mike Coen: “Play has not started until the ball has been kicked. The whistle is merely a
signal that the game may start. Therefore, in this scenario, the goalkeeper may be replaced
without using up a substitution.”
Fez Barnard is in the same camp: “The referees watch should only be started when the ball is
kicked and not on the whistle. As the game hasn't started, the coach can replace any player with a
nominated player. This wouldn't be classed as a substitute. When ready the game can start.”
as is Neil Sitch: “Ball isn't in play until it's kicked so I'm thinking he is okay to replace the player.”
Peter Watson is the first to disagree: “Assuming team sheets were submitted before the game, if
the player's injury is such that he is unable to play, and if the manager wants to field a full side,
then the player is to be substituted. Which player goes into goal is the manager's decision,
however, the team is now minus one substitute. You could add insult to injury by cautioning the
injured 'keeper!”
Chris Robinson agrees with Peter: “The whistle signals not just that the game can start, but that it
has started, hence time running from when the whistle is blown. Even though the ball has not been
kicked, the game has actually started. So they cannot replace the keeper with a named substitute,
without using up one of their three substitutions. It would be different if the injury occurred during
the warm up and was drawn to your attention before the start of play. In that case, they could use
a named substitute without reducing their three available substitutions, but they would have to
reduce their substitutes available during the game to six instead of the seven named on the team
sheet.“
Keith Hackett says: “The game does not start with your whistle – the ball must be kicked and
move forward – so there is still time to make the change. Allow the manager to bring on another
player to play in goal: either a goalkeeper from the named substitutes or, if there is no reserve
keeper on the bench, a registered keeper from outside the matchday squad. If he does use a
keeper from the bench, the team can add another substitute to replace him."
16
Grass Roots Football in Crisis Spotted by Peter Watson in the Independent on-line – 7th October, 2014
Check the Net !!! Snippets pulled from the World Wide Web
It’s a quarter to nine in the morning, and the sun is out, which is a relief because it is no fun trying
to build a goal in the rain.
Before anyone can score a goal for the Under-12s in the Primary Boys Football League (PBFL),
based in Tolworth, on the London-Surrey border, they have to construct one. The Football
Association no longer allows this age group to use full-size goals, which is progress, but councils
rarely install small permanent goals. So every Saturday morning parents and players are to be
seen trying to rebuild the portable ones, working out which post goes in which socket, before
stringing up the net. Once built, the goals are carried 100 yards to the pitches. Then, when the
matches are over, it is all done in reverse.
Part 1 – The Kids: Glenn Moore looks at the grim reality facing a children’s football league where players and organisers have to endure dreadful facilities, unplayable pitches and a shameful lack of financial support.
COMMENT: PLAYERS COULD
FUND PITCHES... BUT THEN
AGAIN PIGS MIGHT FLY!!!
at the start of the season and then cut the grass, thus taking off most of the paint; not that it
painted all the lines. The Respect lines, which are supposed to keep parents five yards back from
the touchline, have, as usual, not been marked, nor even, on some pitches, the centre circle.
Although it pays the council for this service, the PBFL has had to buy its own paint and line-
marking machine to plug the gaps left by QS’s neglect.
Welcome to the front line of grassroots youth football, whose ills Greg Dyke, the FA chairman, is
due to address on Friday when he publishes the long-awaited second report of his England
Commission.
five-a-side, so Webb has to reduce it with
cones. There is a similar problem with the U14s,
who have to play on a full-size pitch as coning
their one off is impractical.
Still, at least the referee can see the cones. As
elsewhere in the borough, QS painted the lines
17 Continued on Page 18…
Meanwhile, over on the under-eight
pitches, Dave Webb, the U8s league
manager, is marking out the touchlines
with cones. Like many councils,
Kingston upon Thames has
subcontracted parks’ maintenance to a
private company, Quadron Services in
this case. QS is big, with a glitzy
website, but as far as the PBFL is
concerned it does “the bare minimum,
and often not even that”. The pitch QS
has marked out for the U8s is way too
big for six-and-seven-year-olds playing
18
The PBFL is one of those marvellous organisations you occasionally stumble across and wonder
why the people who matter, like Dyke, are not helping it. For more than 40 years, it has been
providing safe, organised football for boys and girls from six-to-16 – hundreds every Saturday
morning, all run by volunteers. It is David Cameron’s Big Society in operation. It is the sort of
operation that should be held up by the professional game and politicians as an example for all. Yet
it is ignored by both camps as it struggles on from year to year, just pulling together enough cash to
keep going. Each Saturday around 450 kids play here. Some are decent – according to legend,
alumni include Wayne Routledge, Neil Sullivan, Justin Edinburgh, the current AFC Wimbledon
manager Neal Ardley and one of his emerging players, Will Nightingale. However, very few will
become professional footballers; that is not what the PBFL is about.
…Continued from Page 17
“We are incredibly cheap,” says Yellop, “much cheaper than Sunday football, and everything gets
ploughed back into kits or equipment.” Players pay £50 to £60 for the season. Match fees are
usually a pound or two to cover treats such as a Christmas trip to the nearby bowling alley and pay
the referees. These are mostly teenagers, many of whom first joined as players. Chris Banks, 17,
played from the age of seven to 16, combining that with refereeing in the later years, and now
helps run a team. He played for Kingstonian on Sundays, a higher level, but says: “I always
enjoyed playing as it was a fun thing to do with my mates. While the standard wasn’t so good, it
made me more understanding of other players. Refereeing has helped me be more confident.”
Building self-belief is one of sport’s great benefits (along with combating the obesity crisis). Hannah
Davies, a nurse whose son Rhys, seven, plays, says: “It is the highlight of his week. On Saturdays,
he has his football kit on before I even open my eyes. It’s built his confidence as he feels he’s really
good at something.”
But the number benefiting is declining as the PBFL has been losing players. Ten years ago it had
nearly 600 boys and girls every Saturday.
“The common thought is that more kids sit in front of an Xbox,” says Yellop, a retired police officer
and now a full-time carer. “I think it is more complicated than that. More parents work Saturdays
and then you look at our facilities. When we get adverse weather, we struggle to play.”
Last year, there were no matches for nearly three months because of waterlogged pitches. The
previous year, frozen pitches were the problem. Yellop adds: “The toilets are disgusting, the
showers are awful. The kids tend to arrive and go home in their kit, but we are getting more and
more girls down here now playing to U16 level and there are only grotty toilets for them. It is very
poor.
Nick Yellop, the chairman, explains: “There are no
trials, we take kids of all abilities, including those with
disabilities. It was started by a group of dads who had
been told their kids were not good enough for little
league selective football, hence the ethos of taking all-
comers.” That approach continues with players,
whatever their ability, guaranteed to play a significant
part of the match (a half to two-thirds).
This is, by many measures, a wealthy area, but there
are still plenty of families who have to count the cost of
everything and the PBFL keeps fees to a minimum.
Indeed, our conversation is interrupted by a parent
asking to pay his son’s season’s subscription in
instalments. He offers a fiver. PBFL Chairman Nick Yellop
Continued on Page 19…
“The pavilion was built in 1962 and needs essential basic maintenance. Nothing gets done. I don’t
think there are any votes in sports fields but we are a ‘distraction activity’ for the local authority. We
are taking 450 kids out of trouble every morning, encouraging structured behaviour, playing football
or refereeing. We pay for the pitches [£7,800 last year] and it costs them nothing.”
The press office of Kingston upon Thames borough council issued a statement on behalf of QS,
which said: “Kingston is a borough that supports and promotes sport at all levels. We have to
operate within a tight budget. Our contractors do respond to requests from PBFL and we want
clubs to enjoy good facilities.”
However, Lyndon Johnson, the PBFL’s liaison with QS, said at times he has to complain on a
weekly basis. I myself have been involved at the PBFL for four years and I’ve not seen any
evidence of QS providing more than the most basic service.
There has been no help from the professional game. Attempts have been made to forge a
relationship with Fulham, whose training ground is just up the A3, but relegation from the Premier
League seems to have put a halt to that. When you have spent £11m on Ross McCormack, there
is presumably not much cash left to spare.
The admirable work of the Football Foundation does not reach this part of the grassroots either.
The PBFL does not own the land, so it is not eligible for grants to improve the drainage, or
construct a 3G pitch. A Premier League official has been coaxed down here, and was impressed,
but nothing more has been heard.
There is very little help from the county or national FA either. “We are a bit unique and that is a
problem,” says Yellop. “We’d like to have more managers take coaching courses, but cost is a
problem. I know the FA want all teams to have Level One coaches, but that is a bridge too far for
us, we struggle to get enough managers as it is. It is basically dads and other relatives.”
We are sitting in the pavilion [a fancy name for an outbuilding that resembles an air-raid shelter],
which is filling with the smell of chips being fried in the canteen area. Outside in the sun, hundreds
of children are running around chasing a ball. The air is full of shouts of joy and encouragement.
On days like this it is a great place to spend a Saturday morning. But when the rain comes, and the
pitches turn to clay, and there is no cover on the touchline for sodden substitutes and parents, it is
not as much fun. That is when the attraction of a morning in front of the Xbox increases, for parents
too, as they think of being soaked, then mud-caked children getting into their car after a game.
It is a moral crime that the game, and the Government, ignores places like this. Friday brings
Dyke’s report, next spring the various party manifestos will be issued ahead of the election. It is to
be hoped that there will be proposals in both to invest meaningfully in grassroots sport. However,
down on the touchline at Tolworth, no one is holding out much hope. They know they are on their
own.
…Continued from Page 18
Next month in Part Two: The fight for adults’ Sunday league football
Apparently, towels are the most common cause of dry skin.
Seen on the internet.
Rumours of a food shortage at this year’s Spoonarism
Awards turned out to be a complete lack of pies.
Readers Digest 19
Interesting reaction to a yellow card! Spotted by Jerzy Debrowski and Fez Barnard
There were some crazy scenes in the Bosnian second division this weekend as
Branitelj goalkeeper Romeo Mitrovic was sent for an early bath after an assault on
the referee.
http://thefootyarena.com/news/insane-bosnian-keeper-romeo-mitrovic-punches-referee-in-
head-for-being-yellow-
carded/?utm_content=bufferd83f9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_ca
mpaign=buffer
The 35 year old goalkeeper lost his head after being shown a yellow card, throwing a punch at the
referee’s head.
The Branitelj goalkeeper is likely receive a lengthy ban for his completely unwarranted response.
Romeo Mitrovic’s side went on to lose 1-0 to Budućnost.
Serbia -v- Albania 2014 Spotted by Jerzy Debrowski and Fez Barnard
“Should the ref leave the pitch with players still on it – even in extreme circumstances?” Asks Jerzy
Dabrowski. “YES” – says Mike Coen. “When WW3 breaks out, it’s every man for himself!”
Tuesday night's Euro 2016 qualifying schedule was marred by an horrendous brawl in the game
between Serbia and Albania - and now fresh footage has emerged of the scandalous incident.
https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/pitchside-europe/shocking-footage-shows-true-
extent-of-serbia-albania-violence-070408521.html?cmp=ukfb
Continued on Page 21... 20
Long-running tensions between the two countries were the backdrop to some of the most shocking
scenes seen on a European football pitch for many seasons, with the match called off at 0-0
following a brawl on the pitch.
Fans then attacked Albania's players as they desperately made their way off the pitch, sprinting
down the tunnel as objects were hurled at them and Serbian fans went for them.
The flashpoint was the appearance of a drone carrying a flag of 'Greater Albania' which was torn
down by Serbia defender Stefan Mitrovic.
Now fresh fan footage has emerged of the brawl. You can see it from the above link.
…Continued from Page 20
The video starts with Albania's players wrestling
the flag from Mitrovic and striker Bekin Balaj
racing away to take it to the touchline.
Then Balaj is struck by a plastic chair,
seemingly by a Serbia fan who has entered the
field of play.
That sparks a violent brawl between both sets
of players, match officials and spectators.
Manchester City star Aleksandar Kolarov,
wearing Serbia's No. 11 shirt, tries to calm
things down by warding Albania players away
from the fracas.
As more and more Serbia fans start to enter
the field of play to confront the travelling
players, the Albanian squad and staff realise
it's time to make a hasty exit and start sprinting
for the tunnel.
Continued on Page 22... 21
…Continued from Page 21
Riot police then move in to help some of the
last remaining Albanians from exiting the field
of play intact.
As the Albania fans approach the tunnel
missiles begin to be hurled at them.
As they pile into the tunnel, a Serbian fan
comes across to kick them.
http://www.dutchreferee.com/12-players-sent-off-in-argentina/
12 Players sent off in Argentinian Match Spotted by Jerzy Debrowski and Fez Barnard
12 players sent off in Argentinian 3rd league match. That’s not how football should be.
Deportivo Roca’s played Cipolletti and a player was fouled. The referee gave a yellow card for the
offence, but the ‘victim’ got mad and got sent off. The offender kept protesting and receives his
second yellow.
Okay, two reds let’s continue now, you might think. Then problems started when the one red-
carded player tries to chase the other before he went to the dressing room. A big brawl involving
players, substitutes and riot police started.
According to Argentine media, referee Facundo Espinosa told them that he had sent off 10 further
players in the chaos and they would be named in his official report.
22
http://www.dutchreferee.com/offside-position-from-a-corner-kick/
Can you be offside from a corner? !! Spotted by Fez Barnard
23
This referee thinks to give a throw-in, but then takes his AR’s signal for offside…which is not
possible from a corner kick (or goal-kick or throw-in). Would you go with your AR or overrule him?
An almost unbelievable video – watch it looking for whatever it is that the assistant has surely really
spotted…but there’s nothing! He really has given offside from a corner!
Corner is taken
Ball clips defender and goes into touch on the
far side. Referee signals attacking throw-in.
Assistant unbelievably signals offside!
Ball floats across the area
Realisation dawns – cue happy defenders and bemused attackers!
Referee confers with assistant and signals for
the offside – indirect free kick
https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/early-doors/footballer-banned-for-50---fifty---years-
after-referee-incident-094530693.html
Footballer banned for 50 - FIFTY -
years after referee incident Spotted by Neil Sitch
A footballer has incurred a 50-year ban after some crazy full-time drama.
Ferreira, according to Swiss newspaper Blick, kicked the ball in the referee's face and then
proceeded to spray him with water.
That response came while he was busy hurling insults at the official as he left to depart down the
tunnel at full-time.
As for why the ban is so long for the offence, the lawyer of Switzerland's amateur football league
attempted to explain.
"We do not want such a player in our league,” said Robert Breiter, the lawyer of Switzerland’s
amateur football league.
"Unfortunately we encounter such cases about once a year."
As for Ferreira, he was left utterly bewildered by the whole situation and was left sounding pretty
distraught.
"I had expected one or two years maximum. But 50 years? Football’s my life," he said.
Given that football is his life, it's perhaps a shame that he has not been able to control his emotions
so he can continue to participate in the sport.
It is not the first time for the volatile player, who was once banned for 45 matches after being found
guilty of assaulting opposition players and abusing officials.
His new suspension means that he will be free to return to football on June 5, 2064, when he will
be at the ripe old age of 78. Maybe he will have found some self-control by that stage of his life.
A footballer in Switzerland has been slapped with a
50-year ban from playing the game after a
remarkable incident with a referee.
Ricardo Ferreira of Portugal Futebol Clube was an
unused substitute for his side in their 1-0 defeat by
SC Worb in the Bern league, but he still managed
to make quite an impact.
A colleague said to me, “Could you be any more annoying?”
So the next day I wore tap shoes to work!
Readers Digest 24
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/oct/29/fa-official-banned-female-referee
FA official banned for telling female
referee her place was ‘in the kitchen’ Spotted by Fez Barnard
• Northumberland FA vice-president banned for four months
• John Cummings also fined £250 for remarks made in March
• ‘All the time I’m alive, a woman will never referee my league’
personally but all the time I’m alive, a woman will never referee in my league.”
An independent FA regulatory commission ruled that Cummings was guilty of a breach of FA rules
relating to “abusive and/or insulting language”, aggravated because of a reference to gender. He
has the option to appeal against his punishment, which comprises the four-month ban, a £250 fine
and attending an education programme.
Cummings initially denied a conversation with May had taken place, but reportedly told FA
investigators: “It’s a standing joke with me. I mean, a woman’s place is in the home and everything
so what difference does it make saying it in front of all her colleagues? She should obviously
realise it’s a joke.”
The Northumberland FA’s chief executive officer, Clive Oliver, said in a statement: “All participants
in sport have the right of appeal and whilst this window is still open we cannot comment on
individual cases. However I and Northumberland FA fully support anti-discrimination in all forms
which has no place in sport [sic]. Football is an inclusive environment open to all.”
The Northumberland County FA vice-president, John
Cummings, has been suspended for four months for
telling a female referee “a woman’s place is in the
kitchen and not on a football field”.
Cummings made the remarks to Lucy May, a referee
development officer, at a referee workshop event in
March when she asked about the possibility of
officiating in the North East Sunday League.
The BBC reported Cummings told May she “wouldn’t
be able to handle it ..… It’s nothing against you
“Is it me or does the pitch seem really big? It certainly looks
bigger than when we were here last year – but then we were
sitting further away!
Clive Tyldesley – all confused whilst commentating on Arsenal’s match
against Porto at the Dragao Statium, BBC, 2010. 25
CONTACTS – 2014 / 2015
President Grant Sheavyn grantsheavyn@yahoo.co.uk
Vice President John Kasey 020 8394 2968
Vice President Peter Watson 020 8393 9989
Chairman Grant Sheavyn grantsheavyn@yahoo.co.uk
Vice Chairman Rod van Niekerk 07976 545874
Hon. Secretary Simeon Potter 020 8661 1555
Hon. Treasurer Keith Rodger 020 8786 7410
Training Officers Peter Watson 020 8393 9989
John Martin 020 8641 0501
Roger Dunning
Dolapo Odujinrin
R.A. Delegates John Kasey 020 8394 2968
Keith Glover 020 8786 0545
Magazine Editor Mike Coen 07930 668432
Supplies Officer Mike Ewing 020 8644 7225
Retention Officer Neil Sitch 07902 651343
Sutton United Liaison officer Simeon Potter 020 8661 1555
Hon. Auditors Ms B M Lisney, MAAT
26
Sutton & District Referee Society
Minutes of October Meeting that took place on 8th October, 2014 at Sutton Utd FC
Chairman
Grant opened the meeting and welcomed all in attendance. Apologies were made regarding our intended guest speaker
Steve Bennett pulling out earlier in the day due to being delayed on an oversea business trip.
Apologies for Absence
Received from: Keith Slaughter, Aaron Goodwin, Peter Sullivan.
Minutes of Previous Meeting
These had been circulated in Touchlines and proposed as true copy by Mike Coen and seconded by Roger Dunning.
Hon Secretary`s Report/Correspondence
The Secretary made the following mention of corres :
• When you are unable to referee a match please advise as early as you can, both the County and your League Referee
Secretary.
The County should be advised by emailing info@surreyfa.com
Please state the date/s you are unavailable and the reason:
1. Football 2. Injury 3. Personal reasons.
Option No. 1 - Football - would be when you have given a date to the FA or to your league. For County Cups your
League will advise Rod Wood whether you are available.
Please do not give the same dates to various leagues. If this occurs, one league may offer you for a League/County
match leaving the other league in difficulties.
A simple e-mail will help all work more efficiently.
• Caution and Send-Off Reports can now be completed on-line using the “Whole Game System” website. This is
available now to use. Reports for “Misconduct” is currently not available. Surrey FA will be sending out shortly an E-zine
explaining how it can be used and a user guide can also be downloaded from the Whole Game website.
• County Handbooks should be with you, if you have not received a copy, please advise the county office.
• Please help Mike to help you in producing the best referee magazine out there by bombarding Mike with anything to do
with refereeing. The more the better.
• Howard Webb to speak at the annual Surrey RAFA Referees' Event at Imber Court on October 23rd. To book your
place, please email tim.lawrence@surreyfa.com as places are limited.
Hon Treasurer
Sutton & District Referees Society Treasurer's Report as at 1 October 2014
Opening balance at 1 April 2014 £1,705.33
Income since annual report £1,245.00
Expenditure since annual report £1,117.00
Society's Current Balance £1,833.33
Notes: No major changes since September report.
Membership: Currently 40 members including 2 youth members.
Physio Care take-up stands at 4/40 (10%).
27 Continued on Page 28...
…Continued from Page 27
Training Officers Report
Peter mentioned the first course will commence this weekend at the new venue - Sutton Cricket Club.
Supplies Officer
Current Stock £148.05 Cash £19.95 with a balance of £168.00
Mike stated he is still awaiting Kits to be delivered and is chasing the new supplier.
Magazine Editor
Mike said October’s edition was a smaller version than normal and issued a plea to all to provide more copy.
RA Delegates Report
Keith said that the main RA web-site was now up and running. Also it was discussed at the last Delegates’ meeting that
the Surrey County Fees will remain at the current rates.
Reminder to referees that Black kits only are to be worn.
It was also mentioned that the FA are proposing that FA instructors pay £800 to renew their licenses.
Retention Officer Report
Neil is going through current and past membership to drum up more members.
Any Other Business
None.
DATE: 08th October, 2014 CHAIRMAN
Dates for the Diary November, 2014
Wed 12th @ 7:30pm Sutton Society Meeting @ Sutton Utd FC Guest Speaker: Gordon Harrison - Contributory / County Assessor
December, 2014
Wed 10th @ 7:30pm Sutton Society Meeting @ Sutton Utd FC Quiz Night
January, 2015
Wed 14th @ 7:30pm Sutton Society Meeting @ Sutton Utd FC Guest Speaker: David Elleray - Honorary President of the Referees‘
Association of England and a FIFA and UEFA referee assessor and instructor
Thu 29th @ 7:15pm Surrey Level 3 & 4 Referees Training @ County Office, Leatherhead For referees not in the development group and with no formal mentor.
February, 2015
Wed 11th @ 7:30pm Sutton Society Meeting @ Sutton Utd FC Guest Speaker: David Hutchinson - Head of Surrey Development Groups
March, 2015
Wed 11th @ 7:30pm Sutton Society Meeting @ Sutton Utd FC Guest Speaker: The Reverend Clive Potter - Surrey County FA Chaplain
April, 2015
Wed 8th @ 7:30pm Sutton Society Meeting @ Sutton Utd FC AGM
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