Referees/Assistant Referees

[Rhodes]

A nice picture of a presentation to seven Bedfordshire FA affiliated Referees along with Richard Everitt of The 61 FC (Luton), I believe it is at Kenilworth Road:

[Rhodes]

Guidance issued this week by the FA Referees Committee on Promotions and Reclassifictions for the 2020/21 season following a meeting of the Committee on 17 March:

The Referees' Association - Promotions and Reclassifications – Season 2020/21 (the-ra.org)

With insufficient data to justifiably make decisions regarding promotion and reclassification and given the fact that most referees have not officiated for many months, the FA Referees’ Committee believes that promotion and reclassification should not be implemented at the end of season 2020/21.

[Rhodes]

PetetheGreek - Just to bring you out of the woodwork if I may, what is your view on this argument between Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards out of interest:

 

[petethegreek]

On 07/04/2021 at 10:04, Rhodes said:

PetetheGreek - Just to bring you out of the woodwork if I may, what is your view on this argument between Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards out of interest:

 

Jamie is correct here and the Referee has got it wrong.

In the same way an AR will not raise his/her flag for a tight off side in case they get it wrong and inadvertently chalk off a legitimate goal, the same thinking applies here.

Let Bellingham score and then see what VAR says.

[Rhodes]

I wonder whether PetetheGreek knows of this Official who ran the line recently, on Saturday 19 June, in the Old Hat v Shepperton Pumas Middlesex FA Junior Trophy Final at Rectory Park, he must be just out of short trousers:

2021 Middlesex FA Junior Trophy Final | Flickr

Edited June 27, 2021 by Rhodes

[petethegreek]

17 hours ago, Rhodes said:

I wonder whether PetetheGreek knows of this Official who ran the line recently, on Saturday 19 June, in the Old Hat v Shepperton Pumas Middlesex FA Junior Trophy Final at Rectory Park, he must be just out of short trousers:

2021 Middlesex FA Junior Trophy Final | Flickr

I don't recognize him.

[Rhodes]

On 28/06/2021 at 16:09, petethegreek said:

I don't recognize him.

What age were you out of interest when you started Officiating, you seem to have been around forever

[petethegreek]

9 hours ago, Rhodes said:

What age were you out of interest when you started Officiating, you seem to have been around forever

About 28.

[Rhodes]

On 30/06/2021 at 21:51, petethegreek said:

About 28

Surely it is getting harder and harder for you these days to pass the annual fitness test, all that moussaka, kleftiko, pastitsio, soutzoukakia and bougatsa over the years must be taking its toll.

[petethegreek]

8 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Surely it is getting harder and harder for you these days to pass the annual fitness test, all that moussaka, kleftiko, pastitsio, soutzoukakia and bougatsa over the years must be taking its toll.

A Mediterranean diet is a healthy diet.

Fitness test is a doddle.

[Rhodes]

That's a good shot isn't it, of the Official I mean and not the two ladies sitting in the stand ?, it's from the Middlesex FA Sunday Junior Trophy Final between Hampton Terriers and Highgate Albion Thirds played at Rectory Park on Sunday 27 June:

 

[Rhodes]

Not SSML but sad news to report that 1985 FA Cup Final Referee Peter Willis has passed away at the age of 85, I'm sure he was one of PetetheGreek's boyhood heroes:

Peter Willis (referee) | NonLeagueMatters Forums

Peter Willis - Wikipedia

[petethegreek]

21 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Not SSML but sad news to report that 1985 FA Cup Final Referee Peter Willis has passed away at the age of 85, I'm sure he was one of PetetheGreek's boyhood heroes:

Peter Willis (referee) | NonLeagueMatters Forums

Peter Willis - Wikipedia

Nope.

[Rhodes]

Just wondering whether this is a legitimate goal', cue PetetheGreek:

 

[petethegreek]

13 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Just wondering whether this is a legitimate goal', cue PetetheGreek:

 

If a team official, substitute, substituted or sent-off player or outside agent enters the field of play, the referee must:

• only stop play if there is interference with play

• have the person removed when play stops

• take appropriate disciplinary action If play is stopped and the interference was by:

• a team official, substitute, substituted or sent-off player, play restarts with a direct free kick or penalty kick

• an outside agent, play restarts with a dropped ball


Outside agent

Any animal, object or structure, etc., as well as any person who is not a match official or on the team list (players, substitutes and team officials)

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No goal. 

Re-start is a drop ball.

[Rhodes]

7 minutes ago, petethegreek said:

No goal. 
Re-start is a drop ball.

It reminded me a bit of Martin Peters ghosting in at the far post or an Alan Gilzean flicked header

[tringarmy]

Another top quality offside decision at the weekend. Fortunately it didn't cost us. Would have gone 3-1 up with 10 to play rather than having had to squeeze through on penalties after conceding in the 90th minute. 

[Rhodes]

Some interesting looking events for Officials where there is no requirement to join the High Wycombe & District Referees Society to be eligible to attend:

[View from the Boundary]

6 hours ago, tringarmy said:

Another top quality offside decision at the weekend. Fortunately it didn't cost us. Would have gone 3-1 up with 10 to play rather than having had to squeeze through on penalties after conceding in the 90th minute. 

That's not even close, who had the flag, Stevie Wonder?

[Rhodes]

4 minutes ago, View from the Boundary said:

That's not even close, who had the flag, Stevie Wonder?

I can only assume that PetetheGreek was on the tie, it's strange the Tring Athletic match report doesn't mention the offside decision:

https://www.tafc.co.uk/report-r.php?fixture_id=3945

[petethegreek]

15 hours ago, Rhodes said:

I can only assume that PetetheGreek was on the tie, it's strange the Tring Athletic match report doesn't mention the offside decision:

https://www.tafc.co.uk/report-r.php?fixture_id=3945

Sorry to disappoint you but nothing to do with me.

[Rhodes]

23 hours ago, petethegreek said:

Sorry to disappoint you but nothing to do with me.

Okay but I am surprised. What did you think of this terrible blunder last night:

Anthony Taylor gaffe as he hands Dynamo Kyiv star Denys Garmash second yellow and red - but he hadn't been booked yet (thesun.co.uk)

[petethegreek]

14 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Okay but I am surprised. What did you think of this terrible blunder last night:

Anthony Taylor gaffe as he hands Dynamo Kyiv star Denys Garmash second yellow and red - but he hadn't been booked yet (thesun.co.uk)

It's lack of concentration.

Daft error that should not have happened. 

[Rhodes]

PetetheGreek - This is an interesting article, what do you think of Mark Clattenburg out of interest. I see that he has tattoos which you said you hated with Referees and it was un-professional, he even says 'why shouldn’t a Referee have a nose piercing if they want', I can't imagine you with one:

Clattenburg reveals he quit refereeing after realising he ‘can’t be bothered with idiots like Jose Mourinho complaining’ (thesun.co.uk)

[petethegreek]

On 22/09/2021 at 09:52, Rhodes said:

PetetheGreek - This is an interesting article, what do you think of Mark Clattenburg out of interest. I see that he has tattoos which you said you hated with Referees and it was un-professional, he even says 'why shouldn’t a Referee have a nose piercing if they want', I can't imagine you with one:

Clattenburg reveals he quit refereeing after realising he ‘can’t be bothered with idiots like Jose Mourinho complaining’ (thesun.co.uk)

I'm too fussed how Referees look as long as they can do the job like Mark did.