The Referee

So everything is set for the start of the season and I now have my full set of fixtures.  I miss the start of the season on Saturday as I am away for the weekend.  So my first game is next Tuesday where I will be at Loughborugh Uni vs Castle Vale.
This is then followed [...]

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 Ive mentioned before that I’m a massive fan of podcasts.  I find that there more interesting to listen to than some of the drivel that you get on the radio when I’m driving around.   Plus there more tailored to what i want to listen to. 
One of the podcasts I learnt about a while back is [...]

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I always remember reading when i first started out that  Referee could cover up to 6 miles during a game.  Ive always wondered how accurate this is.  It cant be the easiest thing to measure as you dont run in straight lines, the same distance or laps of a pitch.
However the PGMOL with the power [...]

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I have just seen this on TheOffisde
 Referee Sergei Shmolik was helped off the field with back pain while officiating a Belarus league match, but later was shown to be drunk.
 
In TV footage shown Wednesday on Russian television, Shmolik staggered as he was helped off the field at the end of Saturday’s match.
The Belarusian sports Web site [...]

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Over the last couple of years a popular boot with Officials has become the Asics Gel Boot.   The idea behind these is that there better designed for Officials than normal boots and are used a lot in Australia.
Ive never used them but comments have always been positive about them.  However Ive always thought they were a [...]

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