by Grassroots Referee | Feb 13, 2020 | Latest News, Referees
Where do you set your bar for achievements, what are your personal standards of acceptance and a minimum requirement for your own satisfaction. I’ve woken up to the fact two of our brightest prospects in refereeing have failed their FIFA fitness tests. Circumstance...
by Grassroots Referee | Feb 4, 2020 | Blogs, Latest News
Last month, on the 18th January, referee Mike Dean took charge of his 500th Premier League fixture between Arsenal and Sheffield United. Dean is, as Mark Clattenburg stated in his newspaper column celebrating this achievement, ‘marmite’; people tend to love him or...
by Grassroots Referee | Jan 29, 2020 | Latest News, Referees
I have refereed many games over many years and even though the ball doesn’t always run kindly I try my best to deliver the best I can in that moment. But does every referee think the same? I do wonder if my standards are too high sometimes. Refereeing at grassroots is...
by Grassroots Referee | Jan 29, 2020 | Latest News, Referees
‘TEN MINUTE BLOCK REFEREEING’ Several years ago, I was sat with the group of Select Group (Premier League) Referees, many of them also FIFA officials. We listened intently to a presentation by two active referees Graham Barber and Graham Poll who were both at the top...
by Grassroots Referee | Jan 23, 2020 | Blogs, Latest News
Fourth round fixtures are scheduled to take place between Friday 24 January and Monday 27 January 2020 and here’s who is in charge of them: 1 Watford or Tranmere Rovers v Manchester United Referee: Lee Mason Assistant Referees: Simon Bennett & Daniel...
by Grassroots Referee | Jan 23, 2020 | Blogs, Latest News
Manchester Utd 0- Burnley 2 Referee Jon Moss The opening goal was scored by Woods from a free kick taken from the incorrect position. The referee awarded free-kick inside the Burnley half. It was taken ten yards forward. The pre-match instructions of referees regard...
