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TOUCHLINES
www.suttonreferees.co.uk
January 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 ..in the Referee’s Opinion
10 How to occupy yourself over Christmas…
11 Check the Net
15 Sutton Utd up-and-coming events
18 Society Contacts
19 Minutes
20 Dates for Your Diary
January Meeting – Wednesday 8th
Dear All.
I’m writing this month’s notes from my sick bed in St
George's Hospital. My simple Pacemaker operation just
before Christmas didn't go to plan and I was soon
readmitted with severe pains. To cut a long story short,
I picked up a an infection and the pacemaker had to be
extracted, which is now externally placed on my neck.
My stay in hospital will be prolonged until the infection
clears up; this could be another 1-3 weeks. A sad time
for the family to have me missing from the home but I'm
in safe hands and hopefully soon up and onwards to a
full recovery.
I do hope you have had a wonderful festive season with
not too many mince pies consumed.
Looking out of my window, the weather doesn't look too
kind and finger crossed not too many games are being
postponed. Remember, those of you who are doing
pitch inspections, 'be your own man‘. Don't let others
influence your decision. By all means gauge the
temperature of both sides if necessary. My common rule
is, if one team doesn't want to play, don't play.
I hear the quiz night was once again a success. Thank
you to John Martin for arranging all the questions and a
thank you for John Kasey for standing in as the quiz
master.
This month’s meeting is going to be one of our in-house
nights, so any incidents or issues please bring them
along with you. I find these nights most interesting as
these are the real local issues that most of us can relate
to.
So, in my absence, I wish you all a very happy new year
and hope to see you soon.
Yours in sport. TOUCHLINES is published by the Sutton Referees’ Society.
Editor: Mike Coen
Email: [email protected]
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The opinions expressed in TOUCHLINES merely reflect the views
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Front cover photo:
John Martin – Assistant Referee -
Sutton Utd -v- AFC Wimbledon – August ‘13
Photo courtesy of Paul Loughlin 2
Simeon
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Hello Everyone!!
Water water everywhere and the last
couple of weeks have seen
postponements on all fronts.
I’ve been quite lucky and only lost a
couple of games (although one
rearranged fixture will see me
heading for Hastings next Monday
evening…ouch!!)
I think the main news this month
involves Simeon’s adventures with
his pacemaker. As you will have
seen from his notes, things weren’t
quite as simple as everyone had
hoped and he has not had the best
of seasonal breaks.
John Kasey has visited him in
Belgrave Ward at St Georges and
reports him to be in good spirits.
I’m sure we all wish him the very
best for a speedy recovery and a
quick return to the green stuff.
I missed last month’s quiz night.
Originally it was going to be due to
my attending my company’s
Christmas Party but, in the event, I
was actually recovering from a nasty
bout of food poisoning that had
rather spoiled my family weekend
away at Center Parcs. Sounds like
the attendees had a better evening
than I did!
This month’s meeting will be one of
our in-house training sessions which
always get some spirited
conversation flowing. Peter Watson
will be driving things, so if you have
any incidents for which you’d like a
bit of guidance, bring some details
along.
See you on the park,
or at Gander Green
Lane.
Mike.
Editor’s Notes From the Chair
Dear Colleagues,
Another year has passed then! I hope that your Christmas
and New Year festivities were all you hoped they would be
and any matches that you officiated beat any inclement
weather and passed without any unfortunate incidents.
Many thanks for all those who made the effort to attend
the December meeting where we found ourselves in the
rarefied environment of the boardroom at Gander Green
Lane rather than our usual home. Even though several
committee men could not make it there was a healthy
attendance none the less and our annual sports quiz was
enjoyed by all.
Mr Kasey not only acted as Secretary on the night in place
of a bedridden Simeon but also stepped in as quiz master
as well in place of an ailing John Martin. Many thanks,
John K. It was much appreciated. A speedy recovery,
Simeon. John did a great job but it’s not the same without
you.
We are now entering the stage of the season where we
can really tell which teams are fighting for titles or success
in cup competitions and those who are trying to avoid
relegation. This can lead to matches becoming more
fraught as players can see their aspirations fading with
every kick of the ball, so do take care to not underestimate
the underlying feelings that go with this and be ready to
officiate as the need requires. This covers all matches
from the very top of the game to division 12 of a local
parks league. The passion is still there. It is just that the
background is different.
We are also now approaching the final assessments of the
marking season. Best of luck to those who are looking for
promotion and I hope that you find the assessors
comments are positive and the mark accorded is what you
require. Just another month or so before you receive
notification of where you will be level-wise come next
season and it all starts over again come the start of March.
Don’t forget the January meeting is early in the month - the
8th - and it would be great to see as many of you there as
possible.
Kindest regards.
Barrie (The Chair)
Sutton’s Super Refs
Keith Glover
Surrey County U18 Cup Kingstonian U18 -v- Tooting & Mitcham Utd U18 Sun 5th Jan
Surrey County U16 Cup Corinthian Casuals U16 -v- Woking Cougars U16 Sun 12th Jan
Surrey County Ladies Cup Q-F AFC Wimbledon Ladies -v- South Park Ladies Sun 19th Jan
Mike Coen
Surrey County Senior Cup Dorking Wanderers -v- Met Police (Assistant) Thu 2nd Jan
Surrey County Senior Cup Merstham -v- Carshalton Athletic (Assistant) Tue 7th Jan
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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.
John Martin Wayne Ingram
- It was a free kick so I did!! - Barrie Gale in drag!
- I worship you.
- You call me shorty again and you’re off.
Barrie Whittington
- Keeper: I only hit him, darling - because he said to me, “what’s your wife doing out of the kitchen?”
- Player on ground: “Mystery over, fellas – I can see where she keeps her pencil”
Neil Sitch
- The new physio had got confused..... No, no love, I said prick his boil!
- It appears that Daphne was keen on Peter Crouch's "Robot"
- Henrietta was the Prince George's Playing Fields boxing champion, watch out for the "low blow"
… 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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.…in the Referee’s Opinion….
Your Thoughts, Questions and Comments
Gents – My apologies for not being able to do the annual quiz night and
my thanks to JK for stepping in with very little notice to make sure the
evening proceeded. JK said that the evening was a success but the
questions were not delivered with the same panache, or perhaps that
wicked, sadistic twinkle I have in my eyes.
Thanks to all those that attended and I hope you had a good evening.
Hopefully, in 2014 I’ll be back; World Cup Year! Now there’s an idea for
a quiz.
John Martin
Mike,
Not sure whether this site has been mentioned but although it is about refereeing at the other end
of the scale I found the match reports interesting after I had watched the match in question on TV.
Also some of the match situations are interesting, with the responses too.
Prefer our level of refereeing but thought it may be of interest.
http://footballrefereeing.blogspot.de/
http://footballrefereeing.blogspot.de/2013/09/match-situations-fouls-3-teamwork_24.html
Jerzy Dabrowski
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Mike,
For Christmas my son got FIFA 14 and we invited some friends
over for a tournament.
In one incident, Ronaldo passes the ball to Bale who is clearly
offside at the time of the pass. Bale receives it and bangs the ball
in the back of the net. Goal!
We all wait for the referee to indicate offside but the goal is given. All hell breaks out in our
household with our friends. They all know that I am a referee and jocular comments about ‘all refs
are biased’ are bantered about.
Not all decisions in FIFA 14 are correct and, with millions of kids playing it, we referees don't stand
a chance if this is the level of refereeing players now expect.
Fez Barnard
?
A blue defender is playing the ball out from the back but, while
attempting to kick the ball past the orange winger, sees the ball
'stick' between the winger’s knees.
Unfazed, the winger runs with the ball still between his knees, past
the somewhat confused defender.
The blue manager jumps up from the dugout and screams for a free
kick.
You are the ref. What do you do?
Fez Barnard
John Martin sees no offence here, asking: “What is the problem?”
and fellow trainer Peter Watson also advises: “Let play continue.”
Barrie Gale suggests: “I would deal with this very much as I would deal with a ball becoming
wedged under a player lying on the floor. Stop play. Restart with a drop ball”.
Mike Coen thinks: “There is no obvious offence here but any attempt to tackle this player means
he is going to have challenges coming in at knee height. In the interest of the player’s own safety,
if nothing else, I’m stopping play. An indirect free-kick to the defence for unsportsmanlike
behaviour – but no suggestion of a card.”
Chris Robinson also says: “Award a free kick to the blue team for unsporting behaviour by the
orange player.”
David Laughton is in similar mind: “Question - has striker gained an advantage? If yes, indirect
free kick to the opposition (Safety etc... contravene laws of the game). No caution required.”
Jerzy Dabrowski says: “I would let the player continue until such time as the ball dropped or the
opposition player went to challenge him and then I would stop play and restart with a drop ball. This
answer is based solely on the similar occasions where two players tussling for a ball are grounded
(sitting/lying) and the ball gets stuck between their legs.”
A keeper commits a ‘professional foul’
as a striker is about to score but,
seeing the ball run to another forward,
you play advantage.
However, before he can tap the ball
into the empty net, a chasing defender
sends him flying, again denying an
obvious goalscoring opportunity.
What do you do?
Continued on Page 8... 7
David Laughton starts with: “Red card defender (dogso) and penalty.”
Fez Barnard advises: “I've been in a similar situation in my early career and gave advantage which
accrued to nothing… I'm a little more experienced now. You saw the keeper commit a professional
foul on a striker about to score -so this a DOGSO - but you thought, ‘NO! I'll give advantage, as the
ball is heading for another striker and he'll score and I won't need to award a penalty…What planet
are you on!? Blow whistle. Stop play. Point to penalty spot. Run over to the striker who was sent
flying (just in case of any problems) and calm things down. Dismiss keeper and restart with a
penalty (assuming this was in the penalty area, as you mentioned he was about to score).”
...Continued from page 7
Keith Hackett says: “You cannot show two red cards. The goalkeeper was not guilty of denying an
obvious goalscoring opportunity because the ball ran to another striker who had a clear shot at
goal. So show the keeper a yellow card for his foul, send off the defender, and restart with a penalty
kick. This is a another scenario that shows how quickly referees need to be able to think under
pressure.”
Barrie Gale shouts: “Hurrah! At last a you-are-the-ref which has actually happened to me! In the
first minute of the game as well, at Uxbridge in an FA Trophy match. I deemed that the second
offence only merited a caution for unsporting conduct because of the nature of the challenge alone
as the initial advantage had not been fully played at that time. The keeper was dismissed from the
field of play and a penalty kick was awarded.”
Mike Coen agrees: “Well someone’s taking a walk – it just needs deciding whether it’ll be the
keeper for denying the original chance, in which case pull the play back (advantage did not accrue)
for the penalty and also show a yellow to the other defender – or the defender for denying the final
chance, in which case rule that advantage was played as the goal-scoring opportunity was still ‘live’
until the last foul, which results in a penalty and the keeper getting a yellow. I’d probably go with
the latter.”
Grant Sheavyn goes the same way, saying: “I would penalise the 2nd offence and send off the
defender as you have made a decision to play advantage in respect of the Goalkeeper.”
Peter Watson asks: “Presumably the keeper incident occurred in the penalty area? If so, it is
perhaps unwise to play advantage in the penalty area as in this case, as the striker's team mate
was overhauled by a defender - albeit unfairly. But having done so, ‘No advantage’ could be
declared because of the second foul. The goalkeeper should be sent from the field as he clearly
denied the striker from scoring (as did the defender on the other opponent). Restart with a penalty
kick.”
John Martin thinks: “No advantage has been gained, so you need to address this by awarding a
penalty and I would go for the second infringement, giving some credibility to your advantage
indication. As for cautions and send-off’s, the professional foul is not specified, so you may be able
to issue a caution for this, but the second challenge is definitely a goal scoring opportunity denied
and would be a send- off. If you go for two send-offs then you need to get the new goalkeeper
sorted before the game restarts with a penalty.”
Chris Robinson advises similarly: “Although the keeper committed a ‘professional foul’, he did not
deny a clear goal-scoring opportunity, since another player could have scored into the empty net -
the reason why you gave advantage. The keeper should therefore be penalised but with only a
yellow card. The defender who did prevent a clear goal-scoring opportunity with his foul should be
shown a red card and sent off. It is not clear whether either offence took place in the penalty area.
If the first offence by the keeper took place in the penalty area, you still cannot award a penalty
because you awarded advantage. If the second offence took place in the penalty area, a penalty
should be awarded, otherwise a direct free kick at the point where the offence took place. This
highlights the potential problem of awarding advantage in the penalty area.”
Don’t Forget - Original YATR scenarios may be found
every Friday on the Guardian website, showing the
questions that will appear in the Observer the following
Sunday. The answers then appear on the Monday.
www.guardian.co.uk/football/you-are-the-ref
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Barrie Gale says: “My first thought would be, ‘Why me?’ Next thing to do is order the transgressor
from the field of play and only re-start play when he has left the vicinity and is way out of sight. You
will have to re-start with a drop ball due to outside interference but before you do, make it clearly
aware to all and sundry that the manager will be reported to the relevant bodies for what he had
done and it would be down to the powers that be to deal with this and his team, not you on the
day.”
Mike Coen also says: “Stop play, dismiss the manager and attempt to bring calm in advance of
your decision to restart with a drop-ball for outside interference. Probably a good idea to explain to
the offended team’s captain why they’re not getting a free-kick as the chances are that he will not
know that particular part of law.”
Peter Watson is in agreement: “Stop play. Dismiss the home club manager from the vicinity of the
field of play - informing him that his misconduct will be reported – and, as the manager would be
classified as an outside agent, restart with a drop ball where the ball was when play stopped. It
sounds deceptively simple but, as there was uproar, abandonment could be a possibility. It's
important to isolate the manager from any repercussions, ensuring he moves well away from the
field before attempting to restart the game.”
David Laughton simply says: “Manager to stands. Report incident to County board etc. Drop ball
for outside interference.”
Chris Robinson advises: “Even though the manager may have committed a ‘foul’ and possibly
even denied a goal-scoring opportunity, if he is not a designated player so the home team cannot
be penalised with a direct free kick. You should stop play and send the manager to the
stand/changing rooms. Play should be re-started with a drop ball at the point where the incident
took place but the incident should be included in your report to the league.“
Jerzy Dabrowski adds: “Assuming there is no advantage that can be played I would stop the
match and order the manager to leave the area around the pitch. Once order has been restored I
would then restart with a drop ball from where the ball was when I stopped play.”
and John Martin ensures total agreement when he advises: “Assuming the manager is not a
named substitute, you can only report his actions and send him from the technical area (in a park
situation, this becomes a difficult action to progress and manage). As this incident involves an
outside agent, the restart would be a drop ball. The unfortunate thing now is that the drop ball will
no doubt be contested by both teams, as the home team will have now regrouped, so any
advantage the opposition had is lost.”
Keith Hackett says: “Calm everyone down and, with your colleagues, take control of the situation.
Send the manager out of the technical area and call both captains over to you – explaining that,
because you cannot award a free-kick against a manager, the game will now restart with a dropped
ball. It's an extraordinary scenario, but extraordinary scenarios do happen every season across the
country. You need to be ready for anything..”
The home side pile forwards looking for a vital
late winner – only for the ball to be booted
back upfield towards the opposition’s
unmarked winger.
But, as the winger controls it, you’re
astonished to see the home manager race on
and rugby-tackle him, to stop him having a
clear run on goal.
There’s uproar. What now?
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How to occupy yourself over Christmas
It always seems like a good idea to take a few days off over the Christmas period but
it doesn’t seem to take long before everyone’s feeling bored and looking to you to
suggest stuff to do.
This year I thought we’d go back to basics, switch off the X-Box and try some
alternative pursuits. The following probably describe how that went:
My computer beat me at chess – but it was no match for me at
kick-boxing!
Wordsearches are all well and good – but dot-to-
dot puzzles are where I draw the line.
I wanted to improve my golf – so I booked onto a course.
I sorted out my magazine collection. I’ve been reading Ostopathy
Monthly for years. I have lots of back issues.
I conducted a survey, asking a hundred women which shampoo
they preferred when washing their hair. Ninety-nine answered,
“How the hell did you get in here?”
I went for another lesson and my instructor
asked, “Can you read that car’s number
plate from here?” I quickly replied that I
could, at which point he agreed to open the
parachute.
So I gave up and went to bed and looked at the stars. And then I thought, Where the
heck is the ceiling?
Adapted from various Readers Digest
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Teenage Referee Spat at and Assaulted
by Parents at Under 9s Match Spotted by Jerzy Dabrowski – 5th December, 2013
Check the Net !!! Snippets pulled from the World Wide Web
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http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/teenage-referee-
salford-spat-throat-6372408#.UqA2D8oO38g.twitter
Police are investigating after the terrified official, 16, told bosses at Manchester
FA that a player's mum TWICE spat in his face as he walked back to the
changing rooms
A teenage referee was grabbed by the throat and spat at by a raging mum and dad at an under 9s
football match.
Police are investigating after the terrified official, 16, told bosses at Manchester FA that a player's
mum TWICE spat in his face as he walked back to the changing rooms and the woman's husband
then grabbed him by the throat during the attack. The referee is said to be contemplating quitting
after the attack at Barr Hill Playing Fields in Salford.
It is understood trouble flared at the game between Barr Hill Under 9s Clubs and Moorside
Rangers Under 9s when the referee decided not to give a free kick after a tackle on a Barr Hill
striker. The parents of the player then began to shout at the official who stopped the game to ask
them to calm down. They refused and when the referee returned are alleged to have launched an
expletive-laden tirade at him in front of stunned youngsters and spectators.
The official asked them to leave and, after a 10-minute delay and the intervention of the Barr Hill
manager, they went to the nearby club house. But as the referee walked back to the dressing
rooms they are said to have pounced. The child's mother is accused of spitting in the referee's
face before his father grabbed him by the throat. As the pair continued to hurl insults and threats
the mother is alleged to have spat in the official's face again.
A shocked onlooker raced to the shaken referee's aid and police were called before the teenager's
dad turned up to take him home. The M.E.N. understands the child's mother later found the
official's telephone number and is alleged to have called him and made further threats.
Stunned officials at Barr Hill immediately slammed the behaviour of the parents. Chairman Bob
Hinder said: “We are greatly saddened that it is parents associated with our club who, through their
totally unacceptable actions, have undermined all of the hard work of our other parents, coaches
and young players.
“We do not condone their behaviour and both parents have had their membership of our club
withdrawn. We will support the police and the FA in any way we can.”
Reacting to this case, which happened on Saturday, Manchester FA chief executive Colin Bridgford
said: “The referee was only 16, yet two adults felt it acceptable to bully and intimidate him. This
behaviour has to be challenged throughout junior football and we all have to play our part in that.”
GMP confirmed that two people had been spoken to under caution and added that inquiries are
ongoing.
Referee Stuart Attwell offers youth team
goalkeeper the chance to take over game Spotted by Tim Lawrence – December 10th, 2013
• Line marked for defensive walls at free-kicks
• Sepp Blatter says officials have praised device
http://www.nuneaton-news.co.uk/Referee-Stuart-Attwell-offers-youth-
team/story-20302587-detail/story.html
Referees to use vanishing spray at Brazil World Cup Spotted by Fez Barnard - 19th December, 2013
FORMER Premier League referee Stuart Attwell is used to being barracked by top flight players
over his decisions.
But he was less than impressed when he got it in the neck from Atherstone Town's youth team
goalkeeper Tom Leeson.
Nuneaton-based Attwell was in charge of the Adders' 1-1 draw with Nuneaton Town last Thursday
night when he made the unusual, if effective, move of offering the teenager the chance to take over
the whistle when he had a little too much to say.
An onlooker at the game said: "It was a brilliant way to handle it. The keeper was quiet as a mouse
for the rest of the game."
Referees will use the recently developed vanishing
spray at the World Cup next year to stop defensive
walls creeping forward at free-kicks, Fifa's president
Sepp Blatter has said.
When a free-kick is awarded near the penalty area,
the referee paces the regulatory 10 yards between
the ball and the nearest defender and then sprays a
line on the pitch to mark the correct position of the
wall. The line then disappears from the pitch within a
minute. Continued on Page 13...
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Female referee quitting kids' football matches
due to 'horrendous' abuse from parents Spotted by Mike Coen – 3rd December, 2012
Blatter said the spray, developed in Brazil and Argentina, had received a positive reception after
being used at the Club World Cup in Morocco.
"I think it's a very good solution. Some say it takes too much time and I was also quite sceptical at
the beginning but all the referees who have used the system were pleased with it," Blatter said.
The spray has been used for several years in Argentina and Brazil where it is generally accepted
that it has reduced the amount of arguing over where the wall should stand and has prevented
encroachment.
"The representative of Bayern Munich said that here they can take free-kicks with the wall nine
metres away, while at home it's only five," said Blatter. "It's a novelty, we will start using it in the
World Cup in Brazil."
…Continued from Page 12
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/female-referee-andrea-ruddy-quitting-
2878969
“The abuse I get is horrendous and it happens at just about every match. It comes from the
parents and managers when they think a decision I have made is the wrong one. It happens in
front of the kids and it then rubs off on them. They think they can do it too. What I have witnessed
this season has been nothing short of disgraceful.”
It comes after Gary Lineker called for an end to the "utterly depressing" behaviour of overly
aggressive parents on the touch-line of kids matches.
Andrea got into football at an early age and spent most of her time kicking a ball around with her
big brother and his mates. And when she wasn’t kicking a football, she was watching it. When she
was 20, she joined the Army and continued to play - playing regimental football. And after taking a
break following the birth of her three boys, Andrea found her passion for the game once again.
The qualified coach and mum-of-three is hanging up her whistle at the end of the season
after parents have even spat at her.
A female referee says she's been forced to quit due to the
"horrendous" abuse she gets from parents at matches. Mum-
of-three Andrea Ruddy is hanging up her whistle at the end of
the season after parents have even spat at her.
Andrea, a qualified football coach for the Durham FA, has
officiated at more than 100 children’s football matches in the
Teesside Junior Football Alliance.
But she told the Evening Gazette: "I have had enough. I have
had verbal abuse, have had linesman flags thrown at me and
even been spat at. A couple of weeks ago I also had to be
escorted to my car because of it. Up until this season I have
really enjoyed the job but I can’t take anymore - why should I?”
said Andrea, who lives in Oxbridge.
Continued on Page 14...
That’s certainly one way to let the ref know that he was getting in the way
Ref gets pushed over in SPL (video) Spotted by Mike Coen – 29th December, 2013
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…Continued from Page 13
Two years ago she decided to train to become a qualified coach.
“Parents should realise the referee is there for the 22 kids who enjoy playing and not for them,” she
said. People don’t realise what the ref goes through. It is hard enough to find referees as it is.
Something needs to be done about this. The issues needs highlighting - people need to be aware it
goes on. It is bullying at the end of the day.”
Andrea added: “I will be sad to say goodbye because I have enjoyed it but I just feel enough is
enough now. For me, it isn’t worth it any more.”
John Topping, company secretary for Durham FA, said: “It is very disappointing that it has come to
this situation. If given an opportunity, we would like to try to address it.”
Last month Lineker, who is the Three Lions' all-time leading scorer with 48 goals, said the angry
approach from mums and dads on the sidelines of children's games are adversely affecting their
development.
In an interview with New Statesman magazine, the Match of the Day presenter said: "The fear they
instil in our promising but sensitive Johnny is utterly depressing. There is a breed of parent I have
seen who hurl ridiculous abuse at officials or even the young player they are meant to be
supporting. The competitive nature of most mums and dads is astounding. It's as if they are living
their own dreams through their kids."
http://www.joe.ie/football/football-news/video-referee-gets-pushed-on-his-arse-in-the-spl/
Inverness took on Celtic earlier today in the SPL and
while the Bhoys got another three points with a 1-0 win,
early on in the match there was a hilarious incident that
left referee Crawford Allan feeling a little bit foolish.
On a corner, he got in the way of Inverness defender
Ross Draper, who let him know that he needed him to
move with a helpful shove, and Allan took a plunge to the
ground.
We presume that he didn’t show Draper a card because
he would also have to show himself a yellow for
simulation… Pick on someone your own size!
Ref remembers why it’s good to get wide!
CONTACTS - 2013/2014
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Sutton & District Referee Society
Minutes of December Meeting that took place on 12th December, 2013 at Sutton Utd FC
Chairman
Barrie Gale opened the meeting which was held in the Boardroom. John Kasey stood in as Secretary
Apologies for Absence
Received from Simeon Potter, Neil Sitch , John Martin, Keith Slaughter and Mike Coen
Minutes of Previous Meeting
These had been circulated in Touchlines and, as the original was not available ,it was agreed that it would be signed at
the next meeting. Proposed by Keith Glover and Roger Pink.
Matters Arising
Members were reminded to give Mike Coen their email addresses to ensure they receive a copy of Touchlines.
Hon Secretary`s Report/Correspondence
There was little to report.
Hon Treasurer
Keith Rodger said there are 39 paid up members and 3 youth and 1 associate. The take up of the physio cover was very
poor since the price hike. Bank Balance £1684
Training Officers
Peter Watson said the course had finished with a good success rate. It is hoped that a summer course will take place in
2014
Supplies Officer
Stock £161.80 and cash £4.71. The 20% discount still applies to those purchasing full kits.
Magazine Editor
Mike Coen was not present
R A Delegates Report
Meeting at the end January
Retention Officer Report
Neil Sitch was not present.
Any Other Business
Tom Shaw asked how those without EMail would be advised of County Cup appointments. To be raised by Delegates.
Barrie Gale brought the meeting to a close at 20.10pm
We then had the Christmas quiz, presented by John Kasey in the absence of John Martin. Winners were the
Whittingtons (again!!).
DATE CHAIRMAN
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Dates for the Diary
January, 2014
Wed 8th @ 7:30pm Sutton Society Meeting @ Sutton Utd FC
February, 2014
Wed 12th @ 7:30pm Sutton Society Meeting @ Sutton Utd FC
March, 2014
Wed 12th @ 7:30pm Sutton Society Meeting @ Sutton Utd FC
April, 2014
Wed 9th @ 7:30pm Sutton Society Meeting @ Sutton Utd FC AGM