by Keys to Referee | Mar 31, 2020 | Blogs, Latest News, Professional Refereeing
The best referee of all time? Pierluigi Collina When football experts are asked who is the best referee of all time; one name constantly reoccurs: Pierluigi Collina. According to former UEFA Cup final referee, Graham Poll, the Italian referee was meticulous with...
by Keys to Referee | Jan 7, 2020 | Blogs
The FA Challenge Cup brings back great memories for me having refereed the 100th Final between Manchester City v Liverpool in 1981. I was also senior linesman in the 1979 Cup Final between Arsenal v Manchester United So I have reviewed a number of games providing...
by Keys to Referee | Oct 7, 2019 | Blogs
Referees do you use the tools of our trade? I have lead many workshops both here and overseas in my refereeing career and continue to do so. The one thing I have learned is that many referees forget the basic skills of COMMUNICATION. If used in a smart and...
by Keys to Referee | Sep 26, 2019 | Blogs
THE BATTLE OF OLD TRAFFORD THE HOME OF MANCHESTER UNITED Over the years in many interviews, I have had to discuss a game that I officiated between Manchester United and Arsenal. On 20 October 1990, in front of 47,000 spectators in a Football League Division, One game...
by admin | Sep 20, 2019 | Blogs, Player Management
Whatever level of game you are officiating you can be taken by surprise at some point in your career with a mass confrontation incident. Judging the temperature and the behaviour of players in a game is obviously part of your role and appropriate intervention on free...
by admin | Sep 19, 2019 | Blogs, Professional Refereeing, Refereeing History
The Premier League is watched by half the worlds population and been in the original group of referees when the league was formed, I look fondly on that achievement. However, I want to go back and look at my journey from Sheffield to Wembley and the experience of...
