6-A-Side & End season Bash

Hi All.

First of all I hope you all have had a wonderful season without too many incidents.

Six-A-Side

As you can see from the newsletter I’ve volunteered to take on finding a team to represent Sutton Society in a 6-A-Side tournament.

The main aim is to fun a bit of fun and day to socialise.

Anyone wishing to participate in this fun day and play a bit of footie please let me know.

Every one is welcome and I’m looking for around 10 players any age any standard.

The venue and times I believe have not been set in stone but will be in May?

End of Season Bash

After last year success I again have nominated to find a venue for this year bash.

This normally takes place on F.A .Cup Eve and this time I’ll suggest the Star of India in Cheam Village.

With a drink before in what I believe is the Harrow! (Big Pub near corner of lights).

Again please let me know of your interest ASAP

Many Thanks

Simeon Potter

Email simeon.potter@btinternet.com

Super Ref - Simeon

Andy,

Here some for you.

Surrey County Premier Cup Final - Sutton Utd Res vs Whytleafe Res - Assistant Referee

Combined Counties Division One Challenge Cup Final - Asst Referee.

Morden & District Jones Cup Final - Referee.

Simeon

Super Ref - Barrie Gale

Hi Andy,

A last couple of Super Refs for you


Surrey County FA Vets Cup Final - Cherry Tree Athletic v Hampton Village - Referee
Combined Counties Challenge Cup Semi-Final - North Greenford Utd v Godalming Town - Assistant Referee


Kindest regards,

Barrie Gale

From Level 10 to 6 – From Speculative Interest to Habit in 3 Years!!

It started with something like “You do it every week, you should go on the ref’s course!”

Considered it. Thought it would be good to know more about what I was doing. Little League turn up and play always ended in a match. It’s all they wanted to do really. “Can we play a match now?” in plaintive strains. Strung out the dribbling round cones, but they only wanted to score goals and win, play in a team, that sort of stuff.

10 nights at Cheam High school; Anxiety! Late 30’s and first my first exam for 2 decades. Pressure! Excellent tuition…somebody give that dude who’s done 20 years a knighthood and get him back in the game when he’s had his sabbatical!

Passed and bought kit. My first year, small sided games at Little League. Proud of my black and whites. Wanted simply not to get it wrong. Does that make sense? Being slowly given older age groups. Am I in the right place (on the pitch, not on the planet or in my life!)? When do I whistle? How loud? Direct or indirect? Must read that LOAF again!

Second year, doing my son’s teams home games at U10, still small sided, but more competitive…adults haranguing, boys arguing, weather deteriorating, but enthusiasm still maintaining! Need to be conscious of quelling natural bias. Not that the “Assistant Refs” seem capable of that. Auto-arms every week. Starting to look for offside myself now! Position improving. Haven’t put in for promotion yet, but mentor reckons assessments help to pinpoint strengths and weaknesses, so should do it anyway…am I in the right place? Diagonal seems to be becoming a Lazy S. More comfortable with older age groups, but haven’t braved adult leagues yet. Warming to the idea though. Still no cards yet, but one or two “Touchline incidents”. The minority of parents, officials or boys chipping away at enjoyment levels. Enthusiasm still there.

OK. Let’s go for it. Level 7 to 6; late application. Surrey FA flexible. First adult game October. 26 minutes in and the attacker head-butts the defender, laying him out for 5 minutes whilst the ball was in the opponents half. Great! What have I let myself in for? Am I in the right place? Manage to control incident. Cultured football United beat Clogger Rovers. First hurdle over. First card given out. Not that bad. Fitness improving all the time. Running in the evenings with my son therapeutic and bonding!

First assessment…sent off the goalie (deliberate handling of the ball o/s his area) and one card for dissent, but assessor says he’s looking at a 6 for 5…must be doing OK...IST, another exam, all going OK, then assessment for Niggly United versus Bad attitude Rovers….not my best game…didn’t control it, one guy booked for dissent and little voices in my head thinking “he’s right to have a go today, really!”….Am I in the right place?

Right, onwards and upwards! Put Quality Management head on and look for improvement. Go over assessment with Promotion bloke on phone. Always happy to talk to me. Bit low about my performance. Will put it right though. Bad performance opportunity to put right next time, he says stoically. Make note to ensure I have a blinder next time I do those 2 teams. Read through old assessments. Complete 30 odd games as ref or assistant ref, 5 assessments, and get my promotion. I’m as proud as punch. Put in for 6 to 5 now. This becomes habit-forming.

Just a few observations: I am in the right place; Surrey has a fantastic structure, full of support, an abundance of experience and a wealth of opportunities for 13 yr olds to old late developers like me…thank you to all of you who have helped: you know who you are, Ryan, Martin, Sherlock, Allen and co (sounds like a bunch of solicitors!). Highlights: 2 semi-finals as assistant refs and a Geoff Ellis final as assistant ref coming up (although I am still learning how to do the line bit properly too!!), and my bits down at Cobham with the Chelsea Academy; doing lines with Surrey Youth during the week now, although She-who-must-be-obeyed is commenting on how many games I’m doing every week, so life/work/ref balance needs reviewing!

Like the Hollies said: “It’s a long, long road”, and I am enjoying my time in the brotherhood of refereeing (and sisterhood, yeah I know, not PC…) and I hope it continues..!!!

MGW 1163461

Suttons Super Refs. - Roger Brown

• S.S.E.C. Senior League Cup - Quarter Final - Greenside versus Sporting Kitz - Referee
• Surrey Junior Cup - Quarter Final - AFC Lanes versus AFC Thornton Heath - Referee
• M & D. S. F. Senior Cup - Quarter Final - Sutton Athletic versus Ditton Sunday - Referee
• M & D. S. F. Senior Cup - Quarter Final - Worcester Park Wandgas versus Lambeth All Stars - Referee
• Geoff Ellis Premier Shield - Semi Final - Refectory Sports versus Cheam Village Warriors - Assistant Referee
• Tom Arnold Cup - Quarter Final - Hazelhurst versus Sutton High - Referee
• M & D.S.F. - Edgar Hemmingway Junior Cup Final - Referee
  

P.S. Received confirmation that I had gained my Level 5 Promotion.

Regards,

Roger Brown

Leave Wayne Rooney alone....

Spanish Soccer Referees Threaten Strike

Spain's first- and second-division referees say they will strike starting Friday if they do not receive two months of unpaid wages.

The debt is the result of a dispute between the country's soccer federation and its Professional Football League over which is required to pay the officials, El Pais said Saturday.

First-division referees are owed about $14,500 each, referee Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez told El Pais.

"No worker can tolerate two months without pay. If we haven't received what we are owed by the 31st, we won't referee any more games until the matter is resolved," Iturralde Gonzalez said.

A Spanish first-division referee earns $96,300 to $108,300 annually, the newspaper said.

World Cup on HDTV

Watch the World Cup in HDTV

The BBC is going to screen this summer's football World Cup in High-definition television (HDTV).

The corporation is trying out HDTV for up to a year, starting in mid-May.

The system delivers more detailed pictures and sharper action shots, and will be an additional stream to the current analogue and digital services.

Blades of grass

H.D.T.V. will only be available to viewers who have HD-enabled television sets, set-top boxes and relevant services via satellite and cable distributors.

Roger Mosey, the BBC's director of sport, said the service was particularly effective with live action football and other sports.

"It gives fantastic picture quality, from the blades of grass that are being played on right to the back of the stands," he said.

Mr Mosey stressed that the trial would only be available to a selected group of viewers, but hoped it would prove to be "a glimpse of the future".

The first World Cup match and live HDTV programme to be broadcast will be Germany v Costa Rica on 9th June, which will also include match commentary and studio coverage.

The feed will come from Premiere, Germany's host broadcasters for the tournament.

High-definition images will also be fed into standard digital and analogue transmissions of the game, where the BBC is the host broadcaster.

Limited airspace

The BBC's HDTV trial, expected to last between six and 12 months, will begin in May with streams of programmes, including Planet Earth and Galapagos.

Chances to revisit action from dramas Hotel Babylon and Bleak House will also be offered.

HDTV transmissions cannot be offered on Freeview at present due to limited airspace, while a trial limited to a few hundred households in London which have yet to be chosen will take place.

The digital switchover between 2008-2012 is expected to provide an opportunity to broadcast HDTV via Freeview.

Any ongoing HDTV service will have to be approved by the new BBC Trust.

"In Service Training" - Change of Venue

To All Promotion Candidates

We have been advised that Epsom Baptist Church is not available for the IST to be held on Thursday 23 March 2006.

The IST will now be held in Room F3 on the first floor of the Leatherhead Institute, 67 High Street, Leatherhead.

There is car parking available in the adjacent Swan Centre.

The start time remains at 7pm with registration from 6.30pm

Although I have spoken to most of you by telephone tonight, to those I have left a message with please can you confirm by return if you are able to attend or not.

Regards

Phil Sherlock
Regional Assessing Co-ordinator.
01737 779743

Super Ref - Phil Smith

Saturday County Lower Junior Cup Semi Final - Referee

John Fisher Old Boys v Inter Class AFC

Referee Humour

A referee was very nervous about being appointed to a match with a team that he had experienced severe problems with a few weeks earlier. They were renowned for being violent and uncooperative. When the Referee arrived at the ground, he was pleasantly surprised to see a welcome card addressed for him in the changing room, containing a strange coded message:

'370HSSV-0773H'

When he got home after the game, his anxious wife asked him how he got on? "Not bad" the Referee replied, "Only 5 reds and 10 yellows".

He explained to his wife, that the small number of expected sendings off was probably due to the new attitude that the home team had afforded him.

"You won't believe it my dear", he said to his wife, "But they placed a welcome card in my dressing room, but I must admit, I can't quite work out what he '370HSSV-0773H' code means?"

"You fool" says his wife, " you've been looking at the card upside down."

Super Ref - Simeon Potter

Morden & District Jones Cup Final (Referee)

Surrey County Cup Final (Appointment to be Announced will know on 28th March)

Mid-Week County Cup Semi-Final (4th Offical)

Morden & District League - More Referees please!

There are never enough referees in Junior Football these days and whilst our League fairs better than most, there is chronic shortage in some other Leagues across the County.

How often have you or your players looked at Referees and thought you could do the job better? Well, why not have a go at Refereeing? If you've got any players about to hang up their boots don't let them vegetate. Why not send them off to a Referees' course?

They might even discover that their Refereeing skills are better than their playing abilities! And it will keep them involved in the game they've probably enjoyed for many years.

Apart from the benefits of keeping them in touch with the game, it will keep them fit and they will earn £25 for 90 minutes of effort - which they won't get playing Sunday Football. Also, with the recent announcement of Professional Referees in the football league, start young enough and who knows - they could be earning £60k (£60,000) a year and officiate at the F.A. Cup Final! Well, they all started somewhere!

So give it some thought and if you or any of your players would like to have a go, just contact any of the training Officers below.

BERNARD SMITH Croydon 0208 654 0646
DARREN SHELDRAKE Kingston 0208 941 8174
JIM DE RENNES Kingston 01372 466 151
PETER WATSON Sutton 0208 393 9989
BARRY ROWLAND Wimbledon 0208 674 8174

SUTON SUPER REF'S.

Roger Brown

Couple of additions:

S.S.E.C. League Senior Cup-Quarter Final
GREENSIDE vs. SPORTING KITZ - REF.

Surrey County Junior Cup-Quarter Final
AFC LANES vs. AFC Thorton Heath - REF.

Do we all sing from the same songsheet?

My reflections from a recent game might strike a chord with some of you.
I've used fictitious names to protect the innocent (ho! ho!)

So, "Alma" the away side, are playing against the "Old Boys" (home) with
the game being evenly balanced at 1-1 after 75 minutes. A penalty
awarded in the 7th minute for handball was well converted (with no
contesting which is nice to say). In the rainy and muddy conditions my
issue was determining where the 'D' was to ensure players stayed the
required distance from the penalty kick.

A worthy equaliser rattled the net from a long distance shot.

When the Old Boys sneaked a 2-1 lead the tempo understandably picked up
for the last 15 minutes. An Alma player who had found it his whim to
whine at most of my decisions was in the goalmouth as one of his side's
attacks broke down. As the goalkeeper went to clear the ball, he tripped
him petulantly. I was back peddling to the centre circle, but caught the
trip and blew the whistle and summoned the player. "Oh you couldn't wait
to do that could you" he said. I resisted the "you bet" reply and showed
him the yellow card. Two minutes later as another Alma attack broke down
and the Old Boy's fullback tried to bring the ball away. His legs were
scythed away by an Alma midfielder whose frustrations had got the better
of him. Apart from a surprise as to why I gave the free kick, he was
wary at giving me his name. It was a false name as I (sadly knowing him
from a sending off incident a season earlier when he had broken an
opponent's leg with a high tackle). I asked him if the name he gave me
was the one he wanted me to write down; The softer side of me, giving
him the chance to change his mind. He didn't and as such I wrote down
the name he offered.

In the 85th minute the yellow card came out again, this time for the Old
Boy's skipper. He had committed a foul and instead of backing away from
the kick, decided to "linger" around thus wasting time. As the Alma
player attempted to take a quick kick the skipper stuck out a leg
stopping the flow of the ball. Obviously regarded as a worthwhile cost
assuming the three points were soon to be in the bag.

As the game went into the last minute a through ball chased by an Alma
forward saw the Old Boy's keeper come quickly off his line to retrieve
the ball. However the Alma forward, the first of my bookings started to
claim that the ball and goalkeeper, were outside the penalty are. As I
tracked the game, I too agreed to this and blew my whistle indicating
that it was handball, to which the forward was grabbing the ball away
from the keeper whilst others shouted that I couldn't let the keeper get
away with that.
I calmly told Alma to wait for the whistle and told the Old Boy's
defenders to retreat away from where the incident happened. Meanwhile
the forward (yes the player I first booked) had taken the ball back five
yards from the place where the hand ball occurred and proceeded to chip
the ball into the goal, celebrating thereafter. I ignored this and then
proceeded to walk around the defensive wall calling the goalkeeper over
to me. In asking for his name I advised him that he was being sent off
for intentional handball in an incident that was 'possibly' a
goal-scoring chance. He was very apologetic claiming that he did not
realise that he was outside the penalty area. This was the same penalty
area, which in the first half had a very faint 'D' and to be honest I
sympathised with the keeper's comments, but felt the letter of the law
had to prevail and reluctantly produced the red card against the keeper.
The pursuing kick was floated over the bar and I then blew for full
time.

The teams were fired up and the whistle followed with some heated
exchanges from a couple of players, but nothing prolonged. My 'friend'
whose name I had taken then asked if we could have a "man to man"
conversation. I nodded as we headed for the changing rooms and he
proceeded to advise me that he could take a free kick whenever he wanted
and that he'd seen it in the TV and the rules said he was right. I
managed to get a word in to say that they were laws not rules and that
he needed to wait till I blew a whistle or at least ask me if he could
take an early kick. There was no middle ground and as he became more
heated, I thought it best to suggest we stop there before he says
something he might regret. I mentioned to the friendly Alma linesman
that if the 2nd player I had cautioned came and told me his real name I
would put it through, otherwise would note in my report that it was a
wrong name. The player did come to my dressing room to do this, but it
would appear his reasoning for giving a false name was because he was on
a ban!

What a lovely day out.

Mike Taylor

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Super Ref

Mike Taylor

County Sunday Lower Junior 4th Round - Whyglaze Wanderers v CDS
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County U18 4th Round - Wandgas Youth v Cobham Youth

Sven Caption

"May be I'll try my hand as a Referee next?"

More referees please...

Can we have some more referees like this one please!