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TOUCHLINESTOUCHLINES the Magazine of the Sutton Referees’ Society December 2011 Simeon Says… TOUCHLINESTOUCHLINES The Magazine of the Sutton Referees’ Society www.suttonreferees.co.uk December 2011 Simeon says… C o n t e n t s It’s Quiz Night! 2 Simeon Says… December meeting: 3 Editor’s Notes Weds Dec 14th 3 From the Chair 4 Sutton’s Super Refs Starting Prompt at 19:30 5 Captions Please! 6 Quiz Night Wednesday December 14th – 7:30pm Dear All, 7 ..in the Referee’s Opinion Your thoughts, questions and comments. Well here we are already in December. Doesn’t time fly when you’re 16 An Eventful Sunday having fun? This is always one of my favourite months; not only A day in the life of Sunday Referee, Alan because of all the office parties coming up and the festive spirit but Donovan. because we have the one and only Sutton Referees’ Quiz Night 18 Check the Net compiled by our very own quiz master, John Martin. I know John Snippets from the World Wide Web. has been working particular hard once again to come with 24 Just for Laughs sometimes the most impossible questions to answer, so please Sporting Humour. make every effort to attend. I know you will but I still like to ask. 25 Dealing with Dissent Please also note we will be starting the Business-as-Usual side of An article by Keith Hackett. the meeting prompt at 19:30. 26 Society Members on the Park Photo Page. I remember this time last year as I sat here writing this piece and 28 RA Delegates Report looked out of my window to see the first snow fall of the From meeting of November 28th. season...which lasted what seemed like an eternity at the time! 29 Society Contacts Fingers crossed we’re not going to have it half as bad this year. 30 Minutes Last month’s meeting was again a success and I thank Barry From the Meeting of November 9th, 2011 Rowland for stepping in at a relatively short notice to present on 28 Dates for Your Diary Advantage. It’s always nice having a subject that can be used at all Upcoming Events. levels of football. It may be good to get the big names but it proves just as good to have a presenter and a subject that is in common with the majority of our members. Some great news!! It’s been confirmed that we can enter two teams for the Inter Society 5-A-Side to be held at Hayward’s Heath Leisure Centre on Sunday 8th January, 2012. I have had a good response so far but still need a few more. Please, if anyone is interested in representing your Society, let me know ASAP. As always the Committee are looking for suggestions so please let anyone know your thoughts. I look forward to seeing you all on the 14th at Gander Green Lane. Simeon TOUCHLINES is published by the Sutton Referees’ Society. Editor: Mike Coen Email: [email protected] The reproduction of articles and news is welcomed by the Society. They would, however, like to receive a copy of those publications which reproduce any of our articles, either in whole or in part. Front cover photo: The opinions expressed in TOUCHLINES merely reflect the views So good, he can do it with his eyes shut! of the authors and are not binding in any way on the editor or Rod Van Niekerk - FA Vase - Three any official. Bridges -v- Beckenham Town. 2 Editor’s Notes From the Chair Hello Everyone!! Dear Colleagues, This seems to have been my month for We had another excellent attendance at the November meeting when mistakes!! You can read about my Barry Rowland visited us to discuss the playing, or the not playing, of interesting offside call at the Fulham advantage. Everybody, as ever, got fully involved and Barry returned Academy later in this issue. I also received to Kingston Society, where he is their training officer, with our thanks a call from Tim Lawrence at County Office: and best wishes. “Hi, Mike. The other night, you did Ash -v- The December meeting is normally one of my personal highlights of Horley in the cup” the season - Quiz Night. John Martin will be the quiz master and I am I confirmed that I indeed had. sure, if past years are anything to go by, the questions will be diverse “And you cautioned three players?” in the extreme. I am afraid that I will not be in attendance on the evening - as my glorious whites are taking on Odense Boldklub at The Again, I concurred. Cottage in the final Europa League group game and are playing for a “Which team were each of them in?” place in the knockout stages - so I have to furnish my apologies. Another lesson learned - Don’t fill out your paperwork just after you have got in from an Christmas is now fast approaching which means different things for the evening game at 11:30pm…and whenever various levels of referees. Those who are in the top four levels will find you do it, always check it thoroughly. this time of the year can be quite taxing, as most of the clubs will play the bank holidays and the weekends. Whereas those of us who Fortunately, it has also been my month for officiate in the parklands will have very little to do, as many local some pretty good games and Mark Wood, leagues take a sabbatical during the Xmas break. bless his cotton socks, has been active in arranging to have me assessed on several Fingers crossed that the mild weather continues, so as to ensure that as I strive to reach the next level. we do not have a repeat of the past two seasons when several weeks of appointments bit the dust due to the inclement conditions which we Shock has reverberated around the World of all had to suffer. Football with the news of Gary Speed’s suicide. Not quite so well publicised have As ever, do please keep Mike Coen updated with any plum been two, fortunately unsuccessful, such appointments that you have received, as we all like to see who is attempts made by match officials just before doing what and where. Still on the subject of Touchlines, do keep a big games on the continent. Depression is a look out for any stories that catch your eye, or send our Mr Editor terrible thing and the intense pressure that a details of any refereeing situations that you have witnessed or been life in the public eye can put upon a person involved in which you feel deserve a wider audience. can only be imagined by those not subjected to it. Our thoughts must surely be with I noticed back in November that Mr Masaaki Toma from Japan Gary’s family at this difficult time and became the first overseas referee to officiate an FA Cup fixture when hopefully the two European match officials he took charge of the Brentford v Basingstoke Town first round fixture will receive the support that they need. as part of an FA referee exchange programme. So, with this in mind, I contacted the New Zealand FA and asked if we could exchange our On a lighter note, December’s meeting is the Wayne for a couple of sheep but they gave me short shrift and blocked always-enjoyable and always-frustrating the move, as they informed me that they had only just taught the Quiz Night. I always think I know stuff until sheep the offside law and they did not want to go over all that again John delivers his meticulously-prepared with Wayne!! Never mind it was worth trying. barrage. Please make every effort to attend this fun evening. On the horizon we have the Surrey / Sussex referee societies 5-a-side tournament. Full details about venue and date can be found If I don’t see you then, have a very happy elsewhere in Touchlines but if you want to be involved let Simeon Christmas. May none of your games be know as I am sure he can find a place for you. snowed off and I’ll see you in the new year at the 5-a-Side or at the January meeting. Have a great Xmas and New Year and hope to see many of you again soon. See you on the park, Kindest regards. or at Gander Green Lane. B a r r i e (The Chair) M i k e . 3 SuttonSutton’’ss SuperSuper RefsRefs Mike Coen Surrey Sunday Int’mdt Cup - Rd 3 Epsom Downs -v- Merton Galaxy Sun 27th Nov Surrey Saturday Premier Cup - Rd 2 Ash Utd Reserves -v- Horley Town Reserves Tue 29th Nov Surrey Saturday Int’mdt Cup - Rd 3 Cobham Reserves -v- Shalford Wed 7th Dec FA Carlsberg Sunday Cup - Rd 3 Barnes Albion -v- Wrightchoice CSA (Assistant) Sun 11th Dec Barrie Whittington Surrey Sunday Junior Cup - Rd 3 Dundonald Chase -v- Ash Rangers Sun 4th Dec Surrey U18 Floodlit Midwk Cup - QF Sutton Utd U18 -v- Walton & Hersham U18 (Assistant) w/c 16th Jan FA Carlsberg Sunday Cup - Rd 3 Barnes Albion -v- Wrightchoice CSA (Assistant) Sun 11th Dec Jamie Whittington Surrey U18 Floodlit Midwk Cup - Rd 1 Kingstonian U18 -v- Camberley Town U18 (Assistant) 24th Oct Surrey U18 Floodlit Midwk Cup - QF Sutton Utd U18 -v- Walton & Hersham U18 (Assistant) w/c 16th Jan Simeon Potter FA Carlsberg Sunday Cup - Rd 3 Hazelhurst -v- Dee Road Rangers Sun 11th Dec FA County Youth Cup Sussex FA -v- Worcestershire FA Peter Sullivan Surrey Sunday Junior Cup - Rd 3 Chessington Athletic -v- Erskine Rovers Sun 4th Dec Wayne Ingram FA Carlsberg Sunday Cup - Rd 3 Barnes Albion -v- Wrightchoice CSA Sun 11th Dec 4 CAPTIONS PLEASE !!! Have you an amusing caption for the picture? Email your thoughts to me and I’ll put the best efforts in the next issue.
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