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PATRON:- Pam Wells 01483 833394 PRESIDENT:- Peter Guest :- 01483 771649 [email protected] CHAIRMAN: Roy Butler 07747 800687 VICE-CHAIRMAN:- Colin Barnett 01252 328953 SECRETARY, TREASURER 01483 423808 & MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY:- Bryan Jackson 1 Woodstock Grove, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 2AX TRAINING OFFICER:- Vince Penfold SUPPLIES OFFICERS: - Tony Price 01483 836388 / 07766 973304 R.A.. DELEGATE:- Brian Reader 01483 480651 HONORARY AUDITOR:- Ken Chivers COMMITTEE:- Ricky Green - Youth Development 07793 205023 Officer Derek Stovold Christopher Cook Meril Readett Corin Readett—Minutes Secretary WARBLER Editor—Mac McBirnie, 16 Robins Dale 01483 835717 / 07770 643229 Knaphill Woking Surrey GU21 2LQ [email protected] INSIDE THIS MONTH’S WARBLER Page 1: Agenda Page 2 : From the Chair Page 3 : Youth Academy Meeting Page 4 : Mac’s Musings Page 5 : Dr. Woodyer/ Accounts Page 6 : August Minutes Page 7 : Cross the Line did it Neil?... Page 8 : Kith Hackett and Goal Line Technology Page 9 : Wild West Hawkeye Page 10 : Imbecile or Good Decision Ref? Page 11,12,13 : Running the Line is an Art Page 14/15: Referees get their own Film Page 16 : Membership Application Form Page 17 : Referees can fight their own Battles Page 19 : Membership Page 21 : Guest Speakers Page 22 : This Month’s Speaker Page 23/24 : What would you do ?/Answers The Warbler The Magazine of the Woking Referees’ Society Meadow Sports Football Club Loop Road Playing Fields, Loop Road, Kingfield, Woking, Surrey, GU22 9BQ 7.30pm for a prompt 8pm start AGENDA CHAIRMAN’S OPENING COMMENTS OUR GUEST SPEAKER Ray Olivier National Referee Manager - Workforce BREAK DISCUSSION CORNER SOCIETY BUSINESS ANY OTHER BUSINESS NEXT MEETING MONDAY 5th October 2009 Guest Speaker Gavin Ward Surrey and Football League Referee THE MAGAZINE DEADLINE The deadline for the October Warbler will be Friday 25th September 2009 1 The Warbler The Magazine of the Woking Referees’ Society Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to the second meeting of the new season scheduled for Mon- day 7th September 2009. For those who are not sure of our new meeting place, it is Meadow Sports Football Club, Loop Road, Woking, Surrey. GU21 9BQ. This will commence, as usual, at 8 p.m. with the Young Referees Academy meeting at 7:15 p.m. in the small room. Bryan and I were very pleased with the turnout for our first meeting at Loop Road and once again it was nice to see so many regular faces at the start of the new season. I personally would like to thank both Corin Readett and Vince Pen- fold for conducting the meeting so well and for making the evening so enjoyable. Thank you once again guys!!!! It was also pleasing to see old stalwarts Brian Webb and Andy O’ Connor in attendance and we hope you both can get along and help to support our meetings during this season. Nice to see you both again. Well it looks like my season will now be put back, it will be the 6th Octo- ber 2009 before I can re-commence, having had keyhole surgery on 12th August (it was finally diagnosed to be a torn cartilage) and it will be Tuesday 1st September before I can drive again. So, if there is any young referees in the Society who would like my services as a Mentor during this period please do not hesitate to contact me as I would like to help out. My e.mail is [email protected]. Hopefully my weekly session with my physiotherapist, especially on the bicycle, will make my legs both stronger and fitter for when I get back in to the parks. Having watched some of the Test series against Australia, I find it in- credible that we can play so badly in the fourth Test yet the inclusion of Fearless Freddie can inspire a team so much that we can regain the Ashes with a day to spare. I think two quick thinking pieces of brilliance, ie the he run-outs of both Pon- ting and Michael Clark, really set the scene on the fourth day; particularly as Hussey and Ponting were beginning to settle down and beginning to look very comfortable. It will be interesting to see how England progress without Flintoff as I don’t believe that Broad is necessary the answer. Sometimes he bowls well; other times he bowls too short and gets hammered. Jonathan Trott may well be on his way as the new number 3 or 4 batsman for England. Well done the lads!!! Having watched some of the Premiership matches so far, it is interest- ing that apart from the big four or five, the rest of the division may prove to be very exciting and I personally feel that although it is early days, the new boys have done their best to ensure they prove their worth to stay. We will have to wait and see. Whilst there have been a few yellow cards, it has been relatively quiet with not many reds so far. Long may it continue as football should always reign supreme? On a final note on this, I hope the police and football authorities get hold of the mindless thugs and morons who tried to prove they were great by running on the pitch at West Ham; not once, but three times to disrupt the match. Hopefully they will get a 2 The Warbler The Magazine of the Woking Referees’ Society life ban from ALL football grounds (how do they guarantee that ? Ed ) but once again modern society raises it’s ugly head. This month our guest speaker is Ray Olivier, who is the newly ap- pointed National Referee Manager - Workforce. He is due to go through some Match Incidents for discussion and I am sure that having met Ray on a few occa- sions(mainly at Conference) I think we should be in for an entertaining evening. We do hope that you will continue to support the Society and get along to the meet- ings as we endeavor to persuade interesting speakers for you all to listen to. The meetings dates for both January and May 2010 are still TBA but we will keep you informed as and when we have some more information. Well I hope that the season has started well for you in your officiating (apart from myself), and that everything is going all right. Please note that we do have a Discussion Corner for any queries that you might wish to bring up over any games you get involved with. This corner is not to make you either look small or in- ferior, but merely to share any match problems you have experienced with your fel- low colleagues and help you to solve them adequately. Always remember, a prob- lem shared is a problem halved. We all look forward to seeing you again on the 7th September and en- joy the sunshine which has been promised for the forthcoming Bank Holi- day. With my very best wishes to you all. Roy Woking Referees Society Academy A meeting of the Woking Referee’s Society Academy will take place on Monday 7th September 2009 commencing at 7.15 at Meadow Sports Football Club Loop Road Playing Fields, Loop Road, Kingfield, Woking, Surrey, GU22 9BQ Ricky Green – Youth Development Officer 39 Mowbray Avenue, Byfleet, Surrey, KT14 7PF Mob – 07793 205023 3 The Warbler The Magazine of the Woking Referees’ Society What a sporting Sunday the other week. I managed to get to the sofa first and bag the gadgets ( I think the proper name is remote control, but I don’t know anyone who calls it that) one for the TV one for the Box and happily spent the day flicking from the Grand Prix, the Ashes and Spurs v West Ham. Winning 2 out of 3 wasn’t bad. Fancy being top of the Premiership, certainly makes a change from the last 2 sea- sons. Keep it up Harry Having watched a bit of the cricket this summer one cannot help but compare the sport with football. Sledging—what’s that all about? Surely if one is to believe what is said, and I must buy the book I’ve seen advertised with the best quotes, they would receive a red card on the football pitch. On the other hand the number of times the batsmen are given out (or not as the case may be) when the replay or hawkeye show the oppo- site is quite remarkable. Even more amazing is that when the batsman sees the um- pire’s finger raised when he knows it shouldn't be, he simply walks off back to the pavilion without even a raised eyebrow. North and Clark both suffered this fate at the Oval. Did either of them rush up to the Umpire protesting furiously? Did Ricky Ponting scream abuse and chase Rauf across the wicket? Of course not. But Football !! Should a ref have the temerity to award a throw in to the wrong team and you’d think he (or she) had committed the crime of the century. Why is this?? Talking of Ricky Ponting. What an amazing guy. Standing 5 yards away from the batsman he’s struck in the face by the ball ( I think they call it silly mid off—very apt) he’s knocked flat, jumps up, spits out a wad of blood and probably tooth, wipes his hand across his face and carries on. As commentator Shane Warn said ― they breed them tough in Tasmania.‖ Footballer? Gets an arm across his chest, falls flat on the ground clutching his face, rolls around in ―absolute agony‖ and has to receive 5 minutes of treatment before he can possibly carry on.