@ WokingRA PRESIDENT Vince Penfold Chairman Life Vice Presidents Pat Bakhuizen David Cooper, Chris Jones, Ken Chivers , 07834 963821 Neil Collins, Peter Guest, Roy Butler Vice Chairman Secretary Anthony (Mac) McBirnie (see Editor) Colin Barnett Assistant Sec Andy Bennett Treasurer and Membership Secretary Editor : The Warbler Bryan Jackson 01483 423808 Mac McBirnie, 01483 835717 / 07770 643229 1 Woodstock Grove, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 2AX [email protected] Training Officer and Welfare Officer Supplies Officer ; Callum Peter Gareth Heighes [email protected] 07951 425179

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Friends of Woking Referees Society Roy Lomax ; Andy Dexter; Pam Wells ; Tom Jackson ; Mick Lawrence ; Lee Peter ; Jim D’Rennes : Eamonn Smith Affiliate Member Ian Ransom INSIDE THIS MONTH’S WARBLER Page 3: Agenda Page 4 : From the Chair /Membership & Accounts Page 5: Academy News Page 6 : RA?FA Youth Council Page 7 : Just a Sec / Dates for your Diary Page 8 : Last Month’s Meeting /This Month’s Speaker Page 9 : Snowballs Thrown at Assistant Referee Page 10/11 :Speeding Up The Game … Dick Sawden Smith Page 12/13: 50 Years a Ref Page 14: Refs at Christmas : Page 15 : Referee Data Page 16 : Mac’s Musings Page 17 : A Christmas Letter Page 18 /19 : Murphy’s Meanderings Page 20 /21: Law 18 Explained : Len Randall Page 23 : Adie’s Fuchsias are Blooming ! Page 24/25 : Willie The Red Card Ref - The Goal Keeper’s Touch Page 29 / 30 : You are the Ref Answers : You are the Ref Questions The Warbler The Magazine of the Woking Referees’ Society

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AGENDA

♦ 7.30 Academy Meeting

♦ 8.00 Chairman’s Welcome

♦ Guest Speaker

Aaron Farmer “Keeping calm under pressure”

♦ Society Business

♦ 10pm Close

The next meeting will on 4th February 2019 The deadline for February Warbler is Monday 14th January The views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the Society or its’ Committee 3 The Warbler The Magazine of the Woking Referees’ Society

Good Bye 2018, Hello 2019

I hope you all had a relaxing and peaceful Christmas. The New Year is here and now it’s time to look back at 2018 and see what we learnt and time to look for- ward and get set for the fun and challenges coming up in 2019.

It was with much sadness that we ended 2018, with the news of the passing of our former patron and much loved Pam Wells. Pam was the wife of our former Chairman Dennis Wells and the provider of the Dennis Wells trophy for young referees. Pam was a supporter of our a society, providing buffets for us on many occasions and she will be missed by us all. There will be a service in her memory at St. Johns Church, St, Johns on Saturday 12th January at 3pm, to which every- one is welcome.

Once again the December meeting was the Christmas meal at Hoebridge and once again it was a fantastic evening. With good food, good humor, a fantastic yet challenging quiz, the monster raffle with more prizes than peo- ple and of course the wonderful conversation with friends.

Well done to Martin Read for once again or- ganising a great event.

It just leaves me to say Happy New Year and I look forward to seeing you at our first meeting of the year on January 7th.

Pat

2018/19 Membership 2018 Current

72 Full Members Status 7 Friends General £2,535.12 1 Affiliate Member Supplies £104.35 92 Referees trained in Belgium £400.00 2017/2018 Training Fund £448.68 20 Referees trained in Youth Fund £113.50 2018/2019 Total £3,601.65

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