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Interview: Fox 40
This interview first appeared in a Dutch local referees’ magazine. It is reprinted here with permission. How long have you been making whistles? Who are the founders? Ron Foxcroft, Founder & C.E.O., Fox 40 International Inc. Ron Foxcroft, the man behind the first pealess whistle, was recently named by Referee Magazine as one of […]
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Interview: Simon Topman
This is the English translation of an interview which first appeared in a Dutch local referees’ magazine, which explains references to other articles. It is reprinted here with permission. As recounted in the article about the history of the referee whistle, the first one ever to be used in an official football match, was […]
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In the nick of time
I got a whole shelf full of books for young boys (and girls), recounting stories of friends overcoming adversity to set up a football club or, once in a football club, become heroes where they were once zeroes. Though the stories often feature referees, these books are not of much interest to my collection but […]
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Yet more new titles
Alright, the day after my last post two more titles arrived in the mail. And they’re somewhat special at that, as one is a history of a local English Referees’ Association and the other one is a refereeing guide from India! Here they are: From the Past to the Future: The History of Leamington and District […]
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New titles
Got me a few new – old – titles again! This time there’s a definite German overtone… Markus Merk & Oliver Trust: BeWEGEnd: Merk & More (2005) And it even came with a complimentary yellow card: Then there’s this title: Schiedsrichter im Fussball by Carl Koppehel (2nd edition, 1955) The last German title is […]
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Elite Level Refereeing in Men’s Football: A Developmental Sociological Account – Sharon Colwell
Outline This dissertation earned Sharon Colwell the doctor’s title from the University of Leicester. I say ‘earned’ not without reason, for the sheer amount of work that went into this publication was huge. Wading through reams of old minutes and documents, preparing and conducting tons of interviews and sifting through endless books in stuffy libraries, […]
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More new books
I’ve received a few more books over the past few days. Here they are: You Are The Ref: The Ultimate Illustrated Guide to the Laws of Football by Paul Trevillion and Keith Hackett (2010) Diary of a New Referee by Fez Barnard (2012) and the 1942 Dutch version of the Laws of the Game: De […]
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Oh, Ref! – Pat Partridge
Brief outline On 31 October 2014, Pat Partridge, 81 years of age, passed away. His career in English and international top football spanned a period between 1966 and 1981, during which the Northerner with the impressive sideburns and easy-going, talkative manner lived through an age of remarkable changes, to which he added a few himself. […]
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