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       Re: Referees locations 
   DIR By: Gruffalow
       Date: October 1, 2020, 4:42 pm
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       Where do all the assistants come from in the select groups?
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       Re: Referees locations 
   DIR By: rustyref
       Date: October 1, 2020, 4:55 pm
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       --- Quote from: Seagull link ---
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       > [quote author=bmb link=topic=1806.msg21469#msg21469
       date=1601474760]
       > [quote author=ajb95 link=topic=1806.msg21454#msg21454
       date=1601454124]
       > I thought sandy Madley was Osset, West Yorkshire?? Can he do
       Leeds and or Sheffield Utd?? Can Bankes do Everton or Liverpool?
       >
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       The postcode rule went out of the window years ago now. Can't
       remember when but certainly a few years. The location question
       still pops up every season despite being irrelevant!
       It doesn't matter if a referee lives right next door to a FL/PL
       ground they can referee the team that plays there unless they or
       immediate family members support the club or are employed at the
       club. Things like one of their kids in the academy would exclude
       them.  There are some additional bits eg a Newcastle fan is
       unlikely to referee Sunderland either but it's nothing to do
       with where they live or what county FA they are registered with
       now.
       [/quote]
       More's the pity, in my opinion, BMB. Neutrality should be "seen
       to be done". I believe that officiating local clubs leaves the
       door open for accusations of bias, especially if contentious
       incidents occur, even if the decision is correct. However, it is
       what it is now.
       [/quote]
       Why?  I got nowhere near that level of football, but I live in
       London having been born and brought up in the North.  I support
       a team from the North, so why on earth would I be prevented from
       officiating a team in London even if they are close to me, it
       makes no sense?
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