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Re: Under the Radar
DIR By: RCG
Date: December 22, 2021, 9:02 am
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--- Quote from: scottie link ---
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> Mike Bailey always seemed calm and assured and should have
gone further
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Was always a question asked by us. Lovely man, very quietly
spoken but well worth listening too. I owe him a great deal
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Re: Under the Radar
DIR By: scottie
Date: December 22, 2021, 11:03 am
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Could it be work related that several of the very respected
names mentioned in the post never reached the heights that they
had the potential to achieve?
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Re: Under the Radar
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: December 22, 2021, 11:11 am
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--- Quote from: scottie link ---
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> Could it be work related that several of the very respected
names mentioned in the post never reached the heights that they
had the potential to achieve?
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Could be. Back in the 1980s/90s most referees had primary
jobs/careers and some employers I suppose would be more
accommodating than others. I seem to remember Mike Bailey was a
telecommunications engineer but it was a long time ago and
memory might be playing tricks.
Ian Hemley, aforementioned, was a secondary school teacher. I
once asked him how he managed to accept evening appointments
during school term. He replied that he had very supportive
Departmental colleagues and Senior Management and so it was
sometimes understood that Mr Hemley would be working off the
school site on occasions.
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Re: Under the Radar
DIR By: Readingfan
Date: December 22, 2021, 11:39 am
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I remember Colin Webster doing a Reading game on Sky about a
year or two before he retired and I thought he was excellent.
I'm not fully certain on the names but a few other officials I
remember seeing having some very good games, again shortly
before they retired, were Clive Oliver, Graham Laws, Scott
Matheison and Eddie Ilderton.
I think it's always difficult lower down the leagues as you
often only see a referee a limited number of times so have no
idea what the general standard of the above over their careers
was but certainly they impressed me at times I saw them.
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Re: Under the Radar
DIR By: Leggy
Date: December 22, 2021, 12:54 pm
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--- Quote from: Whistleblower link ---
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> [quote author=scottie link=topic=3192.msg41635#msg41635
date=1640192628]
> Could it be work related that several of the very respected
names mentioned in the post never reached the heights that they
had the potential to achieve?
>
--- End Quote ---
Could be. Back in the 1980s/90s most referees had primary
jobs/careers and some employers I suppose would be more
accommodating than others. I seem to remember Mike Bailey was a
telecommunications engineer but it was a long time ago and
memory might be playing tricks.
Ian Hemley, aforementioned, was a secondary school teacher. I
once asked him how he managed to accept evening appointments
during school term. He replied that he had very supportive
Departmental colleagues and Senior Management and so it was
sometimes understood that Mr Hemley would be working off the
school site on occasions.
[/quote]
Correct - Mike Bailey worked for BT. A very good referee and a
very nice person.
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Re: Under the Radar
DIR By: JCFC
Date: December 22, 2021, 1:14 pm
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Going back even further, my nomination would be Frank Cowen.
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Re: Under the Radar
DIR By: Acme Thunderer
Date: December 22, 2021, 3:08 pm
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--- Quote from: Leggy link ---
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> [quote author=Whistleblower link=topic=3192.msg41636#msg41636
date=1640193061]
> [quote author=scottie link=topic=3192.msg41635#msg41635
date=1640192628]
> Could it be work related that several of the very respected
names mentioned in the post never reached the heights that they
had the potential to achieve?
>
--- End Quote ---
Could be. Back in the 1980s/90s most referees had primary
jobs/careers and some employers I suppose would be more
accommodating than others. I seem to remember Mike Bailey was a
telecommunications engineer but it was a long time ago and
memory might be playing tricks.
Ian Hemley, aforementioned, was a secondary school teacher. I
once asked him how he managed to accept evening appointments
during school term. He replied that he had very supportive
Departmental colleagues and Senior Management and so it was
sometimes understood that Mr Hemley would be working off the
school site on occasions.
[/quote]
Correct - Mike Bailey worked for BT. A very good referee and a
very nice person.
[/quote]
It may be recalled that Mike's last game on the list was a Div 1
relegation match, Stoke City v Man City in May 1998. Both teams
could be relegated or the winners could stay up depending on
results. The whole match was broadcast live on ITV (I believe),
City won 5-2 and both teams ended up being relegated. I recall
Mike had a good game, given the difficult circumstances.
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