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Rebecca Welch
DIR By: robbieg
Date: January 10, 2022, 12:47 pm
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Not only supporting my beloved local club Sunderland AFC but
taking an interest in referees from the North East isn't it
lovely to see what progress Rebecca Welch is making.
She seems to have handled the [ obvious ] scrutiny in her
stride and has now been given a League One game as well as a FA
Cup tie at St Andrews Birmingham.
Delighted for Rebecca and I hope there are more female
referees are influenced to push themselves into the middle.
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Re: Rebecca Welch
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: January 10, 2022, 12:58 pm
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Ms Welch is certainly receiving remarkably good appointments for
a first year referee on the Football League. I wonder if any of
our many RTR correspondents have seen her officiate at this
level and can report on her performances. Clearly they must be
quite exceptionally good to receive such appointments so early
on.
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Re: Rebecca Welch
DIR By: guest308
Date: January 10, 2022, 1:05 pm
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--- Quote from: Whistleblower link ---
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> Ms Welch is certainly receiving remarkably good appointments
for a first year referee on the Football League. I wonder if any
of our many RTR correspondents have seen her officiate at this
level and can report on her performances. Clearly they must be
quite exceptionally good to receive such appointments so early
on.
>
--- End Quote ---
Her performance on Saturday was very much one of the best I’ve
seen this season, she did get in a mess with her positioning in
the first half and got in the way a couple of times but that
said her control was superb she had no nonsense she was
surprisingly spritely always on the spot but the best thing for
me was the lack of fussing or attention seeking , she got on
with the job and kept the match flowing nicely, deserved her
appointment IMO.
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Re: Rebecca Welch
DIR By: TVOS
Date: January 10, 2022, 2:27 pm
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--- Quote from: Whistleblower link ---
>
> Ms Welch is certainly receiving remarkably good appointments
for a first year referee on the Football League. I wonder if any
of our many RTR correspondents have seen her officiate at this
level and can report on her performances. Clearly they must be
quite exceptionally good to receive such appointments so early
on.
>
--- End Quote ---
I saw her first game of this season - Rochdale v Colchester -
and thought she was very good. I also thought the players
reacted differently/better with a female referee.
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Re: Rebecca Welch
DIR By: nemesis
Date: January 11, 2022, 7:09 am
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Surprised she's only done half a dozen Football League matches
in the first half of the season.
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Re: Rebecca Welch
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: January 11, 2022, 7:35 am
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--- Quote from: nemesis link ---
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> Surprised she's only done half a dozen Football League matches
in the first half of the season.
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I believe, though stand to be corrected, that Ms Welch also
officiates at a very senior level in Women's football and so
that would presumably limit her availability in the Football
League. Both avenues must be open to referees now. Are there any
male referees making a good name for themselves officiating in
senior Women's football ? It must now be open for all referees
to operate in such a dual way.
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Re: Rebecca Welch
DIR By: Toprefm
Date: January 11, 2022, 7:36 am
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--- Quote from: nemesis link ---
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> Surprised she's only done half a dozen Football League matches
in the first half of the season.
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She's done a number of WC Qualifiers and Women's Champions
League matches. I wonder whether as she still refs on the WSL if
she has to do a certain number of games on the highest women's
League to maintain her women's FIFA status?
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Re: Rebecca Welch
DIR By: rustyref
Date: January 11, 2022, 7:39 am
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--- Quote from: nemesis link ---
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>
> Surprised she's only done half a dozen Football League matches
in the first half of the season.
>
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Probably because she is still doing WSL games and wouldn't be
allowed to do two games in a weekend. Also different to all of
the other EFL referees as will be away a lot on UEFA
appointments.
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Re: Rebecca Welch
DIR By: Nowayreferee
Date: January 11, 2022, 11:42 am
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I know of a few male referees looking to go along the female
pathway. But will they ever reach the top? Of course not..
seen it over the past few seasons, up until the FA cup semi
final male officials are on games, but then remarkably disappear
when the semis are appointed to.
Further still a male referee who is a L3 referee cant referee a
WSL game but they can do the line to a L3 female referee who can
referee on the WSL.
--- Quote from: Whistleblower link ---
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> [quote author=nemesis link=topic=3265.msg42725#msg42725
date=1641906577]
>
> Surprised she's only done half a dozen Football League matches
in the first half of the season.
>
--- End Quote ---
I believe, though stand to be corrected, that Ms Welch also
officiates at a very senior level in Women's football and so
that would presumably limit her availability in the Football
League. Both avenues must be open to referees now. Are there any
male referees making a good name for themselves officiating in
senior Women's football ? It must now be open for all referees
to operate in such a dual way.
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edited purely to fix the quote thingamajigga! bmb
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