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       Anthony Taylor Retirement
   DIR By: Pm2
       Date: July 21, 2026, 10:01 am
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       Has been announced Anthony has retired. Great career finished
       off with a successful World Cup. Best of luck to him
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       Re: Anthony Taylor.
   DIR By: aaa
       Date: July 21, 2026, 10:04 am
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       Re: Anthony Taylor.
   DIR By: HChip
       Date: July 21, 2026, 10:06 am
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       Wow, this is certainly a shock. I thought he had a few more
       years left in him. But what a career this man has had.
       Very sad he couldn’t get the final this year..
       Best of luck in the future! He has certainly dug many paths for
       future generations. 831 matches is quite the tally..
       His career included saving a life on a football pitch, which is
       incredible. He ensured Christian Eriksen could get immediate
       treatment, which ultimately allowed him to live.
       #Post#: 109514--------------------------------------------------
       Anthony Taylor
   DIR By: ECity77
       Date: July 21, 2026, 10:06 am
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       Anthony Taylor has announced his retirement from refereeing with
       immediate effect.
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       Re: Anthony Taylor.
   DIR By: Hertsref123
       Date: July 21, 2026, 10:09 am
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       Very surprising news, Although the Likes of Webb and Clattenburg
       retired younger, I thought Taylor had a few years left in him,
       But I guess he feels he’s achieved all he could, and as he says
       officiating at the top level is very intense nowadays.
       Good luck to him, he’s been a fantastic servent to english
       refereeing, and has represented us excellently on the
       international stage, He can be proud of a fantastic career at
       the highest level. Wish him the best in whatever he chooses to
       do next.
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       Re: Anthony Taylor.
   DIR By: PhiltheRef
       Date: July 21, 2026, 10:10 am
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       Top Referee
       More importantly a really top bloke
       Many people won't know how much of his time he has given to
       helping particularly young, recently qualified officials, all
       "under the radar " all voluntary
       I feel privileged to have shared a field of play with him and to
       be able to consider him a friend
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       Re: Anthony Taylor.
   DIR By: Pm2
       Date: July 21, 2026, 10:12 am
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       Do we think Kav will get beswick and nunn permanently or maybe
       barrott?
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       Re: Anthony Taylor.
   DIR By: gooner
       Date: July 21, 2026, 10:12 am
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       hi,
       wow [emoji54] not sure that was expected - that leaves a massive
       pair of shoes to fill [emoji19]
       regards,
       gnr
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       Re: Anthony Taylor.
   DIR By: ben
       Date: July 21, 2026, 10:14 am
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       --- Quote from: Pm2 link ---
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       > Do we think Kav will get beswick and nunn permanently or maybe
       barrott?
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Or maybe one of the new up and coming refs, e.g Hallam/Kirk etc?
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       Re: Anthony Taylor.
   DIR By: HChip
       Date: July 21, 2026, 10:14 am
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       --- Quote from: Pm2 link ---
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       > Do we think Kav will get beswick and nunn permanently or maybe
       barrott?
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I have a feeling you could be right, Kav sticks with Cook &
       Hussin and Barrott gets Beswick and Nunn, or Cook & Hussin get
       passed down to Sam and Chris gets Gary and Adam.
       I can see reasoning behind splitting the two up and keeping them
       as a pair - They’ve both got experience working with and
       learning from the best, and can go and pass it down. But also,
       they work so well as a team, it’d feel odd to see them split.
       All I hope is that they stick with the same person, and don’t
       become a ‘floater’ and have a different referee each week. I
       think that’s the main thing they need to clamp down on - give
       referees pairings, and for empty slots where there isn’t enough
       PL assistants, rotate through a few EFL Assistants.
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