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Time to act to protect our refs

IT’S hard to ignore the rather worrying statistic which shows there has been a sharp, sudden drop in the number of people available to officiate matches at grassroots level.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
19 December 2021

GRASSROOTS GAME BIDS TO TACKLE OFFICIALS CRISIS
By Andy Simpson

MAKING HIS POINT: This referee lays down the law during the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round match between Southend Manor and London Colney
PICTURE: Alamy

IT’S hard to ignore the rather worrying statistic which shows there has been a sharp, sudden drop in the number of people available to officiate matches at grassroots level.
It’s a problem which has led some games being played without a referee in charge or, worse still, called off completely.
While the shortage has impacted amateur competitions across the country, explaining...

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