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Refs ‘protected’ for good reason

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
17 November 2024

I NOTE a letter published in the November 10 edition of The NLP which described referees at Non-League level as “the world’s most protected species,” and that many of us “lack the requisite management skills and the ability to successfully implement the Laws of the Game”, As a match official at Non-League and grassroots football, I am well acquainted with both the challenges and issues which come with my role.
Many fail to realise the serious challenges which come with attempting to officiate a football match in real-time. We are only able to look at ...

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