Mark Clattenburg

STANDING ON
THE BIGGEST STAGE
PAGE 10
GAME CHANGERS:
LAWS OF THE GAME 16/17
PAGE 18
Editorial team & contributors:
David Elleray, Michael Oliver, Martin Atkinson,
Neale Barry, Paul Field, RA-FA Youth Council,
Aldershot Referees’ Association
Design:
Charterhouse
RA-FA LIAISON COMMITTEE
Chairman
David Elleray
The FA Referees’ Committee
David Horlick
Chairman – FA Referees’ Committee
President – The Referees’ Association
Vice Chairman
The FA Refereeing Department
Neale Barry
Daniel Meeson
Gemma Gale-Watts
Richard Glynne-Jones
Laurence Jones
The Referees’ Association
Paul Field
David Crick
Vince Penfold
The RA-FA Youth Council
Will Finnie
Head of Refereeing
National Referee Development Manager
National Referee Recruitment and Retention Manager
National Referee Workforce Manager
Senior National Game Business Support Manager
RA Chairman
RA Representative on The FA Council and RA Referees’ Committee
Chair of External Affairs
Chairman
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RATIONAL REFEREE STRATEGY
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Foreword David Elleray 4
Hello, Santiago! Michael Oliver 6
Standing on the biggest stage Martin Atkinson 10
History in the making Neale Barry 14
Game changers David Elleray 18
Wise words (Law 12) David Elleray 38
National Referee strategy 40
Adams & Eve’s Paul Field 58
How to deal with match fixers 60
Let’s talk social Neale Barry 61
A weekend of learning RA-FA Youth Council 62
RA-FA Council update RA-FA Youth Council 65
Eve of Final Rally Referees’ Association 66
Come to the conference RA-FA Youth Council 67
Referee Development Fund
RA-FA Youth Council
Back in the game Aldershot Refs Association 68
RA member benefits Referees’ Association 71
Interview with Paul Field 72
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