dragonreds Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 todays linesman mr snart was down as coming from south glous. he actually comes from winterbourne which is no more than 8 miles from the gate. i know it does not matter for the fourth official but i thought there was a rule that the match officials must reside a minium distance away from the ground. could someone please clarify this as i took a right ribbing when i said i know the bloke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rednready Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 todays linesman mr snart was down as coming from south glous. he actually comes from winterbourne which is no more than 8 miles from the gate. i know it does not matter for the fourth official but i thought there was a rule that the match officials must reside a minium distance away from the ground. could someone please clarify this as i took a right ribbing when i said i know the bloke ← Perhaps if he drove the long way around he would be outside the prescribed distance. Irish answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 I played Sunday football with him for years, he's a Gas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longacre_red Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 Perhaps if he drove the long way around he would be outside the prescribed distance. Irish answer. ← haha, made me chuckle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse With No Name Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 haha, made me chuckle ← Or if he had a Skoda it might take him 2 hours to get here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonreds Posted January 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 thanks for the humourus replys but my question has,nt been answered is there a protocal for these appointments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Red Rich Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 Nothing wrong with a Skoda my friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 I am not sure, but I thought the officials had to come from at least 40 miles away. My mate reckons that rule has now ben relaxed for the Assists, however, if the ref had to go off, an Assst would take over in the middle. It wasn't just us yesterday though as I posted last week:- New Year's Day Ref Fred Graham - Essex, Assists; Ed Martin - Somerset & Simon Snartt - South Gloucs. Will they appear scared of being biassed and therefore actually bias against City? (Nothing new there then!) Looked round the other fixtures and both of Hull's linos are from Yorks, Torquay get one from Devon, Sheff U get 1 from Yorks and Rotherham get both from Yorks. Ipswich have a Suffolk linesman and Burnley a Lancastrian. Now for the shock, Cheltenham's REF is from South Gloucs and on January 3rd, Huddersfield v Bristol City is reffed by Paul Robinson, a YORKSHIREMAN!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTRed Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 I am not sure, but I thought the officials had to come from at least 40 miles away. My mate reckons that rule has now ben relaxed for the Assists, however, if the ref had to go off, an Assst would take over in the middle. It wasn't just us yesterday though as I posted last week:- New Year's Day Ref Fred Graham - Essex, Assists; Ed Martin - Somerset & Simon Snartt - South Gloucs. Will they appear scared of being biassed and therefore actually bias against City? (Nothing new there then!) Looked round the other fixtures and both of Hull's linos are from Yorks, Torquay get one from Devon, Sheff U get 1 from Yorks and Rotherham get both from Yorks. Ipswich have a Suffolk linesman and Burnley a Lancastrian. Now for the shock, Cheltenham's REF is from South Gloucs and on January 3rd, Huddersfield v Bristol City is reffed by Paul Robinson, a YORKSHIREMAN!!! ← As far as I know - there is not minimum distance requirements - just that the referees have to declare any preference/association with any team to the FA. When appointing referees for a game I believe the FA try to ensure that they are not from the immediate area surrounding the club. However with Assistant referees they have them closer so as not to incur overnight expenses and/or risk problems with arrival. They appoint the fourth official (who takes over from the Referee should he be injured) in the same manner as the Referee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerox6060 Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 The above is correct, I have several mates in refereeing circles and they also live less than 15 miles from the Gate, both have officiated on the line at City this year. As said the only criteria is to nomimate 'your side' so you don't get that teams matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 Does this mean if you live in BS3 and declare to the Football League, you are a dyed in the wool gashead, you might ref the City one day? Ladies & Gentlemen, this is your assignment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonreds Posted January 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 so let me get this right i live in winterbourne, i could,nt run the line at the gate because i have a preference but because i hate the gas i could run the line there. yep seems fair to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tompo Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 Nothing wrong with a Skoda my friend! ← Too true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elko Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 Distance is irrelevant - Linesmen and referees aren't biased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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