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UEFA
CLUB CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPOINTMENT FOR CLARE
Castlederg woman Clare Noble will
be one of eight officials at the UEFA Champions League Group 7 games which take place between 4th and 11th August with games
taking place in Northern Ireland.
Clare will be joined by Ruthanne Wright from Portadown and six other female referees
from Hungary and the Czech Republic with games taking place at three venues and the Association wishes Clare all
the best during the week.
GROUP
7 MINI TOURNAMENT IN NORTHERN IRELAND 5 - 10 AUGUST 2010 Teams- FCR 2001 DUISBURG (GERMANY)
- GLASGOW CITY (SCOTLAND)
- ŠK SLOVAN BRATISLAVA (SLOVAKIA)
- CRUSADERS
NEWTOWNABBEY STRIKERS (NORTHERN IRELAND)
Match
Day One: 05.08.10| 16.00 | FCR 2001 Duisburg | v | ŠK
Slovan Bratislava | Mill Meadow, Castledawson | | 19.30 | Glasgow City | v | Crusaders Newtownabbey Strikers | Mill Meadow, Castledawson | Match
Day Two: 07.08.10| 15.00 | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | v | Glasgow City | Ballymena Showgrounds | | 18.00 | FCR 2001 Duisburg | v
| Crusaders Newtownabbey Strikers | Ballymena Showgrounds | Match Day Two: 10.08.10| 17.00 | Glasgow City | v | FCR 2001 Duisburg | Ballymena Showgrounds | | 17.00 | Crusaders Newtownabbey Strikers | v | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | Stangmore Park, Dungannon |
Young
Referees Invited to IFA Academy
Three young referees Rian Corry, Andrew Stevenson and Joshua Porter have
been invited to be part of IFA Referee Academy which joint adventure with Jordonstown and the Association wishes them
all the best.
Referee Timings for Foyle Cup:
Tuesday 20th - parade at 10:45, meeting at 12 - final games at 19:00
Wednesday 21st - meeting at 9:30am, final games at 19:00
Thursday 22nd - meeting at 11:30, final games at 19:00
Friday 23rd - meeting at 9:30am - final games at 19:00
Saturday 24th - meeting at 8:30am, games at 10 & 11:15 - finals in Brandywell 12 noon - 4pm.
Blue kits have been arranged. Wear Blue on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. Black
on Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
Shirt and Tie to be worn Tuesday & Saturday
Referees
set for 2010 Foyle Cup
The Association will have 15 members at this year Foyle Cup
which starts with opening Parade on Tuesday 10th July 2010 in the Maiden City.
Experience members Pat Chesters, Cyril
Walker, James Farrell and John Coyle are returning again to the Maiden City popular youth tournament but we have some members
making first year at the tournament Scott Brier, Johnathan Thompson, Andrew Stevenson, Peter Connolly while Luke Ormsby, Declan
Grimes, Adie Laird, Jason Lockhart, Micheal Connolly, David Hamilton and Joshua Porter will also referee at the tournament.
REFEREES FOR FRIENDLY FIXTURES
All Clubs that require referees for Friendly games MUST contact
the Association appointments officer, who will appoint the referee for the game.
Clubs are asked not to contact the referee
direct as members are not permitted to accept games directly from clubs.
The Association require 72 hours notice to appoint
a referee so need to contact Basil Marshall at basilref@hotmail.com or 07821561204.
Games with Championship or
Premier League clubs will have three officials
UEFA APPOINTMENTS
Maguiresbridge referee Arnold
Hunter and Clogher Richard Anderson have received UEFA appointment in Malta on Thursday 8th July 2010 when Sliema Wanderers (MLT) play HNK Sibenik (CRO).
Alan
Black will referee the game with Anderson and
Gareth Eakin the assistants while Hunter will be fourth official.
Marshall appointed as Referees Liaison Officer
Basil Marshall will be the Referee Liaison Officer for UEFA Womens Champions League Qualifying
round which will be played in Northern Ireland between 4th and 11th August 2010 with games at Dungannon Swifts, Moyola Park
and Ballymena United.
The Group includes Northern Ireland Champions, Crusaders Newtownabbey Strikers, German side
FCR 2001 Duisburg, Scottish Champions, Glasgow City FC and ŠK Slovan Bratislava futbal from Slovakia.
Marshall will look after the visting
eight referees appointed to the Group games.
WESLEY NEW RECRUITMENT OFFICER
Wesley Campbell as recently appointed as the Association
Recruitment Officer and he now sets to work over next few months when the Association intend to hold courses in four different
venues provided they get at least 8 new recruits in each area.
Wesley starts his fourth season as a referee with promotion
to Intermediate Level and looks forward to his new role in encouraging more into refereeing and especially Ladies, former
players and young members.
The Association wishes Wesley all the best in the role and are confident he will along with
new Instructors in the Association further develop the membership in the Association.
VALERIE ON TOP OF THE WORLD
Valerie
McManus without doubt deserves the call up to FIFA Womens World Cup later this month for attitude and commitment and
hard work she put into being a referee.
Valerie can be seen during the season as assistant referee in the IFA Ladbrookes.com
Championship or in the Fermanagh and Western, she also referees in the Northern Ireland Womens League and as refereed the
IFA Womens Irish Cup Final, also the Womens Premier Cup Final.
In the Fermanagh and Western she as being assistant referee
in Intermediate Cup, Mulhern Cup and Reihill Cup Finals and also the Lowry-Corry Cup.
Valerie will be 4th Official when
Northern Ireland play Sebria at the Showgrounds Coleraine on 23rd June and she will spend three days with other three FIFA
Officials appointed to the match.
Everyone in the Association wish Valerie all the best and its what she deserves as
she as shown great committment to refereeing
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| Valerie appointed to World Cup game |
New Secretary
and Vice Chairman
Enniskillen David Hamilton the new
referees secretary following the decision of Omagh Shane Corrigan to step down.Chairman Basil Marshall said "Shane
was good secretary and will be missed but I would like to think he back on a committee again and on behalf of the
members I thank him for all his work."
Tony Sharkey the new Vice Chairman of the Association with
Roy Beacom stepping down because of work committment, the Association are grateful to Roy for all hard work he as done for
the Association
Fermanagh Western Referees v Enniskillen Santos
| Fermanagh and Western Referees |
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| The team that played Enniskillen Santos |
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| Davy 'The Hammer' Hamilton in action |
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| Peter Connolly went close against Santos |
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| Stevenson made impressive debut for the team |
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| Michael Connolly at heart ofthe defence |
All appointments
for referees for pre-season friendly and tournaments must come through Basil Marshall, the Association would asked CLUBS
not to contact the referee direct. For any games which have teams from IFA Premier and Championship will have
three officials appointed while Intermediate and Junior games will have referee only unless otherwise requested. He can contact by email @ basilref@hotmail.com or 07821561204
The Northern Ireland Referees
Association have negotiated the following fees for the next three seasons Category | Season 09-10 | Season 10-11 | Season 11-12 | Senior Referee | £150 | £170 | £170 | Senior Assistant | £75 | £85 | £85 | 4th Official | £75 | £85 | £85 | Championship Referee (Div 1 & 2) | £70 | £75 | £75 | Championship Assistant | £35 | £35 | £35 | Divisional Intermediate | £40 | £45 | £50 | Junior | £30 | £30 | £35 |
THREE APPOINTED TO UMBRO QUADRANGULAR TOURNAMENT
The Referees Association
would like congratulated all three members selected for appointments in the International Umbro Quadrangular
Tournament 21 – 24 April.
The Association policy of development as certainly got rewarded the efforts put in over
the years as Tim Marshall will either referee or be 4th official over the four days, while Tony Sharkey and David Hamilton
will be assistant referees during the Tournament.
Its a great achievement for the three members who all have been in
Ladbrookes.com Championship this season and also all three have had appointments in the Carling Premier League.
The teams
in the Tournament are Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland and Isle of Man and there are also referees from these
Countries which was great experience for our members.
FERMANAGH AND WESTERN FOOTBALL
ASSOCIATION
Suspensions and Club Fines – 15/02/2010
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Player/Official | Club | Date of Dismissal | Offence | Suspension | Additional Suspension Starting from | Fine | |
Shane Hackett | Ballygawley | 06/02/2010 | Violent Conduct | 1
+ 2 Matches | 22/02/2010 | £20.00 | |
Gareth McGuckin | Fivemiletown United II | 06/02/2010 | 2nd Caution | Automatic (1) | n/a | £10.00 | |
John McMenamin
(Official) | Spamount Swifts
| 06/02/2010 | Reported by Referee | 3 Matches | 15/02/2010 | £75.00 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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REFEREES WILL BE MAKING A DONATION WITH THEIR MATCH FEE
WILL
YOUR CLUB AND SUPPORTERS ON THE DAY SUPPORT THEM
FOR THE
NATIONAL DEAF
CHILDREN’S SOCIETY IN NORTHERN IRELAND
ON
SATURDAY 20th FEBRUARY 2010
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National
Deaf Children’s Society in Northern Ireland. Key Facts.
There are around 1060 deaf children
in Northern Ireland.
90% of deaf children in Northern Ireland are born into families with no previous
experience of deafness.
40% of deaf children in Northern Ireland also have additional needs.
Deaf Children in Northern Ireland.Deafness in children can present at
birth, or can develop during their lives. Most deaf children are diagnosed as a result of the National Hearing Screening programme
when new born children have a hearing test before they leave the maternity hospital. Some children will lose their hearing
as a result of illness or the treatment of a serious illness.
Early diagnosis means that it is possible to plan the best support for a deaf
child in Northern Ireland. However, parents of deaf children often struggle to find out about services and ensure that their
child can be offered opportunities that others may take for granted. All too often, this becomes a struggle between the parents
and education or health providers. Parents have to encourage infants to wear hearing aids and cochlear implants,
while the child will be more interested in putting them in their mouth or investigating their insides. The fact that a child
may have a hearing aid does not mean that a deaf child can always hear well or hear everything that hearing people would take
for granted. Depending on the level of deafness, a deaf child with a hearing aid may only be able to hear the roar of a lorry
passing them in the street, while other’s will struggle to hear the teacher speak in a noisy classroom.
Deaf children
will often struggle to communicate with their parents and their brothers and sisters.Because of their hearing loss, deaf children
will usually take longer to develop an understanding of spoken language and will find it difficulty to learn to speak. For
some deaf children, learning sigh language can be a way of breaking down communications barriers with friends and family.
Other’s will be able to cope through the aid of lip reading.For many deaf children, however, there will be lengthy periods of isolation when
they will find it difficult to talk to other children at school, or in the neighbourhood. That sense of isolation can lead
to much deeper problems when a child feels friendless and alone.
What does NDCS do for deaf children
and their families in Northern Ireland?Founded in 1944, NDCS is dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf
children and young people. We represent the interests and campaign for the rights of all deaf children and young people from
birth until they lead independent lives. NDCS supports the deaf child through the family as well as directly supporting deaf
children and young people themselves.NDCS in Northern Ireland - - Provides advice and information for parents of deaf children on education issues, benefits and
moving into training and employment.
- Runs a range of family weekends at
which the whole family. Parents meet one another, learn about deafness and how to best support their deaf child, while deaf
children can meet other deaf children, and brothers and sisters can get involved in the fun.
- Runs a wide range of sports activities for deaf children, including football, basketball etc
- Helps Football coaches work with deaf children – NDCS have produced a dvd for football
coaches on how to communicate with deaf children. We have also run training sessions for football coaches with the support
of teams such as Arsenal and Liverpool. In Northern Ireland we are working closely with Belfast Deaf United.
- Runs specialist football coaching for deaf young people. This year we are planning to run three
such sessions with the IFA.
- Runs activity holidays for deaf children
and young people, with leaders who have been trained to communicate with deaf children ( and paddle canoes, rock climb etc
)
- Runs an annual Film project for deaf children in partnership with BBC Blast.
- Runs an Arts programme for deaf children of all ages.
NDCS as an organisation.
NDCS ensures that there is regional support for these activities, with 12 regional directors
and offices in Cardiff, Belfast, Birmingham, Glasgow and London; local support via network of 35 home based
family officers - all providing balanced information on all aspects of childhood deafness and emotional support for families
of deaf children; advocacy work to help families of deaf children secure their rights; dedicated family programme at key developmental
stages in the deaf child’s life and dedicated sports, arts and outdoor activities and personal development training
for young deaf people. NDCS opened its office
in Belfast in 1997. By establishing a dedicated Northern Ireland Team, we have been be able to involve
and consult families at grassroots level, develop close working relationships with professionals, develop appropriate services
to meet families’ needs locally and increase our campaigning and lobbying work. Whilst statutory services do provide
some information and technical aids to deaf children and their families they are not able to provide the all-encompassing
information and impartial advice and support which NDCS is able to provide. NDCS NI provides immediate
and on-going information, advice and support on all issues surrounding childhood deafness to families living in the province;
ensures NDCS services are relevant in the country context; supports the development of volunteer and parent networks; organises events and activities for deaf children, young deaf people and their families; and works with
government departments and other statutory and voluntary bodies to influence policy in relation to deafness and to promote
joint working between health, social and education services.
NDCS Northern Ireland staff: Alan Sheeran, Director Northern Ireland, is charged with achieving
systematic change at a national level. Alan
reports to Brian Gale, Director of Policy and Campaigns, who is a member of the NDCS executive directorate based in the London
office. Alan works to ensure that the work of NDCS is relevant to the Northern Ireland context, particularly
in relation to the separate legislative and management background for education and health services in Northern Ireland.Celine Heatley,
Administrator, is the first point of call when families and professionals contacting the Northern Ireland office.
Celine is responsible for day to day running of the office and its resources, and for providing full time administrative
support for the Northern Ireland team.
Irene Bell and Barbara Wilson are both Family Officers. Irene
and Barbara are responsible for providing immediate and on-going support, impartial information and advice to enable families
with deaf children to make the best choices for their children and achieve the benefits to which they are entitled.
As Irene and Barbara are each a parent of a deaf child herself, they are well placed to offer emotional support,
to give parents a more positive view of deafness, and help them to realise that they are not alone.Wendy Gallagher, Programme Coordinator, is responsible for delivering
the programme of events for parents, families and young deaf people in Northern Ireland. Wendy is a member
of the UK wide training and events team. Wendy has led the development and delivery of family events in Northern Ireland,
in particular the weekends for families with newly identified deaf children and those for families with deaf children with
additional needs.
These have been so successful that NDCS is now rolling them out in England, Scotland
and Wales.Stacey Kilpatrick, Arts Officer, is
responsible for delivering a dedicated arts programme for deaf children and young people in Northern Ireland. Stacey is a member of the UK wide training and events team.
NDCS has been delivering a dedicated
arts programme since opening our office in Belfast. Stacey has been so successful in engaging young deaf
people and ensuring they drive the development of the programme in Northern Ireland that arts events will be offered as elements
to pilot arts provision in the youth programme in the other countries.
Northern Ireland
based staff with UK-wide remit:Pauline Walker, Deputy Director Families, has the
remit to manage the UK wide family service team which includes the UK wide family programme for families and parents, the
UK wide healthy minds development programme, the family officer team north England and the family officer team south England.
Pauline is a senior member of the children, families and young people’s department and reports directly to the director
who is a member of the executive directorate.Caroline Doherty, Emotional Health & Wellbeing Manager, has been responsible for delivering a dedicated healthy
minds project for deaf children in Northern Ireland. This work has been so successful that Caroline has
been confirmed in post as a permanent member of the UK wide children, families and young people’s department where she
will lead the development of both country specific and UK wide NDCS preventative mental health work.Michael Johnston, Youth Training & Development Manager, is responsible
for designing and delivering the training and development programmes to meet the diverse needs of young deaf people across
the UK. Michael is a member of the children and young people’s team which is working UK wide with
young deaf people themselves to enable participation and to develop a youth led service.
Drum United player allegedly ASSAULTS referee The Fermanagh and
Western Football Association are to launch an investigation after an alleged assault on referee Michael McGlinchey during
the Drum United v Orchard Farm game at Cranny Bridge on Saturday. The alledged assault took place after Gerry Love's Orchard Farm side took the lead in the first
half. The referee showed a red card to a Drum
United player after he verbally abused the official for allowing the goal, the home side claiming that it was offside.
Basil Marshall, Chairman of the Fermanagh and Western Referees Association has confirmed that the referee's report is
alleging that the player then came back on to the pitch and aimed a kick at McGlinchey with the referee then abandoning the
game.
He added that his main concern is for
the safety of the referee. "Our first
concern is that he is okay. He was pretty shook up and angry that it happened. He was also annoyed that nobody from Drum made
any approach to him and it emphasises what I've been saying for the past few years, that clubs should have somebody like
a liaison officer who would deal with situations like this. I would also be concerned that there was no changing rooms as
it left the referee out in the open and nowhere he could go where he would feel safe and it asks the question of whether changing
rooms should be a necessity." "I
have no doubt that the Fermanagh and Western will deal with it in the efficient way that they always do," he stated.
The Fermanagh and Western FA havthe referee
received the referee's report and the matter is sure to be dealt with in the New Year
CYRIL APPLAUDED ON BY PLAYERS
Cyril Walker this week was deserved as by Fermanagh and Western Football League, Gordon Lee
as one of gentlemen of the Fermanagh and Western and these words are supported by anyone you speak to in the last week as
the Sion Mills whistler was applauded onto the pitch by Fintona Swifts and Ballinamallard United before there game at the
Bawnacre on Saturday.
The quiet man of refereeing as a remarkable five Mulhern Cup Finals one as referee and four as
an assistant, he also refereed the Reihill Cup Final while been assistant referee on two occasions. Cyril also refereed
the Kennedy Cup final and as been assistant referee twice.
At Intermediate Level Walker took charge of the
Ballymena Intermediate McReynolds Cup Final 1999 and Northern Ireland Intermediate League Cup Final 2000.
In the Irish League Cyril was regarded as a top notch assistant with highlight being on the line twice in Linfield
v Cliftonville games, this only a small outline of what Cyril achieved and he as his own personnel record of games from that
day in Victoria Bridge and we all wish him all best in the years ahead.
Cyril
makes it 1000 Appointments
Cyril first game was back in August 1987 when he refereed
Victoria Bridge Reserves and Bells Park Reserves and since then he as moved through ranks to Intermediate Level. The quiet
man was a very good assistant referee in the Iirsh League and along the way made many friends and as became very valued member
of the Fermnaagh and Western Referees Association.
Cyril as refereed the Reihill, Mulhern and Kennedy Cup Finals and
several Youth finals in his 22 year career as a referee, he been a great serveant to refereeing and Chairman Basil Marshall
said " Cyril a gentleman and good friend who will referee a game anywhere make no complaints and just
get on with it, he example to all the new referees and a very important member of the association
BEST AT THE BAWNACRE
The Association October meeting will have IFA Instructor
David Best as speaker in the Bawnacre Centre Irvinestown on Monday night at 8pm.
David a former senior referee with a
wealth of experience as become one of the IFA top Referee Instructors and he makes return to Fermanagh and Western by
request of the members.
The Glengormley man as spent a week away with UEFA getting further training on referee instructing
and this will be of great benefit to all the Country and the Association are pleased that he will be attending Monday meeting.
All members are asked to make special effort to attend as the David talk will be of benefit to you the next time your refereeing
GRIMES
REWARDED WITH FINAL
Omagh Referee Declan Grimes now in
his second season as a referee as been making steady progress and as been appointed to Friday Brendan Keogh Youth League, Under
14 Cup Final when Enniskillen Rangers Youth play Ballinamallard Youth at Youth Sport Omagh.
Decky will have Tony Sharkey
(Omagh) and Cyril Walker (Sion Mills) as the two assistant referees while new kid on the block Stephen Northern will be fourth
official.
MARSHALL APPOINTED TO CUP FINAL
Irvinestown referee and Association Chairman, Basil Marshall will referee Friday night Brendan Keogh League Cup Final at
Youth Sport Omagh when Killen Rangers Youth play Ballinamallard Youth.
The assistant referees are Roy Beacom (Kesh) and
Luke Ormsby (Enniskillen) with David Hamilton (Enniskillen) fourth official.
ARNOLD TO REFEREE YOUTH INTERNATIONAL ON SKY TV
Maguiresbridge referee Arnold Hunter will referee the opening game in 2009/10 Sky Sports Victory
Shield at Ballymena Showgrounds when Northern Ireland play Scotland on Thursday 1st October 2009 with 7.40pm kick off.
The assistants for the game with be Tommy Fairfield and Andrew Neeson with Hugh Carvill as 4th Official.
CAMPBELL TO
REFEREE LOWRY CORRY CUP FINAL
The Lowry Corry Cup Final will be refereed
by Wesley Campbell next Wednesday night when Dergview play Ballinamallard at Youth Sport Omagh. Campbell now in his third
season as been doing really well and this season as been selected for the IFA National Development Group as
a talent and referees in the IFA Premier Reserve and IFA Youth League as well as FWFL.
It will be busy week
for Augher man as he as Brendan Keogh Under 15 League Cup to referee on the Friday night and on Monday as Association
meeting, Tuesday training and Thursday IFA National Development meeting and training in Antrim which shows how much commitment
involved in being a referee.
The assistants for the final are Joshua Porter who also on the Ladbrookes.com Championship
assistant referees list and continues where he left of last season while Tony Sharkey will be the other assistant and he also
part of National Development group and as been appointed as an assistant in Ladbrookes.com Championship this season.
The
fourth official David Anderson continues to make strides refereeing in the IFA Premier Reserve League and IFA Youth League,
he also assistant referee in Carling Premier League and Ladbrookes.com Championship.
Without doubt all four have potential
to take there refereeing careers to highest level in Northern Ireland and the assoction wishes them all
best in the final
CAMPBELL REFEREES UNDER 15 LEAGUE CUP FINAL
Clogher Valley whistler Wesley Campbell will referee this season Under 15 League Cup Final at Youth
Sport Omagh when Ballinamallard Youth play Enniskillen Rangers Youth on Friday 2nd October at 8pm, Wesley as been mainly refereeing
this season in IFA Premier Reserve League. The assistants for the Final will be David Anderson (Tempo) and Joshua Porter (Sixmilecross)
with the experience Kieran Quigley (Lisnaskea) as fourth official.
LAIRD TO REFEREE LEAGUE CUP FINAL
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The Brendan Keogh
Youth League have appointed the officials for the Under 13 League Cup Final on the Friday 2nd October 2009 between Enniskillen
Rangers Youth and Mountjoy United Juniors with referee for the game being Castlederg whistler Adie Laird with the assistants
being Pat Chesters Omagh and Nigel Harpur Castlederg while Kevin Taggart Omagh will be fourth official. The Association
wishes them all congratulations on this appointment and its reward for effort during the BKYL season.
JIMMY SMYTH BACK IN CONTROL
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| Jimmy Smyth welcomed back to refereeing |
CLARE APPOINTED TO REFEREE IRISH CUP SEMI-FINAL
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| Clare Noble who refereed Irish Womens Cup smi final |
Castlederg woman Clare Noble will referee the Coca Cola Irish Womens Cup
at Taylors Avenue Carrickferris on Monday night when Newbridge Predators play Glentoran Belfast United. Clare will have two members from the Association on the line, Letterbreen Valerie McManus
and Sixmilecross Joshua Porter with both her assistants also on the Championship lines and Clare as been mentor for both for
last year.
MEMBERS ARE THE CREAM OF THE MILK CUP
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| David Hamilton on the line at the Milk Cup |
PR-SEASON GAMES
All appointments for referees for pre-season friendly and tournaments must
come through Basil Marshall, the Association would asked you not to contact the referee direct.
For any games which have teams from IFA Premier and Championship will have
three officials appointed while Intermediate and Junior games will have referee only unless otherwise requested.
He can contact by email @ basilref@hotmail.com or 07821561204
FEE INCREASE AGREED WITH IFA
The IFA and Northern Ireland
Referees Association have agreed fees for next three seasons and then another review will take place to look at bringing our
referees in line with Countries of same size in Europe.
Junior Referees from start of 2009/10 season fees will be £30 per game
for next two seasons with a further increase to £35 in the third season.
Divisional Intermediate fee will remain at £40 for new season but will
increase to £45 10/11 season and further increase to £50 the next season.
Championship One and Two referees fee remains at £70 for incoming
season and increase and will move to £75 for next two seasons with assistants on £35.
There are also increase at Senior Level for next three seasons also
and overall going in right direction for refereeing.
All Divisional Associations and Leagues have been informed and therefore
Clubs will be aware for opening games of the season.
The Northern Ireland Referees
Association have negotiated the following fees for the next three seasons
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Category |
Season 09-10 |
Season 10-11 |
Season 11-12 |
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Senior Referee |
£150 |
£170 |
£170 |
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Senior Assistant |
£75 |
£85 |
£85 |
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4th Official |
£75 |
£85 |
£85 |
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Championship Referee (Div 1 & 2) |
£70 |
£75 |
£75 |
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Championship Assistant |
£35 |
£35 |
£35 |
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Divisional Intermediate |
£40 |
£45 |
£50 |
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Junior |
£30 |
£30 |
£35 |
18 MEMBERS NAMED FOR FOYLE CUP
Association Chairman Basil Marshall confirmed the following referees will be
refereeing at this year Foyle Cup, Pat Chetsers, Adie Laird, Cyril Walker, Michael Connolly, Nigel Harpur, John Coyle, Joshua
Porter, David Anderson, Sam Armstrong, James Farrell and Glen Scott.
It all starts on Tuesday 21st July with opening Parade from University through
the city Centre and then its five days football with as many as four games for our membes.
The Association will cover games each day in Strabane and referees
for this are Stephen Northern, Roy Beacom, Luke Ormsby, Paddy McRory, Basil Marshall, Valerie McManus and Declan Grimes
PLAYERS SAFETY - NO JEWELLERY
Referees are been asked to strickly enforce Law 4, The Players Equipment.
Safety
A
player must not use enquiqment or wear anthing which is dangerous to himself or another player (including any kind of jewellery)
All
items of jewellery (necklaces, rings, bracelets, earrings, leather bands, rubber bands etc) are stricktly forbidden and must
be removed. Using tape to cover jewellery is not acceptable
PLAYERS SAFETY - NO JEWELLERY
Referees are been asked to strickly enforce Law 4, The Players Equipment.
Safety
A
player must not use enquiqment or wear anthing which is dangerous to himself or another player (including any kind of jewellery)
All
items of jewellery (necklaces, rings, bracelets, earrings, leather bands, rubber bands etc) are stricktly forbidden and must
be removed. Using tape to cover jewellery is not acceptable
DAVID MALCOLM REPLIES TO REPORTER
AND IFA INTERMEDIATE COMMITTEE MEMBER
Dear Sir
In your edition of 18 August you afforded Robert Fenton the
opportunity to 'give his views on where it all went wrong' in respect
of the recent action by Referees that led to
the postponement of the
new JJB Irish Premiership opening day fixtures.
Robert was correctly introduced as a member
of the Irish FA
Intermediate Committee. However the article did not clarify that Robert
is a very distinguished sports
journalist for your very own paper and
as such has something of a unique and privileged position in football
through
his work inside the IFA and then as a journalist who reports on
it.
It is disappointing that Robert has attempted
to deflect the
shortcomings of others by blaming us for what unfolded last week. That
in itself is not unusual, referees
are easy targets after all. But if
we are to truly learn from this and deliver the changes Robert himself
so passionately
advocates, then he and his colleagues who have been
involved in this sorry episode must face up, like we have, to their
own
responsibility here and not seek to blame everyone else and pretend all
is in order in their own camp.
For
example, Robert tells us that this new Championship league took 5
years to set up and strict ground criteria, including
floodlighting was
imperative. It was also named the Premier Intermediate League. Well
established clubs like Dundela
and Harland and Wolff Welders who have
played so successfully at that level for many years were in effect
relegated
to the third division because they didn't meet strict new
entry criteria for the Championship. But later Robert says this
Championship is of ordinary intermediate status like many others across
Northern Ireland. Well I'm sorry, but that
doesn't stack up for anybody
looking objectively at this. Why would you take 5 years setting up just
another Intermediate
League and why would you insist on higher entry
criteria? Why on earth would you call it a Premier Intermediate League
if in fact it wasn't actually Premier to those similar status leagues
Robert talks about?
Most worrying of
all however is the alleged reason that there are not
enough referees available to staff this new level of football.
Has
Robert and his colleagues not noticed that with a smaller
Premier league this season, there are now less games at that
level . There are also less reserve team games.
This automatically released up to 10 extra referees who could
have
been used in the Championship this season, reducing the need to
'pilfer'
at most just 6 more referees. If Robert and
his Committee
want the footballing public to believe that the IFA across all grades of
referees in Northern Ireland
can not find 6 extra referees then I'm
afraid that in itself is a shocking indictment on the the IFAs referee
recruitment
and retention strategy for the last umpteen years!
We have long since advocated that many Intermediate games could
be
played midweek to free up referees and yes spectators to watch and
officiate these. For example, why do the Reserve
teams of Premiership
clubs kick off in competition every Saturday afternoon with their first
team? Why can those Championship
clubs with floodlights not stagger
kick offs across other days in the week other than Saturday? Has
Roberts Intermediate
Committee asked itself why every match under their
jurisdiction has to start at basically the same time as each other
every week in direct competition to each other, not to mention
Premiership teams like Linfield and Glentoran?
Our dispute was never about money or status. We most certainly were
not 'itching for a fight at any cost'. This sort
of attitude betrays
the real problems that referees across all grades face from those who
are supposed to be in positions
of responsibility and authority. With
that attitude, is it any wonder we decided to take a stand and say
enough is
enough?
I said from the outset this dispute was about the value and worth that
people put on referees in our
game. Our action came about because
people just didnt want to listen, they had ignored and marginalised us
for that
long it became second nature to them. If Roberts views
represent the thinking of the wider membership of his Committee
or
others in the corridors of power at Windsor Avenue, then it seems our
message hasnt yet been properly understood
and people still think they
can blame, bully and ignore the elephant that remains at large in the
room.
Regards
David Malcolm
Chairman
Northern Ireland Referees Association
PLAYERS SAFETY - NO JEWELLERY
Referees are been asked to strickly enforce Law 4, The Players Equipment.
Safety
A player must not use enquiqment or wear
anthing which is dangerous to himself or another player (including any kind of jewellery)
All items of jewellery (necklaces,
rings, bracelets, earrings, leather bands, rubber bands etc) are stricktly forbidden and must be removed. Using tape
to cover jewellery is not acceptable
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