Short Notice

On my way back from a National Meeting in Leicester I decided to check my e-mails on my phone while Craig did all the driving.

I found that I had my appointments for the two other Supply Leagues on which I assess. I scrolled down noting that I had games on the two free Saturdays I had available and these were both in the West Yorkshire League. I scrolled further and to my horror I found I had been allocated a game that evening in Bradford on the Lancashire League.

A quick cry of "Home Craig ... and don't spare the horse power!" saw him drive a little faster than 65mph and I got home in time for a quick tidy up, change into my suit, grab my notebook and off I went. I followed my satnav's guidance taking the M62 only to find I was stuck in a massive traffic jam caused by a whole swathe of broken down vehicles as cars had overheated in the road works. I phoned the referee to introduce myself and let him know that I was delayed.

The traffic cleared and I got to the ground 40 minutes before kick off. I met the officials, grabbed a coffee and then bumped into a local senior referee. It turned out that his son was the late replacement assistant and was borrowing his dad's kit for the night. Well he did a good job with some good strengths and development areas. I also had some for the referee and senior assistant as well, following the game which saw a couple of the away team sent off.

A late night trip back home and I collapsed into bed after making a few minor adjustments to the forthcoming fixtures for the Sunday League where I now have the role of Fixture Secretary. We kick off on Sunday!!!