by GRF Admin | Oct 24, 2016 | News, Uncategorised
Many thanks to Dan Yeo for this piece on football academies in England. There’s no doubt that football academies are harsh environments. The FA’s official website even describes the process of getting released by one as ‘heart-breaking’, which, considering they’re...
by GRF Admin | Oct 24, 2016 | News, Uncategorised
The FA Board has ratified a ‘hugely significant’ overseas broadcast rights deal that will ensure The Emirates FA Cup’s status as the world’s original and greatest domestic cup competition. After an extremely competitive bidding process for the international rights to...
by GRF Admin | Oct 23, 2016 | News, Uncategorised
The FA’s role in safeguarding and dealing with abuse Let’s make football safe, not sorry As the governing body of football in this country, The FA wants to do everything it can to create a sustainable safe and enjoyable framework around the game we all...
by GRF Admin | Oct 19, 2016 | News, Uncategorised
It felt like watching Neville and Carragher discussing a Premier league game……. Yes that’s right. On my travels yesterday I was invited to a training session in Leeds to observe the kids, what I observed were a great bunch of coaches with excellent rapport and a...
by GRF Admin | Oct 17, 2016 | News, Uncategorised
A young U7 referee asking for your feedback… Every week I try to strike a balance between enforcement and development, I realise a more relaxed approach may be warranted at this level with respect to the laws of the game but what is the general consensus to the...
