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Brothers on the line: unique moment in European refereeing
Two brothers on the line during an Uefa match. Yes, that actually happened. In a 2014 Europa League match in Macedonia between FK Turnovo and Hajduk Split Richard Storey and David Anderson were the assistant referees of Arnold Hunter. Different name, you might think, but they got the same mother. A unique moment in international refereeing. Dutch Referee Blog was able to interview the two brothers about this unique experience and their refereeing career so far. I was also the first time that a refereeing team from Northern Ireland was a full Fermanagh and Western RA refereeing team, which is the smallest referee association in the country. “It is a…
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Northern Ireland referee wants te become Elite
Arnold Hunter from Northern Ireland is happy he officiated such beautiful matches since he became a referee. Next Saturday he’ll be up for another top match in his home country: the cup final between Cliftonville and Crusaders. The second part of the interview with him on the Dutch Referee Blog. Read the first part of the Arnold Hunter interview here. How do you combine refereeing with your private life and work? “I am very fortunate as I have an extremely supportive and understanding wife and family. Without my wife looking after our young daughter and my parents and brothers working and helping out on the family business (dairy farm), I…
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Summer Refs: David Humphreys at Foyle Cup
The Dutch Referee blog introduces a new summer section with interviews with referees like you. People who officiate in the off-season summer tournaments. Let’s meet David Humphreys. Name: David Humphreys Gender: Male Age: 18 Hometown: Liverpool Started refereeing: June 2008 Grade: 7 The Foyle Cup is International Youth Soccer Tournament in Derry City (Northern Ireland) with referees from Donegal (Ireland), England, Scotland, Norway and Holland. Read more about them at the Official Foyle Cup website. Why did you start refereeing? David: “I lost interest playing and one of my good friends had been a referee. I’d always pictured myself as a ref during my young times so I thought ‘Why…
