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Referees in the media (week 8 and 9)
‘Referees in the media’ will be published at the beginning of the week on the Dutch Referee Blog and provides remarkable or interesting quotes and links to articles worth reading. “Gone are the days when 30 minutes steady jogging is a suitable training.” Says World Cup Final assistant referee Mike Mullarkey in his ‘ten point plan to be a top assistant’. Read full list in FA’s magazine Refereeing. “It’s generally not conducive that criticism on referees is told via the media. It’s more important that we talk together, not about each other.” Lutz Michael Fröhlich, referee chef in Germany after criticism from Bayern’s Uli Hoeness. “I had planned to sit…