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Alan Young
« on: Sun 07 Oct 2018 18:27 »
Overall, Not very good

I was sat very close to the assessor (I note a different one to usual) and I overheard him say its his first season, only got one thing obviously wrong all game and that he's seen much much worse.

He wasn't particularly offensive, and at times fairly refreshing with suspected soft fouls/going down easy but just wasn't very good at making the correct decisions

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« Reply #1 on: Mon 08 Oct 2018 18:38 »
Didn’t think he was too good either ,just bang average, strutted about a bit giving the impression he thought he was good , looked bamboozled at half time when he was booed off , in my opinion he was fair to both sides and consistent , just consistently wrong to such an extent that the players just seemed to get on with it . I’d cut him some slack for being a first season ref but in saying that we have had others who were much better. Wouldn’t be upset if we didn’t see him again however he was still a class above Sargison .

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Re: Alan Young
« Reply #2 on: Mon 08 Oct 2018 18:39 »
Didn’t think he was too good either ,just bang average, strutted about a bit giving the impression he thought he was good , looked bamboozled at half time when he was booed off , in my opinion he was fair to both sides and consistent , just consistently wrong to such an extent that the players just seemed to get on with it . I’d cut him some slack for being a first season ref but in saying that we have had others who were much better. Wouldn’t be upset if we didn’t see him again however he was still a class above Sargison .

     ........ damned with faint praise ?

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Re: Alan Young
« Reply #3 on: Mon 08 Oct 2018 19:21 »
May I add also, Argyle have got a fan who is seriously ill, a young lad. Always putting a smile on your face, and on saturday Ron Garfield was playing with Joe, allowing him a play with the kit, because he was 4o. Top man, genuine bloke also.
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Re: Alan Young
« Reply #4 on: Tue 09 Oct 2018 08:17 »
May I add also, Argyle have got a fan who is seriously ill, a young lad. Always putting a smile on your face, and on saturday Ron Garfield was playing with Joe, allowing him a play with the kit, because he was 4o. Top man, genuine bloke also.

Just so there is no confusion as to who is the recipient of your very kind words, it is Ron Ganfield. Ron has been about for ages and is genuinely a very pleadant individual
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Re: Alan Young
« Reply #5 on: Tue 09 Oct 2018 12:55 »
May I add also, Argyle have got a fan who is seriously ill, a young lad. Always putting a smile on your face, and on saturday Ron Garfield was playing with Joe, allowing him a play with the kit, because he was 4o. Top man, genuine bloke also.

Just so there is no confusion as to who is the recipient of your very kind words, it is Ron Ganfield. Ron has been about for ages and is genuinely a very pleadant individual

Ron is amazing with young kids.  I hope when he ends his active career he coaches youngsters, he would be so good at it. A few seasons ago when he was at Southampton as AR, I was guesting with the ref.  The ref concerned had made a dreadful error the week before live on sky as you do and had a week of being slated & ridiculed in the press, we'd been texting each other like crazy all week as I tried to support him through it, as a friend, so he & I were quite emotional when chatting because of it. Neither of us noticed that bmb jr was getting very upset seeing mum and Uncle ref both so emotional. Ron however did notice and apart from sitting building lego & magnetix models under the table with him to distract him, disappeared off with him and when they returned bmb jr had a big smile on his face, a pocket full of sweets and chocolate and a tray with cookies, a glass of milk and chocolate cake!! Ron had taken him to the kitchen and they had raided it! He was the only one bmb jr would share his goodies with!! As they went off to get changed and ready for the match, jr gave Ron a massive hug and as a kid who is autistic, that is unusual for him & Ron said to him I'm looking after Uncle ref today, then gave me a hug and kiss & said don't worry, I have his back today, he's going to be fine. He was fine as well & had a superb game! Will never forget that kindness from him, he'd never met us before and I've sadly not met him since to say thank you to him. He has a beautiful heart.
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Re: Alan Young
« Reply #6 on: Tue 09 Oct 2018 13:06 »
I've sadly not met him since to say thank you to him..

I'm sure the above testimonial will more than suffice!
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« Reply #7 on: Sat 20 Oct 2018 18:08 »
To be honest bmb - the whole of the Weston Super Mare RA are absolute legends at what they do - from Martin Cassidy to Rich Melinn and Eddie to the younger up and coming guys.
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Re: Alan Young
« Reply #8 on: Sun 21 Oct 2018 12:39 »
To be honest bmb - the whole of the Weston Super Mare RA are absolute legends at what they do - from Martin Cassidy to Rich Melinn and Eddie to the younger up and coming guys.

? Eddie Hughes, a FL ref in the late 1970s?

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« Reply #9 on: Sun 21 Oct 2018 14:50 »
To be honest bmb - the whole of the Weston Super Mare RA are absolute legends at what they do - from Martin Cassidy to Rich Melinn and Eddie to the younger up and coming guys.

If you know Ron or ever speak to him, please let him know his kindness one weekend at Southampton a few years ago did not go unnoticed and was appreciated more than he will ever know! They often get the bad feedback but probably rarely hear the good stuff!
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Re: Alan Young
« Reply #10 on: Sat 24 Nov 2018 22:09 »
Looks like more excellence from Ron Ganfield today (along with the other officials) at Plymouth:

https://twitter.com/andreww88791979/status/1066443436318961665?s=21
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Re: Alan Young
« Reply #11 on: Sun 25 Nov 2018 01:34 »
He is such a beautiful person.
Hajrá Lilák. Csak a Kispest. Hajrá Magyarok! Hajrá játékvezetői csapat! Soha ne add fel. Nincs sárga kérem!!! No Chris Kavanagh doesn't live in Ashton or even in the Greater Manchester area!!