So this Steve Perry was 4O to start with after Tony Harrington was taken ill & Lee Swabey took over in the middle from kick-off & then took over as AR after Lee Swabey got injured? If it is true that he celebrated a double save and/or the goal then I'd think if he had any aspirations of rising up the referee ladder he has completely blown them!
I took over as assessor, as a favour, at an AFCB league game back in our L2 days at short notice as the designated assessor was unable to do the game & sat completely passive for the entire match! It wasn't easy & I just cheered every goal in my head, it's what you do! Absolutely froze as well, I'd always have an AFCB goalie top on under whatever I was wearing in winter as a base layer for added warmth & despite the fact it couldn't be seen I removed it anyway! After that game I started wearing a long sleeved ref shirt as my base layer just in case!