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There was only ever one Roger Kirkpatrick and we shall never see the likes of him again at the top levels of football. I saw him on two or three occasions at Selhurst Park, and we always looked forward to his 'showbiz' style of refereeing, with outrageous gestures, and which always began as he sprinted onto the field at 100mph to roars of approval from the crowd (in days long before the players and officials came out together). On one occasion, I think it was at Charlton, it was said he sprinted on to the field and then had to limp off back to the dressing room with a pulled muscle. As his son said, he didn't get all his decisions right, but we loved his style of refereeing nevertheless. A true showman was Roger and I for one love seeing him again on YouTube.