Jim or sometimes Jimmy Borrett was certainly one of the 'characters' of the refereeing world. Very popular in officiating circles in East Anglia and I believe many of the League Clubs enjoyed having him as their referee. However he wasn't an 'establishment' man and so the powers that be didn't raise him to the height which his talent probably deserved.
Agree with that. there is a (probably untrue, both worth telling) story that a Football League club complained to Lytham St. Annes' that he was seen eating a fish and chips supper a couple of hours before a game and that it was "highly unprofessional". The reply from the Fylde coast was that his performance could not have been too bad as the club in question had marked him 8/10!!
Having met Jim, I'd really like to believe it was true ....
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