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General Refereeing => General Discussion => Topic started by: guest42 on Sat 19 Jun 2021 10:54

Title: What if the Select Group had no retirement age?
Post by: guest42 on Sat 19 Jun 2021 10:54
So in a parallel universe - there have been advances in fitness and as such - there is no such thing as a referee retiring.

Got some images of the weekend’s Premier League games in 2055 - and good to see some of the old names still out there…

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Title: Re: What if the Select Group had no retirement age?
Post by: Mackem ref on Sat 19 Jun 2021 11:21
I hope Martin Atkinson doesn’t look at this forum 🤣🤣🤣
Title: Re: What if the Select Group had no retirement age?
Post by: bmb on Sat 19 Jun 2021 13:18
Sorry if he pops in but Mike Dean doesn't look any different! Sorry Mike!
Title: Re: What if the Select Group had no retirement age?
Post by: TVOS on Sat 19 Jun 2021 14:28
Sorry if he pops in but Mike Dean doesn't look any different! Sorry Mike!

Nor Lee Mason
Title: Re: What if the Select Group had no retirement age?
Post by: TheThingFromLewes on Sat 19 Jun 2021 16:43
Mr Moss looks like HRH Prince Charles!

As for Robert Jones... Compo springs to mind 😂😂😂😂

I wonder if there is any way we can get this to the powers at PGMOL as a funny story for them. I’m sure they’d find this very amusing and very light hearted!
Title: Re: What if the Select Group had no retirement age?
Post by: SuffolkRef on Sat 19 Jun 2021 17:08
Sorry if he pops in but Mike Dean doesn't look any different! Sorry Mike!

Nor Lee Mason

Very reassuring to hear.

Last week I thought that I had received my own aged photo which made me look like Lee Mason.  Sadly it was from the passport photo booth. I'm hoping that the baldies amongst us age early.
Title: Re: What if the Select Group had no retirement age?
Post by: bmb on Sat 19 Jun 2021 19:18
I wonder if there is any way we can get this to the powers at PGMOL as a funny story for them. I’m sure they’d find this very amusing and very light hearted!

https://twitter.com/Magyar_bmb/status/1406346798948569094
Title: Re: What if the Select Group had no retirement age?
Post by: Vissla7 on Wed 23 Jun 2021 11:27
Haha fantastic, you might need to do this for the 4 new members now - https://www.premierleague.com/news/2175938
Title: Re: What if the Select Group had no retirement age?
Post by: takethejag on Sun 27 Jun 2021 10:42
Sorry if he pops in but Mike Dean doesn't look any different! Sorry Mike!

Nor Lee Mason

After looking like Phil Mitchell from the back anyway, he now looks like Phil Mitchell from the front too!