Scott ‘Scotty Dog’ Mitchell continues his hunt to reclaim the BDO World Championships after defeating Serbia’s Oliver Ferenc in the second round. Mitchell, who still maintains his landscape gardening job in Dorset, raced into a two-set lead without dropping a single leg, completely bulldozing his Serbian opponent. It took until the third set before Ferenc […]
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History of Football Refereeing (Timeline)
Football Refereeing hasn’t always been as we know it today, below is a timeline of the history of refereeing from 1863 to 2018.
Dorset referees recall their stories of abuse in grassroots football
Referees in Dorset say they’ve been verbally abused by players, chased to their cars by parents and even threatened with stabbing. After moving from Bedfordshire to Bournemouth, the level 6 Dorset FA referee James Steer who’s only 18, recalled in an Interview a story where a referee colleague of his was threatened to be stabbed […]
AFC Bournemouth vs Middlesbrough match preview – Cherries gunning for cup glory
by Jonathan Nagioff (@JonathanNagioff) AFC Bournemouth will be looking to pick up from where they left off when they face Middlesbrough in the Carabao Cup 4th round on Tuesday night at the Vitality Stadium. The Cherries will be brimming with confidence after a resolute 2-1 victory away at Stoke City on Saturday, their first win […]