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We regret to inform you that our fellow referee Lewis Walters has sadly passed away! Lewis was a massive part of the BBDFL and always will be! We will all be holding a moment of remembrance for him next weekend!!! R.I.P Lewis ๐
Good luck to all the teams participating in the @OfficialBBDFL cup finals this week at bwfc academy and of course a huge good luck to our amazing referees!!!
So we have released our first batch of cup final appointments to our referees this afternoon! Receiving messages like this is why me and the lads do what we do! Sunday girls cup finals will follow very very soon!!! @OfficialBBDFL
PLEASE NOTE:
ALL MATCHES ARE OFF THIS WEEKEND DUE TO THE EXTREME COLD WEATHER
This decision has not been taken lightly and is for the welfare of all involved
This will be put on the league news pages later and sent out to all club secretaries in the league
Shhhhow your support!
Play your part in our Silent Support Weekend on the 5 & 6 Nov 2022.
Weโre going to turn the noise down on the sidelines to let our players step up.
Have a go, then tell us what you thought.
Those who disagree! Its one weekend in the year!
Try it!!!
BREAKING: A trial allowing referees to wear body cameras in the adult grassroots game in England is now expected to start in the first half of next year.
I really fear that we are on the same path. Another week another 2 games Abandoned, I struggle every week to find refs to cover games taking up to 10-12 hours a week, only for them to take abuse. What's the point ๐
I believe this would be a step in the right direction to help stop abuse!! Things need to change and ASAP @LancashireFA@Manchester_FA I really hope referees get more support from our football governing bodies otherwise we will have no referees left!!!!!!
We are absolutely disgusted to hear about the incident involving one of our referees, volunteers and friend. There is no place for this in football and I hope the football authorities and police deal with the accordingly! Speedy recovery bradders!
Speedy recovery to our U13s secretary and referee Dave Bradshaw
Also let's hope the authorities deal with the offender, team and club appropriately
"Enough is Enough"
@benoberg78@OfficialBBDFL@OxfordGrovejfc@StHorwich Thank you for your kind words! Itโs so good to walk away from a game happy with what I refereed and so impressed with the conduct. Good luck this season and donโt forget the mark the ref ;)