Ref Reviews 2013: Mike Dean. An unacceptable bias.

By Walter Broeckx This article is part of the series of the Referee Review 2013. You can find links to earlier articles on the bottom of this article. __________________________ For the next ref in our series we have ref Mike Dean..    Mike Dean  is 45 years old and is in fact now one of …

The AISA AGM (from one who was there); a fairer deal for all

I have to say that meetings aren’t the most fun things one can do in life but when they take place in the posh bit of the Emirates (Club level) and free curry is included it all helps to improve the mood. I am a committee member of AISA although I’ve struggled to make any …

Match Analysis: it is not just the result

Match Analysis This is part two of a series in which we investigate the way we see football. Part one: “Its the defence stupid”, is here By Pete One thing that has always puzzled me is that pundits, bloggers and fans’ assessment of games is hugely coloured by the result. My previous article looked at …