For Ref's Sake! - The podcast for football referees everywhere!

Episode 10 sees us welcome Aaron Lloyd who is the new co-lead of NFA Core. He talks us through how it is to be on there and the commitment needed alongside the support that is on offer. We also look at the level of local football and whether the promotion scheme is fair. Harley Collyer also has a go at the quiz. Can she save the reputation of the NFA?

A packed episode for you to listen to this week. All of the usual debate around the weekend's decisions and then we are joined by STUART BURT who will be talking to us all about training, preparation and mental health in football. A really interesting chat about what goes into being a Premier League official. Oh. And we have some bloke called Gavin McFarlane.

Another cracking episode with an international flavour...Wales! We are very lucky to be joined by Kim Fisher, FIFA International referee, coach and developer of referees. Don't miss out on the Scotty rants as he gets very excited about the weekend's action! Join us on our socials to let us know what you think!

We are back! We are joined by Scott Carlin from Cogenhoe United who gives us an insight into his footballing career and his expectations of referees. We also have 'A Minute to Win it' with Jamie Stevenson and as usual we unpick the weekend football! Now click on subscribe and give us a listen!

This week we are joined by David Avent. Dave has recently retired from Football League duty at the age of 35 but what has convinced him to give up his position so soon? Tune in and find out what actually happened with the disallowed penalty at Newcastle United and how this impacted the rest of his career.

A great episode of refereeing chat and discussion. Can social media improve your refereeing? We have Perry Gascoine joining us fresh from the IBSA World Cup Final! What an emotional and inspiring interview! We also have the quiz! Can we remove Luke Scott from the top of the leaderboard? Tune in to find out!

Part 2 of the Woolmer experience. How did he get to the top of the game? What are the future plans? We are chatting all about the incidents over the weekend and in particular the Newcastle v Liverpool game. We have Harry Price on a Minute to Win it but he also gives us a brief insight about his National League debut!

An absolute beauty of an episode! We chat about the Women's World Cup Final, we invite referee Joe England on to try and take Luke's crown on our quiz and we have the Northants refereeing G.O.A.T Andy Woolmer joining us for what is a great insight into how he go to the upper echelons of the game!

We are back with the second episode of the series. Lots to talk about this week with a lot of discussion around timekeeping and how the key stakeholders of the game are reacting to the shift in the mood of football. We also have Ben Pateman on the show. He discusses his transition in attitude and how football differs from ice hockey! We also have our new 'gameshow' called 'A Minute to...

A brief comeback episode where the boys will be discussing the Summer and what they have been up to! They will also discuss the current refereeing topics of timekeeping and the increase in cautions! They will also outline the plans for the season and introduce the new game called 'A Minute to Win it!' We now release every Tuesday so make sure you subscribe on all the usual platforms!

We made it! Episode 31 of the first season and our little break is now here! We talk about the Europa League final and the FA Cup final and the handball law! We also talk to Olly Mackey about his first season in charge of the referees in Northants and also announce our seasonal awards! Finally, who will win the quiz of the year? Tune in and join us for the final countdown!

The penultimate episode of the season is a fantastic one! We are joined by Liam Bailey-Shaw of Wilby FC and Harry Price who has just been promoted to level 3. We talk about promotions, the system and the effort needed to get to the next level. Tune into episode 30!

The SMD has the week off so we have invited Harley Collyer along! Harley is in charge of women and girls football in the county but she pushed this aside to take the flag for the NTFA finals weekend. How did she get on? Tune in to find out more!

A rant about social media, the host getting pied off whilst coaching and a great chat with Joe Woolmer about his refereeing career and the impact his Dad has had and may possibly have on it going forward. An honest chat which delves into how the County need to push some of the younger referees. Join us for episode 28 and another wonderful insight into the world of Northants refereeing.

A Team Daisy special when the boys talk about the recent challenge on the Isle of Wight! There is also big news about a retirement of one of our top referees. Tune in to find out about all the teamwork it tool to complete the challenge!

A fun episode for number 26. Where is the SMD? Will Luke make it after the London Marathon? We are joined by Andy Wilson, a Contrib observer and by Adam O'Connor who takes on Six of the Best. Tune in to find out!

When will behaviour improve? Would you allow your own child to be a referee? We speak to the McLauchlan family this week. Jason is the Referee Secretary for the Weetabix League and has recently taken up the whistle. His two sons, Lewis and Rylan, are both referees too. We chat to them about their experiences. Luke and Wayne talk all about the upcoming cup finals and refereeing topics including pit...

Episode 21 brings some rants about the current refereeing climate and the level of abuse in the game! Added to this, we discuss all the incidents from the weekend including the Man United v Fulham game. Our guest this week is Olly Mackey who updates us on his role with the County FA. He also discusses the future plans for refereeing in the County.

We are back with Episode 20! After a week's break, we have Joe Rich as our special guest. Joe is a local manager and talks to us all about his perception of referees and how it has changed over his career. Harry Price joins us on Six of the Best and we discuss all the latest footballing news and refereeing stories. 

This week we have Alex Compton joining us. Alex is a very happy referee. He referees youth football and has little aspiration to move into adult football so what inspires and enthuses him to continue? Find out in Episode 19! 

This week we are joined by two guests with Northants Telegraph reporter Jon Dunham and his newly qualified referee son Leo talking to us about VAR, refereeing and how Jon refereed his one and only game. His son Leo has already made great progress in the little time he has been refereeing and he talks to us about his future ambitions. As usual, we discuss the incidents of the weekend and rant less...

Another cracking episode with so much packed in! We talk about the VAR decisions from the weekend and then we chatted to our good friend Seth Galia. He tells us all about his progression and about the football pyramid in Gibraltar. Really interesting. We also have Jamie Stevenson on and he tackles Six of the Best! Thank you for all of your support. Keep subscribing!

A cracker of an episode with Chris Knowles. This giant of a man discusses his transition from rugby to football and back again! A great chat and yet another insight into football refereeing!

Critic or fan? Andy Humphries joins us this week to discuss his journey from goalkeeper to National League. Who cuts Terry Whenham's toenails now he is injured? Subscribe to us to listen to all the fun and games in Northamptonshire and Malawi! 

Another top episode this week as we speak to Terry Whenham! Terry has been involved in football over a number of years as player, administrator and referee. He talks about his good friend Richard Beeby and we discuss the promotion pathway and why he still loves refereeing in the Autumn of his career. We discuss Jon's question of the week and think about the lack of football that has been played re...