82-year-old Fan Referees Football Match

I know that when I am 82 years old and I encounter a blogger who needs help punching out a post about David Beckham’s penis or Wayne Rooney’s love of prostitutes I will gladly lend my expertise. Once a blogger, always a blogger. The same mantra apparently applies to referees.

Antony Warren, 82, was attending a lower division football match in Wales as a fan when he was asked to replace the original referee who was injured. Warren, who stopped refereeing at the tender age of 80 after 50 years in the middle, borrowed a kit and a whistle and went the full 90.

“I thought about it for a few minutes, and I had a little jog around the pitch to check that I was up to it, and then I agreed.

“I thought I might do 45 minutes but ended up doing the full 90.

“It was quite a hot day but I felt OK at the end, and the next day I was able to do a bit of gardening in the greenhouse.”

Mr Warren, who had a reputation for not tolerating foul language on the pitch, added: “Both teams acted like perfect gentlemen, and they just got on with it.

“They were very polite and respectful.”

Ok, this guy is a stud. They should make him referee until he can’t see any more. Then he would be just like the bloody lot of them

Category: World Football

Tags: Antony Warren, Referees, Wales, World Football, World Soccer

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