Kevin Friend. Your loveable ref.

As he is a firm favourite on here, im sure you will all be wishing him well and a speedy recovery.

At the end of the first half Bournemouth v Ston, Kev collapsed and also smashed his face on a dugout. Dazed for a bit and a night in hospital eating cabbage soup.

Get well soon Kev, you are a fans favourite.

 

He didn't hit his head hard enough, the plank.

 

Lol, the ****ing ****er.

 

Oh dear...What a shame..

 

Aw come on Al. I actually did this thread for you and Marcus. I know he's your idol and you are just putting on a brave face.

 

I suppose my comments did not project the irony that i was feeling when I wrote them..

 

I'll wait to see what the outcome of the medical facts are before passing judgement - if it's just a "got light headed" moment then HAHAHAHAHA! If he's hod something more serious then the laughing won't be quite as hard - still laugh though!!

 

Hopefully they will do a CT scan and find that hasn't got a brain - oh wait on that means they might promote him

 

He's due to ref our game at St Marys on the weekend too!

 

Now that i didnt know.

 

Hopefully we get someone else now He's never been a 'friend' to us that's for sure!

 

He's a fans favourite on this board. Think this news has put them in shock. Its like losing a pet goldfish.

 

He's better than Marriner.

 

Two useless peas in a pod..Ones as bad as the other..

 

Aye, true like.
Two ham shankers.
Does the nar, when I forst started gannin to the matches - late '70's.
Nee **** knew the name of the ref.
These days, if I tack the bairn to the game it's the forst thing he looks for on the programme.
Tells yer summat dunnit?

 

. Im just trying to picture people trying to decipher this post.

 

that's a very good point mate..

 

George Courtney and Keith Hackett are the only 2 referee's I remember from being a kid - and that was because George Courtney is from Spennymoor and he used to buy his cars from the garage my Dad managed - and he normally referee'd the derbies back then (and he's red and white!)

Keith Hackett more because he's involved higher up now! I truly can't remember any others from the 80's/early 90's

But from modern(ish) day:

Andre Marriner
Michael Oliver
Graham Poll
Collina
Kevin Fiend (not a typo)
Mark Clattenburg
Mike Jones
Robert Madley
Craig Pawson
Howard Webb
Uriah Rennie
Mike RIley
Dermot Gallagher
Steve Bennett

off the top of my head - there's probably loads more and it goes to show how the TV has made the referee's into celebrities too!

 

I knew George courtney's son ! he was at the same college (Wearside) as me in 1988 doing carpentry and joinery. He used to talk about his dad a lot. Who reffed our game last night ? he was shaving headed he looked like Howard webb but he retired.

 

I always thought Jeff Winter was a canny referee and always seemed a decent enough bloke too.