Mick
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We have had comfortably the better of league matches with Aldershot over the years having played them 81 (and a half) times, winning 34 (and a half), drawing 22 and losing just 25.
After some long-awaited largesse from the refereeing fraternity last Friday, what does Tuesday have in store? Well, it’s a big day for the referee, Aji Ajibola from Erith in Kent. He will be refereeing his first ever League match at National League Premier level. He is one of a number of officials who have benefited from a mid-season promotion - pretty much a new concept recognising not exceptional performances but a bit of a shortage of referees at some non-league levels.
He is a Sales Account Manager for Canon UK and, sturdily built, he is an amateur boxer. He is Vice Chairman of the BAME Referee Support Group and a serving member of the Football Association in a voluntary role on the FA Council as a National Game Football Communities Representative.
He has made 5 visits to Roots Hall, three as Fourth Official (most recently for the home match this season against Aldershot!) and two refereeing FA Youth Cup games in consecutive seasons versus Oxford then Barnet.
Assisting will be Shelby Elson, a Recruitment Consultant from Farnborough, about 4 miles from the Aldershot ground, and Farai Hallam from Redbridge. The latter has a top role as Premier League Academy Manager having previously worked for the FA for 8 years in various senior roles leading up to National Referee Manager. A promising footballer, who aspired to represent Zimbabwe, he was at Stevenage as an academy player and turned out at Boots and Laces in a 0-1 victory for them. Injuries ended his playing career before it got going. Also ran a line in our home match against Maidenhead. Standing by as Fourth Official is Howard Collins from Kent.
After some long-awaited largesse from the refereeing fraternity last Friday, what does Tuesday have in store? Well, it’s a big day for the referee, Aji Ajibola from Erith in Kent. He will be refereeing his first ever League match at National League Premier level. He is one of a number of officials who have benefited from a mid-season promotion - pretty much a new concept recognising not exceptional performances but a bit of a shortage of referees at some non-league levels.
He is a Sales Account Manager for Canon UK and, sturdily built, he is an amateur boxer. He is Vice Chairman of the BAME Referee Support Group and a serving member of the Football Association in a voluntary role on the FA Council as a National Game Football Communities Representative.
He has made 5 visits to Roots Hall, three as Fourth Official (most recently for the home match this season against Aldershot!) and two refereeing FA Youth Cup games in consecutive seasons versus Oxford then Barnet.
Assisting will be Shelby Elson, a Recruitment Consultant from Farnborough, about 4 miles from the Aldershot ground, and Farai Hallam from Redbridge. The latter has a top role as Premier League Academy Manager having previously worked for the FA for 8 years in various senior roles leading up to National Referee Manager. A promising footballer, who aspired to represent Zimbabwe, he was at Stevenage as an academy player and turned out at Boots and Laces in a 0-1 victory for them. Injuries ended his playing career before it got going. Also ran a line in our home match against Maidenhead. Standing by as Fourth Official is Howard Collins from Kent.