Lanarkshire Referees Association

Awards Night - Thursday 21 October - Strathclyde Hilton, Bellshill

Season 2010-2011 Training at Dalziel Park on Tuesday's at 7pm.

In recent years the Association has achieved real on-field success with promotions throughout the various categories - this year is no different! Congratulations to Andrew Dallas who makes the step from Category 3 to Category 2. Andrew joins an elite list of 14 referees looking to reach the top of refereeing in the country. Vacating his role at Category 2 is Alan Mulvanny who has been promoted to Category 3 SAR - a fantastic achievement for Alan who will take his place in the SPL next season.

The good news continues with both Martin McGuinness and Derek Crothers being promoted to Category 3. Martin and Derek will now act as assistant referee at senior football in the coming season. And joining the junior ranks at Category 4A will be Paul O'Neil, David Lowe and Alan McFadyen. Again, this is an excellent achievement for the guys concerned and there is no doubt they will be looking forward to the season kicking off.

Special mention to Euan Norris who has enjoyed a successful summer officiating at the UEFA U17 European Championships in Liechtenstein. After refereeing well in the group stages Euan was appointed to the semi-final between Spain and Turkey, handing out four cautions (one of the which was a second yellow for a Turkish defender) as Spain progressed to the final.

Please Note: the Strathclyde Hilton, Bellshill, is the new venue for the monthly meetings (Thursday 12 August 2010 is the first of the new season).