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Promotor and collector of all things referee. My book & magazine collection: https://www.libib.com/u/benbalin
Will do research too if you ask nicely 😉
Amateur mushroom photographer
Will do research too if you ask nicely 😉
Amateur mushroom photographer
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The 1978 FA Cup Final Match Officials Ipswich V Arsenal. It was Derek Nippard's final match of his career. He was a Football League referee from 1967 until 1978.
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February 10, 2026 at 7:04 PM
The 1978 FA Cup Final Match Officials Ipswich V Arsenal. It was Derek Nippard's final match of his career. He was a Football League referee from 1967 until 1978.
@refbooks.bsky.social @refereeretro.bsky.social & @quinnassociate.com
@refbooks.bsky.social @refereeretro.bsky.social & @quinnassociate.com
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Puzzle #976
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Puzzle #976
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February 10, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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Puzzle #976
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Puzzle #976
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Wordle 1.698 4/6
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February 10, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Wordle 1.698 4/6
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The #referee is Paolo Casarin (Italy).
#Hungary v #England, World Cup qualifier, June 1981.
#TiborNyilasi and #KevinKeegan
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#TiborNyilasi and #KevinKeegan
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February 10, 2026 at 7:56 AM
The #referee is Paolo Casarin (Italy).
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Puzzle #975
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Anti-piracy message. Animated menu. Nice.
Puzzle #975
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Anti-piracy message. Animated menu. Nice.
February 10, 2026 at 12:07 AM
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Puzzle #975
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Anti-piracy message. Animated menu. Nice.
Puzzle #975
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Anti-piracy message. Animated menu. Nice.
Wordle 1.697 3/6
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Three. The second try really set the stage for the win.
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February 9, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Wordle 1.697 3/6
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Three. The second try really set the stage for the win.
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Ochrolechia sp #lichen. #Newfoundland, Canada. One of my favourite lichen groups! In Newfoundland, it lives on barren landscapes where it grows over low shrubs, other plants and other lichens. This photo covers about 5cm, left to right. #fungi #fungifriends
February 3, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Ochrolechia sp #lichen. #Newfoundland, Canada. One of my favourite lichen groups! In Newfoundland, it lives on barren landscapes where it grows over low shrubs, other plants and other lichens. This photo covers about 5cm, left to right. #fungi #fungifriends
And finally, a family of - you guessed it - more Tubaria furfuracea growing on a moss-covered fallen branch. The stern grandmother on the left, the cowering grandchildren on the right.
#fungifriends
#fungifriends
February 9, 2026 at 11:18 PM
And finally, a family of - you guessed it - more Tubaria furfuracea growing on a moss-covered fallen branch. The stern grandmother on the left, the cowering grandchildren on the right.
#fungifriends
#fungifriends
A cluster of velvet shanks (Flammulina velutipes) growing up the sawn-off side of a tree trunk, all shiny like they just had their Sunday bath. Don't you just love that colour?
#fungifriends
#fungifriends
February 9, 2026 at 11:14 PM
A cluster of velvet shanks (Flammulina velutipes) growing up the sawn-off side of a tree trunk, all shiny like they just had their Sunday bath. Don't you just love that colour?
#fungifriends
#fungifriends
Another totally tedious tubaria (Tubaria furfuracea) being drop dead gorgeous as far as I'm concerned. Fungi are never tedious!
#fungifriends
#fungifriends
February 9, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Another totally tedious tubaria (Tubaria furfuracea) being drop dead gorgeous as far as I'm concerned. Fungi are never tedious!
#fungifriends
#fungifriends
This Tubaria fufuracea (aka little brown mushroom) stood out against the moss.
#fungifriends
#fungifriends
February 9, 2026 at 11:06 PM
This Tubaria fufuracea (aka little brown mushroom) stood out against the moss.
#fungifriends
#fungifriends
Trying desperately to find that witches' butter I saw last week, I paid too little attention to other fungi yesterday. And I didn't find that buttery treasure anyway 😭
So here's some stuff I did manage to shoot. First this bracket fungus in symbiosis with some algae; a green symphony. #fungifriends
So here's some stuff I did manage to shoot. First this bracket fungus in symbiosis with some algae; a green symphony. #fungifriends
February 9, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Trying desperately to find that witches' butter I saw last week, I paid too little attention to other fungi yesterday. And I didn't find that buttery treasure anyway 😭
So here's some stuff I did manage to shoot. First this bracket fungus in symbiosis with some algae; a green symphony. #fungifriends
So here's some stuff I did manage to shoot. First this bracket fungus in symbiosis with some algae; a green symphony. #fungifriends
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Italian Referees Assosiation respond to Spalletti who said 'the only non-pros on the pitch are the referees, we need a reform': "We have never opposed reform. But this cannot happen by itself. We need the best available technical and managerial tools in lower leagues."
Professionismo arbitrale, la risposta dell'AIA alle parole di Spalletti
Il comunicato dell'AIA sul tema del professionismo arbitrale, in seguito alle parole di Luciano Spalletti sull'argomento
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February 9, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Italian Referees Assosiation respond to Spalletti who said 'the only non-pros on the pitch are the referees, we need a reform': "We have never opposed reform. But this cannot happen by itself. We need the best available technical and managerial tools in lower leagues."
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De Duitse scheidsrechter Pascal Kaiser vroeg vorige week in een vol stadion zijn vriend ten huwelijk. Een mooi moment in een door homofobie geteisterde sport.
Dat waardeerde niet iedereen. Zijn adres werd online gedeeld, kort daarop werd hij in zijn tuin mishandeld, meldt hij vandaag.
Dat waardeerde niet iedereen. Zijn adres werd online gedeeld, kort daarop werd hij in zijn tuin mishandeld, meldt hij vandaag.
Wurde mit Antrag berühmt: Unbekannte sollen Amateurschiri verprügelt haben
Schiedsrichter machte Freund in Stadion Antrag - Unbekannte lauern ihm im Garten auf
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February 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM
De Duitse scheidsrechter Pascal Kaiser vroeg vorige week in een vol stadion zijn vriend ten huwelijk. Een mooi moment in een door homofobie geteisterde sport.
Dat waardeerde niet iedereen. Zijn adres werd online gedeeld, kort daarop werd hij in zijn tuin mishandeld, meldt hij vandaag.
Dat waardeerde niet iedereen. Zijn adres werd online gedeeld, kort daarop werd hij in zijn tuin mishandeld, meldt hij vandaag.
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Heute an diesem Tag vor 150 Jahren wurde FRANZ BEHR geboren. Er gründete Altona 93, war Stürmer, Kapitän, Schiedsrichter, PR-Mann, 2. DFB-Vorsitzender, Auswanderer, Cocktail-Liebbhaber usw. usf.
Ein paar weitere Infos gibt es auf meiner Website: https://www.lars-amenda.de/2026/02/09/franz-behr/ […]
Ein paar weitere Infos gibt es auf meiner Website: https://www.lars-amenda.de/2026/02/09/franz-behr/ […]
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February 9, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Heute an diesem Tag vor 150 Jahren wurde FRANZ BEHR geboren. Er gründete Altona 93, war Stürmer, Kapitän, Schiedsrichter, PR-Mann, 2. DFB-Vorsitzender, Auswanderer, Cocktail-Liebbhaber usw. usf.
Ein paar weitere Infos gibt es auf meiner Website: https://www.lars-amenda.de/2026/02/09/franz-behr/ […]
Ein paar weitere Infos gibt es auf meiner Website: https://www.lars-amenda.de/2026/02/09/franz-behr/ […]
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Puzzle #974
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To think I almost went for a group with advance, near, loom and approach. Another rainbow group!
Puzzle #974
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To think I almost went for a group with advance, near, loom and approach. Another rainbow group!
February 8, 2026 at 11:42 PM
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Puzzle #974
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Puzzle #974
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Wordle 1.696 3/6
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February 8, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Wordle 1.696 3/6
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Three. At long last. Felt as if I’d entered a state of fugue, and not the Bach kind.
The #referee on the ground is Walter Eschweiler (then West Germany).
The referee after the collision with a player, during the match between #Italy and #Peru.
#WorldCup1982 #1982worldcup
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#WorldCup1982 #1982worldcup
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February 8, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The #referee on the ground is Walter Eschweiler (then West Germany).
According to the data, the #referee would be Michel Vautrot. But looking at the ref bending over, I'm not convinced it's him. After all, Vautrot started balding quite early in life. Could this be the return match, in which Alain Delmer was the ref?
#OGCNice v #ASMonaco, semifinals Coupe de France, May 1978.
#JeanMarcGuillou and #JeanPetit
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#JeanMarcGuillou and #JeanPetit
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February 8, 2026 at 12:20 PM
According to the data, the #referee would be Michel Vautrot. But looking at the ref bending over, I'm not convinced it's him. After all, Vautrot started balding quite early in life. Could this be the return match, in which Alain Delmer was the ref?
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Puzzle #973
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How do they come up with them, I sometimes wonder.
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How do they come up with them, I sometimes wonder.
February 7, 2026 at 11:57 PM
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Puzzle #973
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Puzzle #973
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Wordle 1.695 4/6
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February 7, 2026 at 11:48 PM
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The 248th episode of my podcast, 🎙️'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’ is up.
For this episode, I interview English Author Mr. Ivan McDouall as we discuss Aston Villa in the decade of the 1980s.
soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/02/socc...
For this episode, I interview English Author Mr. Ivan McDouall as we discuss Aston Villa in the decade of the 1980s.
soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/02/socc...
February 7, 2026 at 4:58 PM
The 248th episode of my podcast, 🎙️'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’ is up.
For this episode, I interview English Author Mr. Ivan McDouall as we discuss Aston Villa in the decade of the 1980s.
soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/02/socc...
For this episode, I interview English Author Mr. Ivan McDouall as we discuss Aston Villa in the decade of the 1980s.
soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/02/socc...
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A reminder that my book 'Brighton & Hove Albion, An Illustrated History of the Matchday Programme' is available to buy, price £35 plus P&P, direct from my website seagullsprogrammes.co.uk It charts the history of the #BHAFC programme from 1895 to the current season.
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February 6, 2026 at 4:09 PM
A reminder that my book 'Brighton & Hove Albion, An Illustrated History of the Matchday Programme' is available to buy, price £35 plus P&P, direct from my website seagullsprogrammes.co.uk It charts the history of the #BHAFC programme from 1895 to the current season.
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