Referee for Lojdon game : Sat Sep 07, 2019 10:01 am  

Bet Freddo ratings

James "the magician" Child
Scott Mickymouskas
Robert "the blind man" Hick
Random Man fromChampionship One
Fred Lindop

Game to be played Thursday at 3.30

All in our hands boys
Up the Trin, hopefully not down the Trin

Re: Referee for Lojdon game : Sat Sep 07, 2019 11:01 am  

Manuel wrote:

Bet Freddo ratings

James "the magician" Child
Scott Mickymouskas
Robert "the blind man" Hick
Random Man fromChampionship One
Fred Lindop

Game to be played Thursday at 3.30

All in our hands boys
Up the Trin, hopefully not down the Trin

I've had a word with Fred, he says he will come out of retirement and at 81 years old he will be the best man for the job.

Re: Referee for Lojdon game : Sat Sep 07, 2019 11:42 am  

KevW60349 wrote:

I've had a word with Fred, he says he will come out of retirement and at 81 years old he will be the best man for the job.

Last time I saw him he still looked very fit.

Re: Referee for Lojdon game : Sat Sep 07, 2019 12:46 pm  

KevW60349 wrote:

I've had a word with Fred, he says he will come out of retirement and at 81 years old he will be the best man for the job.

Quality bloke and a top ref (not Fred as in bet Fred) but seen as the OP Is for the ref

I’m very proud to say Fred Lindop taught me to play rugby

I’m told he is still in great shape and health too

Re: Referee for Lojdon game : Sat Sep 07, 2019 1:00 pm  

musson wrote:

Quality bloke and a top ref

I’m very proud to say Fred Lindop taught me to play rugby

I’m told he is still in great shape and health too

I know that we didn't have the VR back then but he and John Holdsworth always seemed pretty good and neither of them took any nonsense.
There certainly wasn't any of the play acting and begging for decisions that we see nowadays.

Maybe they could employ Mr Lindop as the new head of refereees

Re: Referee for Lojdon game : Sat Sep 07, 2019 1:43 pm  

Wasn’t it Holdsworth who allowed the cup try (which was short) against Bradford. I seem to remember he had another important impact on the game with regards to Nigel Wright but that could just be my failing memory.

Re: Referee for Lojdon game : Sat Sep 07, 2019 2:16 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

Maybe they could employ Mr Lindop as the new head of refereees

Would be a great improvement.

Re: Referee for Lojdon game : Sat Sep 07, 2019 2:49 pm  

Scarlet Pimpernell wrote:

Wasn’t it Holdsworth who allowed the cup try (which was short) against Bradford. I seem to remember he had another important impact on the game with regards to Nigel Wright but that could just be my failing memory.

NeilSummers 'short' try for Bradford was given by Robin Whitfield.

Re: Referee for Lojdon game : Sat Sep 07, 2019 3:16 pm  

wakeytrin wrote:

Last time I saw him he still looked very fit.

Yes, Fred always kept himself very fit.
One reason why he has kept himself fit all these years, is because back
when he was a teenager, he was a very good Rugby League player (as were most of the Lindop lads) but he suffered a very bad injury and had to have a kidney removed.
He gave up playing and took up Refereeing and went on to become as we all know, a top RL referee.

Re: Referee for Lojdon game : Sat Sep 07, 2019 4:30 pm  

LyndsayGill wrote:

NeilSummers 'short' try for Bradford was given by Robin Whitfield.

This referee was often referred to as Robin Wakefield, always controversial when in charge of Trinity games.