Brainy Posted 25 June 2008 Posted 25 June 2008 25, wow The Premier League has appointed Stuart Attwell as its youngest ever referee. The 25-year-old from Nuneaton has been promoted to the list of top flight officials after just one season in the Football League. Premier League referees' chief Keith Hackett told BBC Sport: "Last season week-in week-out he produced consistent, high quality performances. "Under pressure he remained calm and showed a great deal of maturity when managing players." Attwell has been fast-tracked through the refereeing system, having started in 1998, and was promoted to the National List of Referees in 2007. Hackett said he has no doubts that Attwell will be able to handle the extra pressure of stepping up to the Premier League, where the money at stake means decisions are scrutinised even more closely. He added: "I can confirm that Stuart is the youngest ever referee to be promoted to the Premier League. "He has earned the respect of players, managers and spectators by demonstrating excellent fitness and a high standard of performance in his decision-making. "My task as his boss is to ensure that he transfers those skill sets to the Premier League. "Few managers in industry would be given the opportunity to manage £300m-plus so early in their career."
City fan @ Aston Uni Posted 25 June 2008 Posted 25 June 2008 Well played to him, doing that at 25 is bloody impressive!
billyfox1 Posted 25 June 2008 Posted 25 June 2008 Good Luck To Him. The difference in standard of referees between premier league and chapionship was huge. It really worries me what standard of ref will be in charge of our games next yr.
sdb Posted 25 June 2008 Posted 25 June 2008 hopefully this will embarass some of the horrific refs we have to deal with
DB11 Posted 25 June 2008 Posted 25 June 2008 Kevin Friend should have got promoted as well (two were promoted)
Flynny Posted 25 June 2008 Posted 25 June 2008 Kevin Friend should have got promoted as well (two were promoted) Why?
Simi Posted 25 June 2008 Posted 25 June 2008 Why? Probably because he's from Leicester and he's Danny's best friend ever.
Flynny Posted 25 June 2008 Posted 25 June 2008 Probably because he's from Leicester and he's Danny's best friend ever. I know someone who brags about knowing Kevin Friend a fair bit. He refs and all in some other league. It's not an appealing claim to fame particularly.
DB11 Posted 26 June 2008 Posted 26 June 2008 I know someone who brags about knowing Kevin Friend a fair bit. He refs and all in some other league. It's not an appealing claim to fame particularly. Every Referee from Leicester knows him What would be the point in bragging?
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