With the FA launching the ‘Respect The Ref’ campaign this summer, Bracknell & District Sunday League can be proud in the fact that it is reversing the national trend.

Referees across the country are leaving in their droves due to the pressure heaped on them and the abuse they can come in for from players, maangement and supporters at the weekends.

However, the Bracknell Sunday League has actually seen referees return this season, with fixture secretary Mick White able to appoint an official to almost every game so far this season.

“There’s such a shortage of referees nationally at the moment, but we’ve had two or three referees return to us,” said White.

“We’ve had two games without a ref so far this season so we’re covering 99 per cent of our matches.”

Let us hope the trend continues and the Bracknell Sunday League can continue to operate with a full quota of refs for the rest of this season and many more to come.