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We have now reached the end of season 2008 / 2009 and it is an ideal opportunity for me to congratulate all of our members for their effort and dedication to the cause during the course of the last season.

This dedication is reflected in the number of appointments received by Fife officials in the latter stages of national competitions. With apologies to anyone I omit to mention, I would like to specifically congratulate Damian Bray on his appointment as Fourth Official on the Scottish Amateur Cup Final, Lorraine Clark and Kirsty Morgan on their appointment as Assistant Referees on the Unite Scottish Women’s Cup Final. Lorraine and Kirsty along with Erin Cunningham were appointed to the Scottish Schools Under 18 girls final. Allan Spalding, George MacDonald and Bob McLaren were appointed to the Scottish Police Association's Scottish Cup Final.

For many members the seasons end will mean a welcome break from refereeing and some weekend and holiday time with their families.

However there is not much time for rest and with this in mind training continues each Tuesday evening at Fife Institute. I have been very impressed by the level of commitment shown by many of our members with record numbers attending training during the month of June.

July brings pre season friendlies in the senior game and the Alba Challenge Cup marks the start of the Scottish senior season on 25th July. It is also the month of progressively longer runs on the BMX track as those at Category 4B and above get ready for their fitness test. If you have not been to training for a while then there’s no better time to come along and get yourself in great condition for season 2009/10

As we look forward to the new season I would like to offer my congratulations to Billy Cooper on his promotion to Category 4B and the 16 members in Fife who were promoted to Category 5.

We are preparing for our next set of Referee Trainee Classes, more information can be found on our Latest News page and on our Become a Ref page.

I hope you all have a good summer and look forward to working with all of our members during Season 2009 / 10.

Colin