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experience to the Club to make the key element of officiating the game every match day, whichever teams are playing at the Woodlands, run as smoothly as possible and make sure that our visiting officials are made to feel welcome and have a great experience at the club. “It is an unheralded role, yet one of the most important things to sort out every week. I would like to congratulate and heartily thank Allan for all his efforts down the years. He, like his sons Patrick and Sean, and the much missed Sheila, remain stalwarts of the club. “In these days of uncertainty about where the game is heading, it is massively important to recognise the contribution that volunteers like Allan make to the club and game as a whole. Cheers Allan, enjoy your 50th year looking after our Refs and AR s week in, week out.“
families are the Townsends. Allan is entering his 50th year of service in organising the officiating side of the game at the Club. He has been involved in many capacities but it is his contribution to refereeing that overarches the decades of contribution. “Allan is a key member of the MADREFS ( Manchester and District Referees Society ) and brought his wealth of knowledge, contacts and
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