Dave Deacon Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Ray Brown announced yesterday that the Cornwall County FA Ltd was making the post of Referee Development Officer (RDO) redundant with effect from the 31st May. Today is therefore his last day in the post as RDO. Ray was the County Training Officer (June 1999 to August 2008) and then became the Referee Development Officer in September 2008. He is leaving on a high as the county has obtained 10 promotions this year into the Professional Game (Level 4 & above) - the best results in the County’s 128 years! Here's a list of some of the achievements of the last 9 years during Ray’s tenure Cornwall FA's Referee Department Achievements 5 International Appointments 2 Wembley Appointments 2 European Finals FA Futsal Level 1 Referee FA Futsal Cup Final Referee Referees officiated at National Level in 9 Different Disciplines 86 National Finals 2 Contributory League Assessors 2nd Ever Blind Futsal Referee Assessor Assessors working at National Level at 3 Different Disciplines FA Licensed Tutors in 4 Different Disciplines PGMOL Select Group Training Camp 2009 Officiated at Nike Trophy since 2010 & Youdan Trophy from 2015 125 Celebration Dinner – Special Guest Howard Webb MBE 15 Development Tours (USA & Europe) Central Appointing Scheme Referees Academy Service Award Scheme Pilot County for FA Initiatives History Breaking 10 Promotions to Level 4 and above in 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex-chairman Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 How will his job be covered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bartlam Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Thank you for your services Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Eddy Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 You will be surly missed in this role Ray and will not be fully appreciated until we slip back to our old levels. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighairydave Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 1 hour ago, ex-chairman said: How will his job be covered? 2 day a week Referee Workforce Officer I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobjfh Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Ray - thank you for all the help and support you have provided. I am sure the CCFA must have reasons but it is such a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheolderIgetthebetterIwas Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Well done Ray - top geezer mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierluigi Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 People complain the standard on the SWPL is poor...I'm sure this is going to do that the world of good. We're now one of, if not the only CFA with no full time refereeing role let alone RDO in the country. How can a job that's two days a week attract anyone of real quality to the role let alone allow the person scope to have full commitment to the role? No doubt this new 'RWO' will be no more than a glorified paper pusher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Collings Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 There are precious few people in the local game that have dedicated such long hours over many, many years to their particular area of interest quite like Ray has done. I certainly didn't always agree with him but that's not the point - outstanding effort, thank you Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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