Richmond  :024:

Let's hope he's a Celtic fan

From SFA site, here is his profile.

Charlie Richmond

Date of Birth:  13 May 1968

Height:  6' 1"

Weight:  12st 5 lbs

Profession:  Engineer (Electical and Mechanical)

First ever match:  Auchinleck Academy V Kilmarnock Academy.

First international match:  Northern Ireland U-21 V Finland U-21

Career highlights  On FIFA list of International referees, to which refereed 3 ?A? International matches to date. Also refereed matches in the Champions League and UEFA cup.

What does being a football referee mean to you?  It means a lot, as I can contribute to a football match being played in Scotland and around the world.

Why did you become a referee?  Was no good at playing football and this appealed to me.

Would you have wished to become a full-time referee?  Yes

Any pet hates in football?  Cheats

What Law of the Game would you change?  Law 11

The most difficult Law to apply?  Law 12

Your best memory in football?  Refereeing a match with the national team of Germany.

Other sports or hobbies?  Squash and Golf

Your main strength?  Fitness and good problem solver.

And main weaknesses?  Worry too much about others people?s opinion.

What's in your car CD player?  Simply Red, M-people and Tina

Beer or wine?  Beer

Favourite film?  The fugutive

Tastiest food?  Indian Curries

Favourite holiday destination?  Australia

Luck or judgement?  Luck

Dress up or dress down?  Dress down

Whom would you most like to meet?  Mick Hucknell of Simply Red

Ambitions?  To referee the Scottish and League cup finals in the same season, and also to referee a Celtic V Rangers match.

Any advice for young referees?  Yes, work hard all the time and never take anything for granted, as ?what is for you will not go by you?. Also never forget your family, and give them their place, as they will be here a lot longer than your refereeing career

From SFA site, here is his profile.

And main weaknesses?  Worry too much about others people?s opinion.

That's interesting.  Maybe he'll be more sympathetic to a team if the fans are getting on his back.

What's in your car CD player?  Simply Red, M-people and Tina

Tina Turner !!!! :020: :020: :020:.........must be a rangers fan then eh!

Or maybe even a Dons fan............Simple Red :029:

Seen Charlie perform before and he's a good, fair ref. Wouldn't have any worries about him. Lets hope tomorrow's not his bad day.

What's in your car CD player?  Simply Red

With luck that'll go to the diving Darcheville early on in the game

Seen Charlie perform before and he's a good, fair ref. Wouldn't have any worries about him. Lets hope tomorrow's not his bad day.

What's in your car CD player?  Simply Red

With luck that'll go to the diving Darcheville early on in the game

Aye or even Naismith !

lets hope he sees simply red for a couple of their players then

lets hope he sees simply red for a couple of their players then

Aye & we play simply the best

Thought the ref and linesmen did well today :clapping03:

I thought there were one or two errors but on the whole a good performance from Richmond.