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And things like that, and somebody ll come up you to and say what it means to them and the support that the charities have gave them, it hits home. you know, every step that i took was for somebody else. and there was a lot of steps, you know. so, the money will reach a lot of people. so when people are telling you that they ve got a family member who s gone through the darkest times, itjust makes it all worthwhile. claire hays knows just how valuable support from both charities can be. keith was the funniest person, the most stubborn person. he was the best dad as well. he was really funny. claire lost her husband, keith, to lung cancer last january. through his illness, it was mostly help that was from macmillan. in the days leading up to him passing, he was really poorly and i was, ..hadn t slept, hadn t eaten very much, hadn t, you know, changed my clothes in three days. ....
Making it clear that action will be taken against abuse. they say stronger sanctions and a three year refereeing strategy are coming soon in order to tackle this issue. enough is enough. many referees feel the current deterrents won t stop verbal and physical abuse, and that eventually grassroots referees will walk away from the game they love. jane dougall, bbc news. such an interesting subject. 5 live programmes will be talking about referee abuse throughout the day today and will revisit the issue in the coming weeks. and plenty of you have been getting in touch with your experiences. garry, a referee from gloucestershire, emailed to say that since covid the behaviour has worsened, and that he remembers a spectator turning up to a game last year purely to shout abuse at him all game. claire says her teenage son has been refereeing since he was 14, but the comments ....