Michael Mullarkey

Is he not the ref from Exeter, that used to do games in the Conference?

Currently running the line in the Austria v Poland game!!

Read it somewhere that it was him.

In todays Echo.

He used to be my boss! I was always disappointed that he didn't trot backwards around the office. Top bloke.

Mike runs the line in Prem games and refs up to Championship level, AFAIK. I believe he reffed the England v France Ladies U21 game at the park last year too.

Top bloke. Sits in the OG when he hasn't got a game.

Reffed the Burton / Cambridge Semi....

Swanaldo said:

Mike runs the line in Prem games

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Indeed. He was in the OG for the game against Halifax. In jest, I asked him if he had been dropped that weekend. "No," he replied, "Game tomorrow".

I asked him where, and he replied "Anfield".

He's proper Big Time.

Alas, probably too good for League two.

Swanaldo said:

He's proper Big Time.

Alas, probably too good for League two.

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Looking at Soccerbase, it would confirm that the only league he reffed in was the Conference last season. However, he only did 7 games so he must have ran the line in the Premiership more often. I know that linesmen also need to be able to ref, so maybe the Conference was just practice.

And now going to be one of Howard Webb's linos in the Champions League Final on saturday

Mr A Rodda is better.