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Martin Bodenham

Off_it
Off_it Posts: 29,027
edited June 2011 in Other Football and Sports
Just heard the name mentioned on the T20 match on Sky 2 and thought, "hang on, I remember that name".

Turns out it is the same bloke I was thinking of - first man to officiate at top flight football and cricket. Geezer clearly just loves being in charge and telling others what to do!

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  • stop_shouting
    stop_shouting Posts: 3,699
    Just heard the name mentioned on the T20 match on Sky 2 and thought, "hang on, I remember that name".

    Turns out it is the same bloke I was thinking of - first man to officiate at top flight football and cricket. Geezer clearly just loves being in charge and telling others what to do!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Bodenham
    Watching it now. Didn't realise that.

  • falconwood_1
    falconwood_1 Posts: 7,369
    Awful ref. Ex Copper weren't he?
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 29,027
    I remember him being one of those "Oh no!" refs when you saw his name in the proggy. This is probably more his game - he don't have to run and he gets the benefit of TV replays.
  • Cordoban Addick
    Cordoban Addick Posts: 5,448
    Isn't he the escaped/missing Nazi?
  • legaladdick
    legaladdick Posts: 1,808
    I thought it was a pint of ale but on seconds I'll go with Cordoban.  Or maybe a mixture of the two. 
  • Southendaddick
    Southendaddick Posts: 5,357
    One of the worst referees ever in the 80's along with K Milton
  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,810
    One of the worst referees ever in the 80's along with K Milton



    I'll take your Martin Bodenham and raise you Gurnam Singh and Kelvin Morton.
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,433
    Alf Busch
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Gurnam Singh has a Charlton tattoo :-)
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 29,027
    Roger Milford was always one of my favourites, for a couple of reasons;

    1. He was the ref in the 9 second Jimmy Melrose West Ham away game; and

    2. That tan/perm - pure 80's!

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  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    I am sure that we were roger milfords last match he was to ref professionally. I seem remember him getting a standing ovation at the end and someone threw a charlton teddy on the pitch that he held up above his head and walked towards the porter cabins
  • ParkinsonOut
    ParkinsonOut Posts: 1,509
    Watch the way Bodenham signals a boundary 4 - so camp 
  • rikofold
    rikofold Posts: 4,051
    One of the worst referees ever in the 80's along with K Milton



    I'll take your Martin Bodenham and raise you Gurnam Singh and Kelvin Morton.

    Singh was ok, but Morton was pure theatre.  Think we were both at the Southend away when he sent off Gatting, Walsh and Curbs?
  • Ormiston_Addick
    Ormiston_Addick Posts: 8,818
    Roger Milford was always one of my favourites, for a couple of reasons;

    1. He was the ref in the 9 second Jimmy Melrose West Ham away game; and

    2. That tan/perm - pure 80's!




    I always like Milford, he seemed a really genuine bloke and did not mind having a laugh with the fans and players, great long-at-the-back perm as well.

    My worst referee was that prat in Scotland who booked Gazza for "yellow carding" him. What a chunt.

  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,151
    Roger Kirkpatrick was always my favourite ref in the 1970's. A midget with an enormous belly and a bald head. He looked like a garden gnome.
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,381
    Didn't Roger Milfs :-) do a little sidestep dance, in the West ham 1-3 melrose's 9 seconds, just before kick off ....
    I've got the Video but no Vhs recorder
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 29,027
    Didn't Roger Milfs :-) do a little sidestep dance, in the West ham 1-3 melrose's 9 seconds, just before kick off ....
    I've got the Video but no Vhs recorder
    Yes, he did oohahh. He was having "banter".

    My copy of that video is up in the loft somewhere but I think I nearly wore it out over the years.

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