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12 minutes ago, joeyt said:

Uriah Rennie

The first referee I ever spoke to IRL. He was referring a Worksop Town game as a kid. Came into the bar after and was sound as fuck. RIP big man. 

 

Sheffield legend. 

 

 

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That image of him stopping Roy Keane going ballistic is iconic. May have been a bit erratic as a ref but he was a little different in the sense that he'd get hands on like that from time to time.

 

Was he the guy who sent Shearer off at Charlton?

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Contentious guy for us Newcastle fans I suppose. But in hindsight, his Shearer red card set the wheels in motion that season that eventually got Sir Bobby in.

 

One of those iconic figures from early Premier League football. 

 

 

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RIP. He's been battling serious health issues in recent times.

 

On a personal note, I once met Uriah Rennie referring a charity game I played in at Sheffield FC. 

 

In all honesty I can't say it was a pleasure, but saddened to hear he's passed at what is a relatively young age.

 

Despite how he came across that day, he's certainly someone who broke the mould for a lot of young referees (and across football in general)

 

 

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