the england team, when we went to france, would've been robbie fowler, david beckham, gary neville, sol know, these are household names that happen to be in the set up. so, it'sjust extraordinary to see what he became and a lot of players that we played with became and made of their careers. before you do it, remember why you are doing that. try to stay upright, ok? a knee injury put paid to his footballing career but he was always destined to give something back to the game that he loves. he's one of a handful of former professionals refereeing at this level. he's hoping to help change perceptions. when the kids come down, you don't know what's happening at home. this could be the first part of encouragement that they've had, mejust saying, "well done. "that's a great shot". once the parents tell them that i had played in a premiership or that i had roomed of beckham, because that's somebody that they will recognise, they sort of look at me a little bit different and go, "all right, ref, ok, you have them something. "maybe i will listen to you". he's been named match official of the ye