Peter Walton: Ex-referee calls for respect for young officials

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Peter Walton will discuss support for referees' mental health at an event in Northampton on Tuesday.

A former Premier League referee has said it is "so, so important" that the mental health of young officials is supported.

The free talk will take place from 19:00 BST at the Learning Hub building and will be co-hosted by BBC Radio Northampton's Graham McKechnie and Lennie Newman. "I’ve listened to games where young lads and young girls are trying their fledgling careers and being abused for really no sense whatsoever. At that age, that sort of abuse is hard to take and also defend.

 

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