Seeing Red (36 page)

move to Reading
151

natural referee
95

Newcastle fans
187
–
188

not refereeing at Highbury
256
–
257

not selected for Euro 2004
232
,
237
,
239
–
243
,
263
–
264

Paraguay v Colombia 2001
199
–
202

people-carrier transport
174
,
187

players swearing
116

pleasures of refereeing
167
–
168

popularity versus respect
89
,
136
,
185

practical jokes
119

praised by Ferguson
253

pre-match routine
173
–
178
,
244

pre-season training
225
–
226

pressures on international

referees
281
–
282

professional camaraderie
178
–
180

professional contract as referee
159

promoted up refereeing ladder
113
–
114
,
118
–
119
,
160

proud parent
77
–
78

ProZone analyses
171
–
172

Prudential Insurance job
77
,
98

psychological profiling
288
–
289

public recognition
37
–
38
,
128
–
129
,
329
–
330

Queens Park Rangers

supporter
81
–
83

Real Madrid v Borussia

Dortmund
229
–
230

reasons for becoming referee
73
–
74
,
114
,
178
.
202

record-keeping
100
–
101
,
257

Red Wine Club
181
–
184

referees abused by managers
143
–
147

referees turning professional
152
,
156
–
157

referees' communications

equipment
176

referees' group meetings
178
–
183
,
270
–
271

RefTalk website
154
–
155

rivalry among referees
184
–
185

role model for young referees
29
–
30

Roma v Real Madrid 2001
193
–
195

Rooney swearing incident
116
–
118

rumours of retirement
63
–
66
,
68

sales jobs
149
–
152

Saudi Arabia v Ukraine 2006
302
–
303

Savage toilet incident
204
–
207
,
211

schooldays
75
–
77

Scottish dancing incident
119
–
120

security briefings
174

selection of referees for World

Cup 2006
243
–
244

sending off Robbie Keane
42
–
43

sending off Terry
15
–
17
,
20
–
21
,
27
,
33
,
63

sending off Warnock
145
–
147

Sevilla v Osasuna 2007
49
–
54

Shell Oil job
99

shirt collection
229
–
231

signing autographs
27

‘sin bins'
351

singing national anthem
68
–
69

Sky Sports News interview
326
–
328

Slovenia v Norway 2000
166
–
167

Slovenia v Russia 2001
189
–
193

smiling during matches
140
,
143

Song incident
43
–
45
,
83

South Korea v Togo 2006
297
–
298

spat at by fans
131

start of refereeing career
99
–
102

striving to be best
226
–
227

support for Beckham
6

support from Beckham
3
,
5
–
6
,
10

support from other referees
112
–
113

support from professional

colleagues
315
–
318
,
321
,
325

target-oriented attitude
150
,
239

Test match incident
329
–
330

‘The Thing from Tring'

nickname
73
,
130

threatened by fans
61
,
131
,
187
–
188

three yellow cards incident
1
–
6
,
39
,
64
,
307
,
309
–
328

Tottenham v Chelsea 2006
10
–
11
,
13
–
21

Tring as home town
129
–
130

turned down for promotion to

Football League
121
–
122

typical working week
170
–
178

UEFA Cup Final 2005
263
–
265

Valentine's Day incident
125
,
151

verbal assault from Mourinho
59
–
64

views on abuse from fans
133
–
137

views on assistant referees
344
–
345

views on Beckham
36

views on consistency
348
–
349

views on Continental-style

refereeing
50

views on dissent
350

views on diving
347
–
348

views on ex-footballers

becoming referees
345
–
346

views on fans
332

views on fans abusing referees
349

views on football
337
–
338

views on international football
163
–
164

views on Julia
127

views on Laws of the Game
350
–
351

views on managers
332
–
333

views on media
63
–
64
,
66
,
136

views on Mourinho
251

views on player behaviour

during set pieces
190
–
191

views on players abusing

referees
349
–
350

views on players swearing
14

views on professional referees
346
–
347

views on refereeing
330
–
334

views on refereeing

commonsense
348
–
349

views on refereeing styles
94
–
95

views on shirt colours
175

views on Terry
36

views on use of technology
343
–
344

warm-up routine
107
,
176

World Club Championships
2005
275
–
276

World Cup 2002
93
–
84
,
212
–
224

World Cup 2006
281
–
328

World Cup 2006 match

programme
126

Worthington Cup Final 2002
127
,
203

Worthington Cup Final 2004
232
–
237

young football fan
76
,
79
,
96
–
97

youth football playing career
97
–
99

Poll, Harry (son)
7

birth of
126
–
127

birthday celebrations
127
,
203

Chelsea supporter
56

FA Cup Final 2006
80

Graham's decision to retire
47

jigsaw puzzle
302

support for Graham
361

World Cup 2006
296

Poll, Jim (father)

advising Graham on refereeing

career
119

birth of family
74

Euro 2000
162

family holidays,
134
,
200

football fan
74
–
75

football referee
73
–
74
,
82
,
96
–
98

Graham appointed Football

League referee
105
,
122

Graham appointed World Cup

referee
210

Graham starting refereeing
77

Graham's final match
68

Graham's schooling
77

Kodak job
95
–
96

Laws of the Game
97
,
103

pre-match gatherings
173

Queens Park Rangers

supporter
81

record-keeping
101
,
257

refereeing style
95

striving to be best
226

support for Graham
314
,
361

UEFA Cup Final 2005
265

World Cup 2002
222

World Cup 2006
296

Poll, Josie (daughter)

birth of
126

FA Cup Final 2000
80

jigsaw puzzle
302

support for Graham
361

World Cup 2006
296

Poll, Julia (wife)

attack by Middlesbrough fans
132
–
133
,
174

birth of children
126
–
127
,
336