About the Author

Roger Sinden was born in Hastings and made his first visit to the Pilot Field to see the visit of Notts County in the FA Cup. This was the beginning of an association that still remains in tact, despite subsequent house moves to Kent and Essex.

He initially graduated in Chemistry but then trained as a social worker, working in social care until his early retirement as Head of Community Care in Essex in March 2003. He has a consulting organisation, Flying Free, specialising in social care, performance management and organisational development.

Roger was a qualified football referee and has reported on match days for Arrow FM and BBC Southern Counties for several years. He is married with four grown up children.

Dedications and Thanks

These books are dedicated to my parents Margaret and Aubrey and my wife Jacqueline. Their love, patience and understanding is boundless around my life long struggle to attempt to balance the social calendar and the fixture list.

Special thanks to Jacqueline for the encouragement to embark on these projects and see them through to their conclusion.