Des Roache

Grade: Category 1

Year Started Refereeing: 2002

First Match: St. Mirren v Busby U 12’s

Career Highlights:        Promotion to Senior register of Referees 2005

Appointed to UEFA Regions Cup in Holland 2007

2 Scottish Schools Cup Finals

         4^th official at Dundee Utd v Barcelona 2007

         Referee of Scottish Junior Cup Final 2010

Do you have any advice for young/new referees? : Make every effort to attend local training as this is where you will pick up the best advice from experienced colleagues who have been exactly where you are in their careers.

Have you had any funny/strange things happen at/during a game? :  At a recent Ayrshire derby there was an incident with a can of beer being thrown onto the field (apparently directed at me). Needless to say I don’t think the fan was celebrating my performance and offering me a congratulatory drink. Funnily enough, his team were behind at the time…….

Favourites

Food - Indian, Chinese, etc: Mexican and home made stir fry’s.

Drink - Coke, water, beer, etc: All of the above !!!

Music - Pop, Indy, Dance, etc: Probably a bit of everything. U2, Oasis, Jay Z and Bodega

Movies - Action, Comedy, Horror, etc: Not into horror films so I would say comedy films.