The Ref Quotes

“The Ref doesn’t choose his people for raw talent. Talent is cheap in a city like London—floating in gyms, scattered through the forces of life, hiding behind bar taps and betting slips. No, he choses something rarer.”
― Doug Allec, The Ref

“A man once told me that in this business, all roads lead to Ramsgate. And it is complete nonsense. Hardly any roads lead to Ramsgate. Perhaps he was suggesting there isn’t much of a choice in any of this, but I don’t believe that either. Life is simply a series of choices. And a person ends up exactly where they’re meant
to. Before then, all we’ve got are choices.”
― Doug Allec, The Ref