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CFA registration fees

Cestrian said:
It’s been a while coming as fees have generally been increasing. But 50% in one hit is a big jump. Some will baulk at it, some will happily pay it.

What I am more interested in is how the funds will be used. For the vast majority of referees, CPD isn’t currently available easily unless in promotion pathway or in specific targeted groups. But the email suggests will be more widely available and I’d like to see more about how that looks.
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£10 extra per season is not a big jump. Even more so when you take into account that the registration fee has remained static for over 20 years. Using the Bank of England's inflation calculator, £20 in 2006 would be over £35 now.
 
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ARF said:
£10 extra per season is not a big jump. Even more so when you take into account that the registration fee has remained static for over 20 years. Using the Bank of England's inflation calculator, £20 in 2006 would be over £35 now.
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Exactly that, it is like football fans complaining about season ticket rises when they haven't risen for 10 years. Looking at the leagues I have officiated on referee fees have all gone up by more than 50% over the past 20 years. Once has gone up by very close to 100% in that time, so on that basis a registration fee of £40 wouldn't be inappropriate.

£30 is still considerably less than one match fee, so I'm struggling to see any issue. Bear in mind that observers have to be registered as a referee and £30 is more than they will be paid for a game.
 
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