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07-Aug-08 11:15 [Pay and Reward]
Scottish referees call off strike The Scottish Premier League (SPL) will not be delayed this weekend after the division's referees were given a £225 pay rise per game, it has emerged.
Strike action was threatened after members of the Senior Scottish Football Referees Association (SSFRA) were offered a pay rise of £25 per game, up to £600 from last season's match fee of £575.
After negotiations, the SPL and SSFRA agreed on a pay rise of 39 per cent at £800 a game, a figure that SSFRA members say is the rate in other European leagues such as in Holland and Belgium.
Retired referee Kenny Clark told BBC Radio 5 Live: "There are not any referees who will suggest they should get paid anything like what the players get.
"This is about giving some acknowledgement to the pressures they are under, and their families are under when it comes to media scrutiny."
The Irish Football League's referees also threatened to strike today, with officials wanting £120 per game instead of £70.
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