The 41^st annual Don Smith quiz will take place at the Kents Club, Tenby Drive, Luton on Thursday 7 January 2010 at 19:45.

Don was a Bedfordshire referee whose death at an early age was the start of a 40-year relationship between the South Beds Referees’ Association and the Smith family. Through his brother Brian, our league President, the Smith family remain keen supporters of the competition and Brian will be presenting the trophies to the victorious team on the night.

The competition is a fifty question football quiz between teams of three. There are four rounds of ten questions and a picture quiz with a buffet in the middle. The theme is ‘Back to School’ but more about that on the evening although Mick Ewen hopes it’s got something to do with blue knickers and gymslips.

There is no entry fee although the South Beds RA would like us to put our hands in our pockets for the raffle, the proceeds of which will go to the Imperial College Trust asthma research unit in memory of Carl Couzens.

Entry forms are not required but to help plan the evening’s buffet it would be good to know if you are planning to participate. Please email the names of your team and members to john.nettleton@ntlworld.com  

Entries have already been received from members of the league management and ASSMFLMO committees and referee assessors so gather together a couple of friends – even Eric Harrison has done that – for a worthwhile evening with our Bedfordshire colleagues and let’s make it a bumper event on 7 January with a bumper donation to the Imperial College Trust.

The register will be taken at 19:45 and the quiz will start promptly at 20:00 so be on time if you want to avoid detention.