Dear Football Players,
II would like to take this opportunity to welcome you all to the 2010 Edition of the Spicy 7's in Phuket. For those that do not know me, I have been refereeing at the Thai7s since 2005 and have been coming back with referees ever since. This year Perry and I have brought with us some fresh recruits in the form of experienced referees from Singapore. We hope they will join us on many more occasions in the years to come.
It is great to meet up with so many people that I have met over the years as well making with friends with players from teams that have joined the tournament for. II wish all the participating teams the best of luck for the tournament and I hope you enjoy your time in Thailand.
To all of the Teams participating in the tournament for the first time I am sure you will enjoy your experience both on and off the field. Be sure to attend the tournament opening party and presentation nights, it's a great time to party and enjoy the fantastic nightlife of Phuket and to enjoy a fun weekend of football. I began refereeing in 1989 and have officiated in both Professional and Amateur Leagues across Australia, Europe and South East Asia with my highlight being given the opportunity to referee some of the biggest clubs in the world such as Liverpool, Glasgow Rangers, Ajax, PSV, Feyenoord. Currently I am based in Singapore I live, work and of course referee. I look forward to refereeing all of the participating teams and enjoying a few quiet drinks with you all (send me home if I am partying too hard on the Friday or Saturday Nights as I am sure Tim and Alain will agree).
All the best,
Brad Sargent

Dear Soccer Players,
I started my refereeing career in 2000 officiating school, government, national football league, futsal, beach soccer and women's leagues in Singapore. I have been fortunate enough to officiate at higher levels. In 2008 I was promoted and I am now officiating 2nd highest league in Singapore. I was also appointed as an assistant referee in AFC (Asian Football Confederation) U-17 final played between Thailand and Iran.
This year I'm very fortunate to be promoted and I'm going to officiate the highest league in Singapore. This will be my 5th Thai 7s tournament. My friend Brad invited me to come officiate at Phuket 7's in 2007 where I met Tim and Alain.
I enjoyed myself so much that I have returned to Bangkok 7s and Phuket 7s in 2008 and in 2009 for the 3rd time, after the Phuket Spicy 7s in last February. I really enjoy these tournaments as they are very competitive but at the same time friendly as everybody is here to enjoy the weekend of football and the tournament's social activities. It is fantastic to see many familiar faces and teams as well as meeting 1st timers and making new friendships. I hope that everyone will have a good time and wish you all the best of luck. This year, i have actually brought along a female referee from Singapore, to have a change and encourage more woman teams to participate at the Thai Soccer 7s.
Regards,
Perry Yam

Hi everyone, I'm very fortunate to have been invited to this prestigous tournament in phuket. I was introduce to come Thailand and officiate this tournament. I was told that its going to be a very good tournament with teams coming from Japan, Singapore, Germany, France, Thailand, UK, Malaysia and many more. I'm from Singapore, I have been a referee for 5 yrs and have officiated games like my local 2nd highest league, National league, Asian Youth Games, Lion City Cup, S league Friendly and International friendly. I'm sure that my time here will surely be put to good use in knowing more friends and get more exposures. I will enjoy myself and hope you guys will have a banging good time.
Mervyn

Hi everyone, greetings from Singapore.
I'm Rohaidah a female referee in a man's world game. I being refereeing 6 yrs ago, and i love every bit of it. I'm interest to learn more about the rules and regulations about soccer, to play better. But ended up, loving the job. Refereeing has changed me into a more committed, disciplined and brave person to face up to new challenges. My aims whenever i do games is to try my best to prevent the players from repeating their fouls or misconducts.
Experiences: National Football League Division 2 & 3, COE Under-16 boys, Women's Premier League and Youth League, Inter-JC League (Men & Women), Prime League, S-League, Vietnam Under-13 Girls Festival 2008.
Rohaidah