In Retirement
He later worked as a referees' assessor before, on 1 March 2004, he was appointed general manager of the Professional Game Match Officials Board, replacing Philip Don.
Hackett has also worked to promote knowledge of refereeing via several publications. He published his own book, Hackett's Law; a Referee's Notebook! in 1986. And he continued to provide the answers for cult classic cartoon quiz You Are The Ref, drawn by sports artist Paul Trevillion, which he has done since the 1970s - originally for Shoot magazine, and then for The Observer newspaper. He co-authored a book with Trevillion celebrating 50 years of the strip in December 2006. And from August 2008, The Observer's collection of You Are The Ref strips appeared online at guardian.co.uk.
In early 2007, Hackett also produced a DVD-ROM with Trevillion called Referee Academy, for use in the training of match officials, with sanction from the FA, the Football League and the Premier League. During the 2007-08 season, he also wrote a regular column in the matchday programme for Crystal Palace.
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