Recent content by Chris Crowe

26 Middles this season so far 1 Red and 6 yellow's all at Junior football Ages ranging from U11 to U15

I think you misunderstood and that is sometimes the trouble with trying to convey a message via a written format and usually things get missed, for the likes of abusive language then yes a card is to be produced for OFFINABUS, as I have with a player who said to me you are a smack head Referee...

Exactly the Prem league players show little respect for Ref's I personally think it's disgusting, I know if it was me Refereeing I would give a verbal warning in the outset and then I would not hesitate to produce a card if necessary.

During my days doing Coaching , I had an U16 player sent off after the game for calling the Referee a F------g w-------- , I told him straight you can't carry off like that and that he was out of order and would be fined and he should respect the Referee's decisions, his response was as simple...

I had an incident today with an AR who was coaching form the side, The game was an Under 11 game, the situation arose when his keeper was about to step outside the box with the ball in his hand he proceed to shout at him to stop where he was as he was trying to prevent his keeper giving a free...

Karl, wish you all the best it's great to see the younger generation with enthusiasm and passion, just wish I had taken up Refereeing sooner did coaching instead for 7 years so been on the other side as they say. Good Luck. My advice would be be honest, open and be fair., and most of all...

Just a quick one on the line markings, did you have an AR?

Agreed next time I will cancel earlier, howver both Teams were eager to play the game rather than have a back log of fixtures,likewise the players were up for playing , understandably the parents were a little less for it going ahead.

Hi All, well today was a bit of a waste, went to an Under 11 Game arrived an hour earlier than the due KO time as it was a frosty morning the ground was rock hard, but the sun was out and it was getting warmer agreed with the 2 managers that we would delay kick-off until 11.30am to give the...

This is one for the memory banks , very good advice!

Bonjour Guys, hope you enjoy the games you Referee and don not get to much abuse, all the best!

Really good article what surprised me was that 98 + per cent of decisions made by referee's in the premiership have been made correctly, I wonder what the percentage is a Grassroots football?

I think it should be 7 spectators winging! but in general great

Yes it was a straight red! and yes I did the caution form then the Dismissal form

Thanks I know how to fill the reports out, sorry probably didn't explain myself correctly. what I was trying to say was as the Red was a straight red incident "Serious foul play", should I have reported the yellow that the lad had in the first half, which I have now.