Recent content by Monotone Whistle

I know a few of the guys gone from 2B-2A, and a decent number from 3-2B and while some of them are decent refs, there are inevitably some that game the system. My experience, and backed up from checking the MOAS appointments for some of the guys from my cohort, is that they all get the same...

This is a great discussion. For those at L5 who want to get to L4 and beyond, learning about club marks now is important. Happy at L5-7? Then club marks are largely irrelevant. One thing to mention is that club marks are 'double' if you like, so in the event of one team being unhappy as per...

Me too buddy. Well done.

Mine was 14:21, as was one of my county colleagues. They do drip feed out, if last year was anything to go by.

Yes

Yep just got mine. Best email ever...

You might find this is not the best time of year to try and get some, but if you wait until the off-season (usually June-July) quite a few used sets come up on eBay and here as referees retire, etc. A&H are currently out of stock as well, so any used sets will likely be expensive so probably...

I asked, the season finished end February so the details are all finalised.

I finished AA, so yes.

Very true, no point worrying about it unless you're AA/AB or thereabouts, but we have this discussion every year so for the benefit of the OP - no one really knows until those magical emails are sent in May.

Some say lots (more than last year), others say not many. Depends on where you are in the country and a number of other factors. You'll find out the facts in early May.

What's interesting with the handball is that is now sound like players can safely 'cover up' in the wall and get hit on the arm without it being handball. We are taught to instruct players to keep hands out of the way, but the clarity is now as long as they're not making themselves bigger...

That might an historic way of doing it, but the modern day reality is different. I've observed five 5-4 candidates this year and for three of these they had nothing to do, yet still got a strong mark from me. I'd like to think modern observers are fairer than maybe they were in the past, or...

But you can't claim tax relief up to 45p as it's not from employment. If you go down that route, you'll then be asked to declare the income from refereeing and get taxed on that. Currently refereeing up to Level 2B is considered voluntary work and referees are paid expenses only. HMRC have...

Clubs mark on more than just on the pitch matters, but also attitude, personality, etc. As Graeme says above, they also expect consistency even when it affects their own players. Any ref who is E for clubs is most likely annoying the clubs with their arrogance and lack of empathy amongst other...