As we've reached that point in the year once again - has anyone appointed to do a BUCS Varsity fixture at all?
I'll be heading to Gloucester for a 10am Kickoff on Tuesday (means I've 6:50am train to get) for the Gloucester - Worcester game in our sport.
Was watching some game film in preparation for our College Season in a few weeks (plus I’m working in the booth for an NFL Academy game at Loughborough tomorrow) - and found this interesting bit from an XFL Broadcast - which showed how they review decisions.
A good little bit of learning on...
PSV v Ajax stopped for 15 minutes after drink thrown by fan
Groningen v Nijmegen called off in 18th minute on Saturday
Beer thrown from the crowd caused a 15-minute stoppage to PSV Eindhoven’s 3-0 home win over Ajax on Sunday – the second such incident of the weekend in the Dutch Eredivisie.
A...
Why have we allowed our top referee in the run up to the most important part of the season to fly halfway around the world on a non-UEFA appointment (Champions League, etc.) to appease some overpaid primadonna?
Lucky he didn’t go down injured or anything like that which would put him out of...
The Guardian cartoonist delves into the murky world of football’s laws, with the help of some condiments
https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2023/jan/24/david-squires-on-getting-to-the-bottom-of-football-offside-rule
Interesting highlights video here of two lower League sides in Norway playing a friendly where VAR was being tested.
https://fb.watch/ieOUQmLod4/
Key bit is from about 2:20 in with the goal - and the broadcast of the Referee side of the conversation at the check.
As someone in the main thread asked for one about the offside/no offside goal - here we go.
Based on what is decreed in Law as it stands - Goal or No Goal?
This year, VAR will be introduced in the Eliteserien. Head of Refereeing Terje Hauge believes that in a few years the referees and TV viewers will be able to gain an insight into the VAR decisions.
- Let's say that we look five years ahead, then I am convinced that one day it will come. Like in...
I've been using these handy little things for a good few years now in conjunction with my match record cards.
They clip onto a shirt pocket quite nicely - and are a good little space saver.
https://www.honigs-europe.com/f83.html
I have thought about buying a job lot (as they are normally...
FIFA have released the book of the 2023 FIFA International Refereeing Lists
https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/357d1bbadb3ef112/original/2023-FIFA-Refereeing-International-Lists.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3-A60cm7gNecw3VEutCchTHIHLAQ_Heihcv2FtHc_uLahlKu_UyvWv1Pg
I thought I might return in some capacity after a long time away (as I lost the URL to the forum ages ago :D )
I used to be active on some older forums years ago (going back to the mid-2000s)
I was a Referee in the FA system between 1995 (as a Class 3 - when we had the old system of...
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jan/04/assistant-referee-bhupinder-singh-gill-to-make-premier-league-history
Bhupinder Singh Gill says he hopes to “inspire the next generation” as he prepares to become the first Sikh-Punjabi to serve as an assistant referee at a Premier League match...
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