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    What was that for ref?

    I think you should avoid sending a good message by referencing people with disabilities to make your point just to get a good laugh.
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    Despair

    2 more reasons why I despair about football and refereeing. As a favour I took on an OA match on Saturday after getting a call at 9.30PM Friday. I was reluctant as at the start of last season I made the decision to resign from officiating all adult football because of the lack of respect shown...
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    Hanging Up My Spurs

    Very interesting to read here about the trouble and strife for referees at friendlies. Sunday finally convinced me to resign from my OA leagues on Saturday and Sundays after 20 years. There was no violence which can often be the catalyst for a knee jerk resignation but I believe my personal...
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    The Own Goal To End All Own Goals

    Just saw this on the BBC website Bournemouth gifted comical own goal on USA pre-season tour :asshat: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36857987
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    Bit of a shocker this morning

    I took on board someone else's tip to be quite vocal/loud at the first few decisions whatever they might be so players get used to your voice and get to know that you are in charge. Seems to be working for me. I agree about not justifying your decisions, they never stop you to tell you what a...
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    Open Age The talk with the captains

    I speak to each team pre KO and say this part as I find captains never relay anything I say to them at the coin toss. I tell the Captains to lead by example.................. sometimes it works!
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    Advantage

    I try to always say I have seen it to stop them moaning about missing a foul, wait a split second, assess the situation, advantage play on if I believe there may be an advantage and finally I will always bring it back if the advantage does not accrue within a reasonable time frame.
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    Christmas Gifts

    No thank you because you should never go shopping after buying something in case you realise your mistake and are tempted to spend more ££££ ;)
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    Christmas Gifts

    New football boots. It is getting harder to find predominantly black ones. Asked for flags from my daughter but she thought that was too boring.
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    I keep forgetting ...

    On Sunday had a late challenge but played advantage. Probably 5 mins before the ball went out of play. I had completely lost track of who the offender was and it happened behind me with no chance of seeing a shirt number. I turned to the Captain and said your left back is going in the book ( the...
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    Resigning from refereeing

    I had to bite my tongue until it bled when I was called to an Appeal hearing. They do indeed agree what story to tell beforehand BUT in my case when cross examined one said something completely contrary to his mate so the panel sided with me.
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    Best complaints you've ever recieved from an aggrieved team...

    Half time, home team losing 3 nil. The manager says to his team, well we can't blame the ref this week. One of his players, no we can't but he's still sh**e.
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    Good match management or poor refereeing

    With Captains I remind them to set a good example, what I would like to add is that if the can't do that could they nominate someone else that bloody well can!
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    First 5 minutes of each half (throw-ins)

    Some of my lower division games I have to really look at which way a team is kicking as there is no clue in attack/defence. The GK socks is the point of reference!!!!!
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    First Time Ever......

    After 10+ years of refereeing I had a first ever incident....... Free kick, plays it short to a team mate who is not watching, as fk taker moves towards ball the other player starts to turn, taker seems to nudge other player out of the way and to my eye touches the ball a second time and...
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