Recent content by Craig Evans

6 I'd send the defending play off and restart with the corner, I'm sure they'd be screams for the penalty though!

What I do is I write down the initials of each player into my wallet - this saves writing all there names. Then they're left in my bag. This is interesting too because I had a game once where a team wanted to make a sub - on comes player and I ask, "number and your initials please fella?" He...

No, even if they did; they shouldn't. Pre-match the captains and a club official are invited into the officials changing room to change over team sheets etc.. Coaches, players and anybody else are not allowed in the changing room without the permission of the referee.

In my note book I enter the players initials before the game. 80th min red team wanted to make a sub, player comes upto me and says "number 14 ref" I ask whats your initials player? He looks blank, turns around to coach and shouts, "hey, what's Jack's last name?" Hahaha! Coach puts head in hands...

Agree 100% with the above post - stay away from the dressing rooms, after playing myself there's alot of 'banter' and words being slung all over the place which could be mistakenly perceived as offinabus. If you enter their territory they would feel comfortable and brave enough to attempt some...

This seems one of those incidents where you have to be there to see it - personally; from your description they sound like very poor level players.

I'm ever so concerned that the FA would appoint a cup final to someone with so little; well actually no experience in OA football!? However, by the sounds of it you managed the game very well - very much a deserved red card. Well done!

There is a big difference in advising and instructing; especially when it's to prevent the stoppage of a game. Like like when I instruct players at corners to keep "arms away", or at FK's when I instruct the wall to "keep yours hands either infront or behind you". Communication is so important...

I would have let play continue; the defending player has to play a deliberate pass to the keeper. If the keeper has suddenly rushed from his goal to collect the ball then I doubt it was a deliberate pass. What I do; and this situation may have helped - I will shout "okay keeper" or "kick it...

It surprises me that nobody has mentioned that a player is not required to leave the field if the injury was the result of a yellow card challenge.. That's what I always thought? Has this changed?

Ha! This thread is going seriously off topic

I've seen girls at the 'Discotheque' wearing pretty similar outufts! Ha! I work in a very male dominated environment (train driver) so maybe I'm just a little institutionalised. There's a few females but they very much hold their own in terms of the 'B word' (banter). I'd like to know if this...

Wow! In fairness she is absolutely stunning!! I don't think it's sexual harassment at all; if he'd slapped her arse or groped her then of course but, being called a hot chick is surely a complement. If she was my AR I'd have to be extremely professional, but of course I'd fancy the pants off her!

Hi, I'm off to Portugal at the end of May to officiate at the above tournament; any other referees on here going this year?

Yes pal, once you've gone and done the cal back session too. They forgot to send my certificate out but you should receive that and your 3 lions badge. I had to contact the Referee Development Officer to send mine out. Congrats for making level 7, have a good summer.