Recent content by David G

I have watched many times & in my world, he hasn’t made anything up. Yes, messy, yes could have been dealt differently, but made up, not for me.

Are you sure that there is zero evidence. Not for me, there is clear evidence, he is unsteady on his feet & not really sure what’s going on.

Well done George. A very good and constructive reply.

Firstly, always try to do your best. To make sure you arrive in very good time, that your kit including boots are gleaming (you only get one first impression) & be confident (without coming across as arrogant). Promotion from 7-6 is mostly about getting the basics right - so to ensure your...

Depends what level you are Observing at - but any level up to Level 4’s you just need to wear clothes to be warm in.

The ARs are letting themselves down by simply doing the bare minimum & imho don’t deserve to get a middle! Players, clubs & the Referee deserve for all officials to do their best. How would they feel if given a middle knowing that their ARs are not giving it their all (as they didn’t). It would...

To those who celebrate I would say poor professionalism.

You have some valid points, but from MR viewpoint he was not blatantly wrong with on field his throw in decision rather than from the comfort of an armchair!

Was he consistent within the game? - just saying! It’s impossible for every Referee to be consistent across the whole of the board because each game & circumstances are different, but they should be consistent with the game they have in front of them. However, I would accept that a mandatory...

That is mostly true, though one thing that can be said for teams on NLN & S, is that Home clubs are getting much better, not only with investing in the quality of their camera, but also with the position of the camera. So further back in the stand the camera is (so long as not too far back)...

To a large degree it is all about what happens in front of an AR & how they respond to it. It’s just one of those things when the system is largely evidenced based. Video reviews are only used on those L3’s or Specialist Assistants who operate on the National League & above, though the challenge...

And that is likely to be around where the average mark is (72.5).

I agree with you that Refereeing has probably never been more difficult. However, I think we should also be aware that whilst we would like to see SG2 Referees who have been promoted to hit the ground running at SG1, it is a massive jump - the biggest jump of all levels and by a massive amount...

It’s happened before (but the scrutiny was not so intense as it is now with Sky etc) & it will happen again at some point, but probably not for a long time at elite level because the PGMOL & the Referee(s) himself/themselves will put things in place for it not to happen.

They make mistakes because they are human & everything is relative. For example, a PL Referee can make a similar mistake as a L5, 4, 3, 2B, 2A & EFL/Select Group 2 Referee, but the pace of the game, the players, club reps, tv, 30,00-60,000 spectators places them under high level of scrutiny &...