Recent content by LeonBradley

Thanks all for the advice, much appreciated. I used the "I know you aren't going to agree but I do expect you to accept" line and worked well. Also used "that's one too many sarcastic comments, anymore and it may be a caution". I think it's just going to be abit of trial and error....

Thanks Kes - I think that's part of the problem is that I'm finding it difficult to differentiate between persistent whinging/moaning and dissent. I'm constantly hearing comments from players such as "That's a sh*t decision ref", and "open your f*kin eyes ref", "good job he's not getting...

Hi All, Just wondered if some of you can share the techniques you use to deal with dissent throughout the match. I understand the Steps approach and it can work really well but for some reason my mind goes completely blank when calling a player in for a "chat". I've identified the dissent and...

Thank you all for the comments, much appreciated.

Hi All, Refereed my first game (post course) last week, it was a 60 minute vet game and actually felt it went quite well. The pace of the game was naturally slower so I didn't find it difficult keeping up to the game speed. I was happy with most of my decisions but found it extremely difficult...