Recent content by lincs22

You would still be able to punish for reckless challenges, it just means that careless challenges don't receive a yellow card. Holding the opponent, etc would still be a mandatory yellow,, so if the goal had seen scored in the Liverpool v City match recently, the offending Liverpool player...

Normally, they call off a couple of days before.

In the very old days (when I was refereeing), if you didn't get a match in your league (we were assigned to leagues rather than levels), you could only referee at local level. So, there are many stories of Football League referees turning out for a "Dog and Duck" match in a Saturday afternoon...

That's happens half the time. Players appeal hoping that you can't attend, so they get off on a technicality. So, they lose their appeal deposit (it's only money), get costs awarded against him and can get a larger fine. You know to chak it up to experience (And to nobble the ba****d next...

Send the video to the CFA, they maybe interested in social media content which alledges dissent to an official

Just watched the sending off of Lucas Paquetá, with 2 yellow cards. And then the sarcastic clapping off the decision. If this was a grassroots match, a second report would be going in and an extra ban issued. So, I hope the FA stand by their respect campaign and add another match to his...

I would be tempted to give the league an informal ring about what you saw. All it takes is one parent to complain, and he'll could open. And as you have posted the incident on here, somebody watching may be aware. I always say "information is power", so the more info the league has they can...

Since I started in 1980, computers were a future issue. Mobiles didn't even exist...and photocopies were rare Carbon paper for duplicates was required, but you had to do a third copy for you records, given the number of appeals you had. Full records of the offence had t be given - not just a...

The duty of care for ensuring the players are safe is with the team officials. They should not be allowing him to play if they are suitable, like the rest of their team kit.

Either decision works, but could you sell it? That is the question for your authority.

Enjoy, I don't think that you will need to worry to much about leniency. Just make sure you blow the whistle and make clear positive decisions. Your problems may come from the coaches, so aware of them and ensure you are in control of them.

I suspect that somebody knew he was a referee and asked him to do it. There is the question, why did he accept such a match after his previous experience (but that is not the problem). The lack of the experience meant he was scared to issue cards - a lack of training. In USA (I recall), you...

I used to call this approach "strangling the game", where every free-kick was given - no advantage. Free-kicks and throw-ins were blade of grass accurate. Once the players complained, it was if you want have a football match, play properly and I will allow.

While I agree VAR would have probably disallowed the goal for handball, the VAR would have given a penalty against the goalkeeper for the clear-out of the Grimsby centre-half. Overall, probable the same result.

In the olden days, the advice would have been to "hammer" the first 10/15 mins. If the players wanted to play football, them let them but if they wanted to be silly c*nts, then the yellows and reds follow. A bit old fashioned way if thinking. My advice would be very careful on apply advantage...