Recent content by Worthingwhistle

Had a player tell me he couldn't possibly be off side as he had his hands up, I didn't really know how to respond .....

Interested in other refs take on a situation I had in a game recently, White team playing two up front , number 10 is quite clearly playing at a much lower standard than his ability hes as quick as lighting very good on the ball and just head and shoulders above everybody on the pitch where as...

So the week starts as normal with an email with this weekends fixture, nice U16s on a local pitch 10.00 ko.Sunday afternoon family arrangements sorted. By Tuesday its postponed and replaced by a U13s with a 11.30 kickoff, so change to afternoon details ,U13s coach asks if ill do the match before...

I completely agree with every point raised in this discussion, but ultimately I believe the only people concerned about referee retention and treatment are Referees themselves, most clubs and players don't give a jot about the welfare or pressures put on officials ,more than once a manager has...

Hi, it seems that youth tournaments pay around £40 to £45 for the day some will offer food and drink ,but its usually a long old day so tend to be more popular with younger youth Referees than us old farts!!

Not a penalty for me ,I just think it’s not clear enough it’s almost as if you’ve really got to dissect it from every angle to justify a decision you’ve already made, the elbow looked clumsy and intentional therefore a straightforward red card for me

I've developed a "death stare" that I give any coach's or parents that are getting vocal and explain that there constant shouting may well lead to me being distracted and missing an advantage for their team 👍

You only have to look at the replies to that clip on Twitter to see where the problem lies, half (possibly more) think it's funny or in someway the referees fault for not being 100% perfect all the time, it's equally sad and sickening that this type of occurrence doesn't surprise any body who...

Thank you exactly what I was after, I was thinking along the same lines.

Yeah, Thursday evenings and or 1 at the weekend, beats going out for runs to maintain fitness (I hope) !!

Hi, I don’t normally bother with friendlies but as I’m not sure how much of a season there will be this year, I’ve offered my services to do 7 at the moment, they’re all OA games so how much should I charge ? Normal match fee (usually about £30 for the league the teams are in) or should I do it...

Most of the players I ref couldn't hit the side of a house!!

The only way to play it is hand ball is hand ball no matter if its intentional or not, doesn't matter if it works for or against the attacking/defending team, none of this unnatural body shape nonsense, if the ball hits the players arm it's a DFK end of story, but it will never be that simple...

Hi , I’ve been a stand in when needed ref for my sons team for the last ten years, but I’ve now taken the plunge to become a proper ref , had my first two of five trainee games yesterday , this is how it went ,please feel free to comment on anything good or bad you may think First game was a...