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Nobody here thinking Newcastle's fifth goal had a distinct offside odour? When Janmaat crosses the ball, Sissoko is in offside position, jumps for the ball, which he misses, whereupon Wijnaldum heads it in. My guess is that under the new interpretation the goal should have been disallowed. The...

Mr Lewis recently sent me a tweet to say that he is reproducing his book on Facebook. He's gone through the first five chapters so far. His account name is Gerrard Lewis, as might be expected. I'm not on Facebook myself, but I guess someone here is and will have a look and report back to us...

The issue of video refereeing was discussed as early as 2004 in Sharon Colwell's dissertation, which I've also posted on my blog: Sharon Colwell. At the bottom of this review there's a link to the dissertation. Upon opening, please browse to page 303 for an introduction and page 315 et seq. for...

CapnBloodbeard, would you mind adding your post to the comments section on my site? Jan values a healthy debate as much as anyone, and I'm sure he would appreciate your comments. Thank you.

I'm with David Sutton here. Not against technology as such but rather to help the referee in coming to a decision or, if necessary, reverse it, but technology should not take the place of the referee and thereby corrupt the basis of the game. A philosopher acquaintance of mine, also a keen...

Anyone know how to contact Dermot? Perhaps we can convince him to self-publish it...

It's the one thing I'm expert at: the history of the laws and of refereeing. Got a ton of books on the stuff. Most interesting!

No wonder it's so elusive! Shame really, I'd love to read another set of memoirs from that era. Thanks for taking the effort to find this thread on RTR (which I'm also a member of but don't visit as often).

Hello, Another rare book I've been trying to get my hands on for ages, unsuccessfully, is the autobiography of Dermot Gallagher, titled "Well Done! Dermot Gallagher!". It was published by Pennant Books in 2007 and has the following ISBN number: 9780955039430. If anyone on this forum has a copy...

[pedant mode on] Not quite. The referee came into play when the two partisan umpires could not agree on a call made by a player or players for a possible infringement. Initially, the issue was brought before a committee, which could therefore affect a match result after the match had been...

Thank you. I aim to inform :) There's also an interview with Fox 40 on my site: Fox40. Feel free to look around the rest of my site.

If they're Acme whistles, they should not have this failure. I cannot vouch for the quality of cheap Chinese fare. I had an interview a few years ago with Simon Topman, the CEO of Acme Whistles. Here's the link: Simon Topman. In it he explains the pea-getting-stuck issue. I've inherited my dad's...

Wrist lanyard, spare one (also on lanyard) in a pocket.

The sin bin is used over here (the Netherlands) in low-rung youth and over-18 divisions. For a specific set of fouls (including dissent), rather than issuing a yellow card, the referee can send the offender off the field for 10 mins. This has been in place for about three years now. I don't know...

Wow, so many views! Maybe we should all agree to disagree ;) There appear to be more advocates of a penalty (and sanction) than there are those championing giving the advantage. Both sides have advanced strong arguments and come up with compelling reasons why their views are valid. I've learned...

I wholeheartedly agree. If a player is determined enough to recover quickly, get his composure and aim for goal, it looks like there is a definite advantage. As a ref, you're then in a position to give that advantage, or not. That's entirely up to you. But once you give that advantage on the...

I've had mine for about 18 months now and have not needed a battery replacement yet. On occasion I see the 'Battery Low' icon flashing, but according to the manual Dan Spyer provided the link to, this is perfectly normal. If you're wary of replacing the battery yourself, you can print out the...

Hi, I posted another book review last week, this one about It's a Knockout! favourite ump Arthur Ellis. Hope you like it! Here's the link: Refereeing round the World

Doesn't matter whether you're being assessed or not. Just follow the rules. In youth matches in particular it is material that the players are educated as to the rules. But I always try to be nonchalant about it, saying something along the lines of "C'mon guys, you're U17s, not U7s, you should...

You reffing tomorrow? I got another U17 match. Looking forward to it!