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I once reffed a game where an old fella was hit in the face with a ball and we took a min to make sure he was okay as it was a grandad of one of the players.

I would've done the exact same thing mate. It's obviously an accident and it's happened to a "spectator" but at the same time it's a concern to one of the players on the pitch wih the person concerned being a small child. It sounds like the other players understood what was going on too so it...

That's how I usually start my conversations with annoying parents or coaches... "You're starting to do my head in now - so I would suggest you stop doing/saying X"

My general concencus is, if its not swearing stay out of it... This is why I usually avoid u8-u11 because situations like this occur and I simply don't know when it's appropriate to intervene.

I love when someone gets shot down like that... Happened to me before during a U12's game - one parent from away was constantly complaining about offside - EVERY single time the ball went to a home striker he was offside according to her. My tolerance level had been reached after a home player...

If you had of abandoned, no one would have blamed you. The fact you didn't, shows a bit of character perhaps ? You didn't let it affect you (or at least showed on the surface that it did) and finished the game ! Before anyone fancies a climb on the high horse - I'm not advocating that you should...

My area is the same as @HertsFinest - the players know that it's guna be put in regardless of their whining... But I genuinely once got one dad saying (after I booked his son for dissent - after many warnings) "but ref he was supposed to go to the shop and buy GTA 5 after this and he can't...

It all just depends where you live... In Hartlepool, especially in theyouth leagues there tends to be one massive umbrella team like "st.francis" or "greatham" that then have loads of different age group teams from u6's-u21's (sometimes more than one age group team - e.g. Two u15 teams) and they...

Well said @HertsFinest ! It's what I was trying to say but you said it 10x better haha. Also you haven't left yourself open to the morality police, who are a mounted police unit on high horses, who operate on here - well done !

Take a frigin' chill pill @Brian Hamilton !!!!!! All I'm saying is there's a certain satisfaction in justice being done. If you got your jaw broke on a night out by some lad for no reason, would you not feel satisfied if they went to jail ? I'm aware there was no physical harm done to paul...

Let us know what the action is by the FA. It sounds sadistic, but I love hearing about teams getting folded because they can't afford to pay the misconduct fines.

@mikedn that's exactly what I would have done as well..., running away would be like admitting defeat I'm actually really happy you stood you're ground But yes, report every single detail to the FA and it sounds like you have witnesses to everything ! I literally cannot pick out a single thing...

Just don't make a rob for your back, if the team has scored, but it's dissalowed for whatever reason, blow for the free kick, but make sure the other team know before you allow it to be taken... Even if the team score and it's a legitimate goal, don't allow the k.o untill the other team are...

At the same time though, I reffed a game last season blues v yellows - blues winning 11-0 with 10 mins to go... Player goes down injured and as he's being sorted the HOME manager said he was happy to call it a day because it was getting embarrassing. The away manager over heard and agreed. So I...

You can't MAKE people play football but if you really wanted to you could report it to the legue... I'm on the fence with this one because in theory two teams: one who needs to at least draw to get promoted and another who needs a draw to stay up, could play each other and do exactly what those...

My response at things like that is to not look over at the person who shouted but but shake my head slowly like I would if I heard some terrible news...

If you blew for an indirect free kick then fair enough, I can't see the assessor being bothered. Usually you'll spot the passback straight away and give it... My scenario was that you're a bit late to spot it and by the time you've realised he's released the ball and the attacker is on it before...

Yeah if that situation had of occurred I would have allowed the goal, it's just nice to know you wouldn't be the only one haha !

I've had occasions where the offside player has interfered, the linesman has raised his flag but before I see the flag the attacker has lost it and the defending team break away, so I've played advantage and acknowledged the linesmans flag with a thumbs up or something. But with regards to the...

In my u14s semi-final yesterday there was a blatant back pass. The Keeper realised and tried to drop the ball before I noticed.... I noticed ! But this got me thinking, if say the same situation occurred, the keeper picks up a back pass, and before you can blow your whistle he drops it; the...