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Did they offer any obvious reasoning for it: long ball specialist, particularly tall attackers or Roberto Carlos type striker of the ball?

But you wouldn't play an advantage if you were about to issue a second yellow unless the ball was literally about to be slid into the net...at which point the player about to be carded wouldn't have a chance anyway - any advantage would need to be that obvious a goal scoring opportunity.

Why are you holding a chip pan? Was it like a family fortunes type prize?

Don't worry about it. The day we agree is the day I realise I'm obviosuly wrong.

To clarify: the case was an injury to a player, the claimant alledging the surface was unfit to play? Do you know the end result?

And believe it or not you've actually hit the nail on the head there... 'I'm not an expert on grass or ice physics' So you are expected to make a gut decision based on your limited knowledge of icy football pitches. Should a player be injured (even discounting Law 5) the complainant would need...

Brilliant :D

You can wear glasses and referee, but it will cause you lots of problems, both from a dissent and practical point of view. (no pun intended :)) My eyesight is not particularly bad in strength terms (so I'm told), but I'm blind without glasses or contacts. Contacts make life so much easier all...

Sounds like a mentor is needed. You sound like the right man for the job with positivity and constructive criticism. Give him a call :)

I thought the first was perhaps a tad of nerves: unusual for him. He knew it instantly and we've all been there. That said it was made to look worse by the fact the United players all stopped on blow of the whistle and both Palace players carried on. As said before if the first hasn't happened...

Strike 'parents' in my leagues mate. Not only do I only do OA, most of them have debatable parentage anyway. :D

Or gone out as a different person completely and waited for the complaint. "We'd like to complain about the ref you sent us last week, he was sh!te" 'Actually that was me' "Oh, errrr, ummmm....bye..."

It got better after that. In episode 2 Chantelle nicked some Lonsdale trainers from Sports Direct. They tracked her down after working out she had a limp from nicking one size 4 and one 10 1/2. :D

Not mine, but I have heard a story many times from a senior colleague about a funny one... He was about 10 minutes from the end of a game, losing team are 5-0 down he brings a player in for a word after a poor challenge, player clearly frustrated. As the player gets his warning he pipes up...

Gotcha. That makes sense. He's not calling you a scumbag. He just thinks he's DCI Burnside.

Towards the end of the season I had a similar experience. Did a league game between the bottom two teams and issued 9 cautions, 8 for dissent. Monday morning I get a phone call from the refs sec. "I've had one of the teams on from yesterday moaning you were too card happy, issued 9 cautions...

So, to clarify, in the OP you state the injured party 'will be making a claim'. Against whom and on what grounds?

As you would say: THIS. This is entirely my point previously.

No. That's not what it said is it? If that's the best you've got then bore off.

Of course it does. If you sign up to play by the LOTG you are bound by the rules as issued by FIFA in their entirety. That includes law 5. These aren't just local competition rules, made up by a bloke down the pub and written on a fag packet, these are the guidelines used to facilitate a...