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I would be interested to see what would happen if all the SG 1 & SG2 referees went on strike for 2 weeks.... Would they promote other referees to do the matches? We saw in the NFL when their officials went on strike and they used less experienced officials, it was a disaster. What would the...

Well, we have hit the crisis point. Now time for the Turkish FA to lead. The only acceptable punishment for him is a lifetime football ban..... At grassroots football, they would get a lifetime ban, so why no different here. Should the club be charged for the action of an idiot, not sure...

Only for him to be removed. technically, it should be the Home club officials who remove him, but if the Away Team are willing to help then let them. Your obligations is to ensure the U13's players are safe.

I was a 4O in the 1990's at York (then in the FL). The report time was 12.00 for a 3.00 kick off and was explained to me as such. If you plan to get their 3 hours before and their is a traffic issue of 60 mins; you will still be there 2 hours before, plenty of time for all pre match routines as...

Agreed, a stadium whistle for grassroots football is not good.

Simple RC for this comment.

When they get a qualified referee, they will be for a shock. I had a county cup match once, where one team was in a league that barely had any referees and the had them weekly. I think they realised after the 4 caution in the first 25 mins they could bully their way to victory this week. They...

Firstly, either option would be supported by an observer; so I won't worry too much about it. The important would be to take action. On a different point, too much talking can result in problems. If you keep saying things like "No pushing" have you made a decision or giving advice; it can be...

That is the concern of the club, not the referee. Don’t let this issue stop you doing the disclipinary matters required

👍 The club will get the fine for the YC and a misconduct report for the false name, when they can't agree with the players registered. This is one of the types of misconduct report which can lead to a points deductions (under the new rules). Also, clubs don't tend to suffer the fine for a...

As others have said, you should have 2nd YC him and then RC him. If his attitude results in abandonment, then it is his fault / clubs fault for not keeping control of their youth team coaches. I would also look at allowing the game to continue, where possible but after the sanctions have been...

Only 7, but what do I know about football being an observer 😩

I am afraid that this is "last shot" from the committee in trying to control misconduct. I bet the majority of grassroots league committee are run by people well over 60, and they are getting issues they don't / can't deal with. These people will be resigning, but who to replace them with...

One of the largest youth leagues in the country has today put the following statement out to all member clubs. Will this make any difference, given the other warnings coming out of County FA's. Kid's football no longer looks like fun, just a place for idiots to come and have a argument on a...

Lots to think over, but on this one point: when the shout happened, did you deem the ball in play? If so, then its a YC and the IDFK would be from the position of the player; if not, then it is a YC and the original FK is re-taken. Normally, I would advise that the ball was not in play and...

I would go one further - make the EPL managers in charge of VAR. So for Liverpool v Man U make Arteta the VAR. Lets see ow good he actually is and unbiased he can be 😄

Back to the original point of this thread:facepalm: @Ak47556 - how did it go?

You check with your RDO

I know I am late to this thread, but I still haven't worked out if it a penalty or not... One angle, it shows the Wolves player kicking the bottom of the new players foot, another shows the New player falling into the challenge. In the RWC, we would have heard the referees explanation of the...

Something similar I recommend when I am observing. Move towards the potential flashpoint, and shout " I'm watching and the watch is stopped. be sensible". Just your presence tends to calm stupidity down.