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Your not thinking right here.... Delay of the start of the match = fine for league Failure to have a captain's armband = fine for the league. Come on, think about why you are there = to make money for the league and FA 🤣

Don't caution anyone and don't allow goals to be scored. You don't need to write anything down if it is 0-0 ;):confused:

The FA are becoming more involved in the 5-4 process. Just found out there is a training course being run by the National FA (rather than the CFA's) for all 5-4 observers. The only change will be the more experienced observers used, thus maintaining standards (they think).

Middlesbrough use the North Riding RDO to organise its referees for matches. They tend to appoint to the CORE team. Best starting point is your CFA's RDO.

I would add Daniel Siebert of Germany into the mix given Germany are out and if Netherlands lose to Türkiye then Danny Makkelie is also available.

A lot less.likely now.

He was one of the favourites for the final or semi's, but not sure now. Taylor and Oliver will be coming home with the England win.

This has been a dream of some in the FA and CFA's for numerous years to improve the standard of refereeing,Ike doing a LOTG exam each year. Sounds brilliant, but.... It would necessitate the abolition of grassroots football on Saturday and Sundays, as they would have no referees. The dream...

Why, don't you want a challenging game!!!

unfortunately, the way the game is going any hand contact will be a free-kick; same as in hockey where any foot contact is a free-hit. I don't agree, but this is what TV and VAR are bring to the game.

There are no Step 5/6 clubs within 20 miles of York. We are in a NLS backspot. Other York City, the next highest club in the NLS is our step 7 league, which doesn't have NAR. The York Ref Sec is seeing some of his promotion candidates leaving and having less coverage on matches.

As the quality of assistants on L4 from the younger referees is terrible, this is needed. Some L4 will have done only 10-15 lines when they get L4 and therefore being AR on Step 3/4 matches and are quickly being found out and dropping the referee in it.

Yes, they have realised that a lot of L5 referees have got their doing little adult football (doing U19 mainly). These referees are underprepared for 5-4 promotion matches, thus wasting observer resources on candidates which won't make it, The 5 AR matches will be a challenge in some parts of...

Ex pro's wanting to be referees How many will stay and be interested after 18 months of it???? AND discuss

This, I think is great development. With National League (being a single division) and its standard, the ability to move referees between them with be great. No longer is there the huge step up from L2A to the National Group. also, with them being not Full time referees, gives greater clubs...

We had kick-ins in the 1990's in (I think) the equivalent of (what is now) the Step 3/4 for a couple of season, as a trial. Trial in Isthmian League Not a huge success, but throws from just inside the opposition half, became a huge punt into the box - and being a "throw-in", no offside; so the...

Yes, you did. For your knowledge, the CFA will contact the club with the fine and once they find out it is a false name (never assume it is), they will charge him / the club with a further offence - which produces a nice additional fine for them. If they want to be a plonker, they will pay for...

@mattg2492 - what a way to start your refereeing career. Sorry to hear about it, but you already have the "things can only get better" attitude. First thing I would do is to analyse your own performance and write it down. getting it on paper, does lead to to focus on where you can improve (and...

But the managers and fans would stop moaning about bad offside decisions…. They would just complain about bad football, which is the managers fault not the referees!!!

So, a novel approach - lets just abolish offside !!!! 🤯 🤯 🤯 🤯 🤯 Stops high line defending, thus creating more space for the midfield players. Stop VAR reviews Creates more attacking football, as the ball will be lumped into the opponents penalty area more. It would be a little like...