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While there doesn't seem to be an explicit restriction, youth games won't help your promotion prospects very much as the levels of appointments are taken into account.

Nothing is being contradicted. You have focused on the second link in the email which is to IFAB's website, saying competitions have the option which is true in countries that do not require the protocol to be implemented. However the first link in the email is to The FA Refereeing Department's...

Smart tracksuits foster an undercurrent of familiarity between match officials and participants, formal wear fosters an undercurrent of difference. Anyone breaking dress code by wearing shorts etc needs to be robustly warned that it is not acceptable.

We have been told: Yes the Only the Captain Protocol is applicable across all competitions in England Breach is disciplined with a caution for dissent (including temporary dismissal at Step 5 and below) The protocol will be activated by telling the players, not by a gesture / signal

Based on this angle it looks like a deliberate follow through by the defender to bring down the attacker so I would say free kick and DOGSO.

I suspect it will turn up in the Laws for 2026-27 but for now it is too late to change the text so a 'clarification' is the only way to do it.

The hard work starts now is a phrase I have heard several times today, I'm ecstatic to have made it to L4 and can't wait for next season!

Thanks I can take it that what he said was in all likelihood relayed accurately, though it is still reasonable to consider he was probably subconsciously predisposed to not intervene on this given sending off a GK is one of the most impactful decisions to make.

Without the comms, we aren't sure whether Gillett was reasoning for not DOGSO or for not C&O.

This is a 'serious missed incident' case as the probable DOGSO offence was not spotted on field (free kick not awarded). Gillett seems to have applied the C&O bar when not required. It also suggests a flaw in the protocol because Gillett is refereeing the incident when really for any potential...

The FA needs to bring a Successful Deception case here! Has there been one in a match with VAR before?

RMTV's video is disgraceful and I'm glad the officials have had an opportunity to publicise what they are going through. Also, professing the 'freedom of expression' of its media outlet while labelling the officials' statements as 'unacceptable' 😂

0:26 - potential SFP - think it's a borderline rather than C&O 2:55 - missed incident, potential SFP - Collum sticks with decision despite successful appeal, personally I don't think the appeal should have been allowed as red is not an obvious error but would have preferred yellow with...

The attacker is challenging the GK for the ball, GK gets to it first and has the ball under control in their hands at the end of the challenge. It is a fairly textbook scenario one of the most common where an attacker will be penalised for this.

Don't think the attacker really knows what has happened as she was facing away from the keeper, so wouldn't read too much from her reaction.

I'm happy with the intervention as punching another player's head is nearly always going to be (at least) a careless foul. It can look softer when slowed down which it is the majority of the time in this footage. It clearly lands on the back of Williamson's skull not just the pony tail.

Hi Théo. Be wary of any visa restrictions because as far as I know you cannot accept payment for refereeing without a right to work in the UK. You may need to consult with a regulated immigration adviser about your plans.

We have had 3 (including yours) saying it is a caution and not SFP but none have explained why it is not SFP.

VAR should have intervened, it is a lunge that endangers the safety of the opponent.

There has to be excessive force or brutality (meaning savage, ruthless or deliberately violent). So you can justify it as a deliberately violent act for the GK to have kicked the attacker in these circumstances. The Laws say: Violent conduct is when a player uses or attempts to use excessive...