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Possibly, although they would not necessarily know that the home team goalkeeper would be in yellow. The fact remains that at team sheet time or at the pre-match inspection the match officials should have noticed, and dealt with it.

EFL Rules include: The Away team will, not less than 7 days before the scheduled match, submit to The League, Match Referee and their opponents the details of the colours of shirts, shorts and socks of all Players. In the event that The League requires either Club (Away or Home) make...

The answer to your last question is that "Adopting an aggressive attitude" may be towards a match official or to a player or other participant, whereas "Dissent" involves a player showing disagreement with a match official over a decision. Not an important differentiation in the top leagues...

So here is the rest of the FA statement for your consideration: SUCCESSFUL DECEPTION OF A MATCH OFFICIAL "The FA can take retrospective disciplinary action in situations where a match official may have been deceived. This process is not for debatable decisions, but only where there is...

FA guidance to the media this season just stated: RETROSPECTIVE ACTION The FA can take retrospective disciplinary action if video evidence clearly shows that a player has committed a dismissal offence that wasn’t seen by the match officials or reviewed by VAR. Typical Process: • The FA can...

If you search for The FA Briefing Club Assistants, you will find a helpful guide. You will need to adjust the wording to your own style, as the document is too formal. You will need to know whether Club Assistants in your area are asked to signal for offside offences, or just ball out of play...

All good stuff, @RunningTheLine, although unlikely that our recently qualified colleague will have the benefit of qualified neutral assistants just yet. With club AR's, it is good practice to brief both together, make the point that you appreciate them helping as part of your team, then check...

Watch the right arm of the Arsenal player immediately before he falls. Soft, but a push (with no attempt to win the ball as another clue)

Look for the push well before the ball arrives = free kick.

"Aggressive Attitude" (AA) - for the benefit of those outside England - is a caution code which is part of USB, so the offence would be USB and the report would specify AA.

The reason for stopping play is the dissent, which is an offence, so the restart is from the point where the dissent occurred. To put this into context, if play is in the home penalty area and you see a home player punch an opponent in the centre circle, the restart is in the centre circle.

I don't think I missed anything from your post. If the offence which resulted in a penalty award was inside the area, a challenge for the ball, and a DOGSO, why did you not caution the offender? I mentioned four players based on your wording: "At one point had three players and the captain in...

Before you go to the Iber Cup, @norfolkref, you MUST study the laws and consider your application of them, as all the other referees there will expect that of you (and of all officials) as an absolute minimum. Reading through your review of the weekend, the following are worth revisiting: You...

Plenty for you to consider, @easytiger. Among the main options, consider a while in a less fractious environment (e.g. the older youth football teams where there are no parents watching, or Academy football if available near you, or women's football, or college/University football, etc.) and...

I think that as a comparatively new referee on your local scene, players/ club officials will be trying to gain advantage by "trying it on". Whenever I moved to a new area and refereed teams that were new to me, I made it clear to coaches before the game ("You do your job today, please, and let...

Just so it's clear, were the RDO/RA/Local FA aware of the issue? Did you advise your RDO? Discipline in some counties is now handled by an external agency, so they may have failed to advise the RDO. Did you contact your local RA Secretary? County FA won't do so as they won't know whether you...

I never offer opinions in debates of that nature on this forum, as there seems little point in doing so. On this rare occasion I did become involved, to encourage members to look at the position of the referee (and therefore her viewing angle) and an element of possible contact, rather than...

Everyone has entitlement to an opinion. If you read my post again, I did not state mine. If you watch again with my comments in your head, you will find that what I have written is true.

The defender's trailing leg was very close to the attacker's leg, which may have resulted in the penalty award. The referee was well placed to judge.

1. If playing advantage, make it clear (arms and voice) 2. Risky offering a choice of restarts to a team. Decide what to give, and if awarding the free kick (which you should do, based on the description) call "No advantage, we'll have the free kick" Well done for seeking views here.