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Well we clearly share a different view - your vote is clearly NO, my vote is clearly YES (even if it was a voluntary trial, even buy your own if you want one) I’m in a fortunate position I can afford a CAM, often don’t take match fee from local youth team(s) - so I would be willing to sponsor a...

“Routinely assaulted” - of course we don’t have any hard evidence to know if that number would go down if the cameras were removed - but my best guess is that cameras would already be removed if police thought they could protect themselves better - so this is a very thin argument to put up...

Well it would be stupid to suggest that it offers ABSOLUTE physical protection … one would assume that’s obvious 😣 But, imho, it can offer protection at two levels - deterring a physical assault (hard evidence) and provides evidence that the assailant cannot claim provocation (eg he called me...

Ok - so why does “official capacity” deny right to protect yourself with a camera? Also any image taken a public place can be simply uploaded to something like twitter or Facebook - I’m not buying the data protection bit - I smell bull …

I see lots of questions raised about data protection GDPR etc - surely on a grassroots pitch (public space) this isn’t an issue - is it? After all, people all day, everyday take pictures and videos in a public space - or have I misunderstood something? I for one have no issues with wearing a...

Interesting / I wholeheartedly agree with you - I will try to ignore those (some on this forum) who beat the consistency drum,, as I believe each game stands on it’s own merits - sometimes I feel the less able(?) hide behind the “consistent” barrier as defence, rather than referee each game on...

Way back in the day, I attended a local RA meet at Bournemouth FC, when Dave Webb was the manager (said it was back in the day) - I asked him what part of teaching players the LOTG took in their training - his reply “none, that’s your job on a Saturday afternoon” - I don’t think much has changed...

That’s exactly as I think it should be … how do you square that with the “consistency” comments that I often see/read/hear …. If WE as a refereeing body are not consistent in our application of LOTG you make it harder for the next ref … and how you square that circle with your (in my opinion...

I see, hear & read (this forum) a lot about CONSISTENCY in decisions across referees (ie be consistent in application of LOTG as it makes it easier for the next referee)- and MATCH TEMPERATURE (ie “I judged that the temperature in the match made me take xxxxx decision”) There are many examples...

I don’t see any consistency of a “limp” throw - through ALL levels … in fact there were a couple of limp uns at Spurs recently- one actually got pulled up - another game “crack on” …

So forget throw and just hold above head and drop? That would look very ugly and I’m sure get scream of “foul thrown ref” …

You are totally missing my point and making up your own point - and you guys talk about not making things up - it’s beyond belief / try reading AND understanding my understanding response I hope you referee with more vision than you are showing here … thanks for your time anyway … it’s been...

They are a rare at grassroots - and some live in la la land where everybody knows the LOTG - coaches, players, spectators and there is no place for Law 18 - no wonder so many young referees leave the game - they are taught to rigidly apply with little elbow room for common sense - and the only...

Even the ones who are having their first season 🤔

😂😂😂😂😂 😂😂😂😂 that says nothing and everything- if you are going to ignore then by definition you are making up your own rules … cake and eat it mate … not possible …

Ok - I get it … it’s much better and superior refereeing to rigidly apply the LOTG (apart from Prem … special dispensation because they are high-profile … every week there is diregard for “playing by the book” - I’m sure nobody can possibly argue that). So if we are SO “rigid” why do some refs...

“natural shout” from a 10 year old v 30-year-old experienced pro - I’m not convinced they are the same - just when I see two 10-year-olds squaring up to each other - who have much less emotional control than their 30-year-old Dads - are you seriously suggesting we treat them both the same? I’m...

I see few referees applying ABSOLUTE according to LOTG - in a Sunday morning park game there would often be no players left on the pitch - maybe sometimes referees should look at themselves and ask “what is really my role here” - to apply the law down to the last nut and bolt or allow the match...

We are back to the craft of mind reading (I missed that on my referee course), if you are going to make a choice between deliberate and not-deliberate … I guess that’s why the word deliberately is not used Referees decision … you don’t need rafts of documents or dictionary interpretations to...

I don’t think LOTG, or advice to officials, says that a way of getting the players to play in the spirit of the game, AT AN EARLY AGE, is right or wrong … but happy if you can point out the page that I’m missing this - and if you really think that something like this is going to cause a referee...