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Oh ******** to that. Why would you send a bloke off for swearing at another player? It's unsporting - the very definition of it - nothing more

Erm, I'm a teeny tiny bit confused here?

I still wouldn't bin him for a bit of swearing at the opposition.

Sod that. A team are celebrating unnecessarily, I'll give them a warning. They keep going, I'll book someoneone for delaying the restart. I'm not going to go and start the game without the sodding GK in goal. I'd rather card if necessary, and stop my watch if not. It's a recipe for losing any...

I woudln't send him off... I'd book him for USB, but giving another player the finger isn't a red. Otherwise I'd be sending people off for telling anothe player to eff off. Tell it to me and that's a whole other matter.

Is there actually a law regarding metal studs while we're on this? You know, rugby style? And if you saw a player wearing them, what would you do?

Not quite. If the misconduct occurs off the pitch during play, but involves a player or substitute from the game then it's cards (unless it is sufficient for abandonment). If a misconduct occurs on the pitch following the final whistle by a player or substitute it is cards. If a misconduct...

I was running the line for a County Senior Cup QF in the last minute, and the keeper goes forward for a corner in the last minute. Ball breaks, and it's 2 v 1. Striker 1 one plays it forward to striker 2, my flag stays down. I've forgotten that the goalkeepr has gone forward, and that he isn't...

Like the Sakho 'offiside' the other week, this is another example of a technically correct decision that everybody will see has litte or no common sense. I change of the rules, methinks.

Youtube link. I think the keeper was lucky - it should have stood. I can see the reasoning behind the YC, but the keeper has the whole penalty area to kick from.

One of the teams I was refereeing yesterday ran out of subs. Player injures hisback, and just wanders about the center of the pitch for the rest of the game (he can't run, his backhurts too much). Not my problem, so I leave him to it (actually I make fun of him mercilessly. We have a good laugh...

Have a chat with the referee coordinatorat the academy. Use that precise example - explain to him that in any OA/non-age-group that is dissent and a yellow card - and in fact by that point in an OA match the player would already have been booked, but that you held back for the no-cards reason...

If a white player imitates the accent of a West African/Afro-Caribean/Chinese/insert-non-white-ethnicity-with-specific-accent-here you would interpret it as a racist act, would you not? Thus imitating a French accent, a Russian accent is also a racist act. Imitating a regional accent isn't...

Firstly, I'm terribly sorry to hear that and I hope you are OK. I have been assaultedtwice - once was a push, nothing much, and discussed on here. Three years ago I was headbutted by a player as I dismissed him (for calling me a c*nt after an offside call went against him). Similarly, I called...

It's an obvious goalscoring opportunity. It is an opportunity. The keeper could **** it up. Red card.

Ah, yes, definite second yellow that!

Sodding throw ins after half time. Also, when you pre-empt the bloke who's been whinging all game with a 'No foul' call, and they turn and go 'I know, I wasn't appealing.' But you were for the rest of the sodding game.

What did Costa do that was worth a red @deusex ? Luiz should have gone for the elbow, Ibra a yellow. Good refereeing for the Luiz Yellow for simulation (claiming a headbutt). But in what was an incredibly difficult game (shocking from both teams) the ref was decent

@deusex Are you, perchance, a Man Utd fan? :D I'm intrigued: my father (who also supports the same team as me) often argues with me over my not favouring us when I watch a game. It seems here that @deusex isn't looking past his personal bias - do others find that they can't, or that the ref...

What Yacinho said, really.