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If it's promotion to 6 or 5 it can't be before 30th April. Most CFAs will tell you within a week of that. Most of them don't use committees to decide promotions at that level any more, promotion is more or less automatic once the criteria are reached. Remember there's no marks.

Virtually everyone who works at my CFA is also a referee, including the CEO. They're actually pretty good.

The problem is that there is a dire shortage of coaches. I coach a U10 side and we could easily have two or even three teams at that age but there's no coaches. The absolute minimum qualification for coaching is being able to put on sessions which are safe and fun. And that is exactly what the...

I probably issue 4 or 5 a season. It's a very well run league with old clubs who have multiple teams and who take behaviour seriously. I briefly did a midweek league where I was issuing a red card every other game, including an abandonment when a player knocked my red card out of my hand. I...

I can't see a problem if it's a friendly and one of the clubs has requested it.

That must be a while ago. I did level one about 5 years ago and there was no mention of laws of the game. In fact there barely anything on football at all, it was all about 1) safety and 2) making it fun. Which I think is fine. I've just done the UEFA C coaching course and there's nothing in...

It stands for In Service Training. It's a day where you and a bunch of other refs get coached.

hah, that's brilliant

Always a first time I suppose.

I don't do this myself but I've seen a couple of refs say to the skippers at the coin toss, "If one of your players starts getting chirpy it's better for you and him if you speak to him before I do." That sounds sensible and usually gets a nod of approval from the captains.

It seems to be a sort of gentlemen's agreement that HMRC turn a blind eye to referee earnings. Strictly speaking it's taxable like any other earning. Your match fee is intended to cover your expenses. Of course since much of your outgoings are fixed (eg. kit) whether you end up with a profit...

If it bounced on the line then it was in play. In order to be off the FOP the whole ball must be the other side of the whole line.

If you've posted that you're not a referee on social media then it's in the public domain. FWIW I quite like having non-referees, especially players, take part in this forum. And I agree that you made a mistake and took your L like a man. I don't know why Rusty got so upset. Qualified referees...

So if a player is cautioned for excessive celebration of a goal and the goal is ruled out, does the caution get recinded?

I bought a set of these a few weeks ago: https://ljcrefereestore.my-online.store/Flags_Premier_Set/puQJB6_21952758.aspx Subsequently I was on the line and the ref had touchline flags so I was able to compare them. They are almost identical. If you removed the branding I don't think you'd be...

This happened in my game today. Attacker making progress towards the goal, defender chasing. Just outside the area there's a shoulder into the back which unbalances the attacker. I'm raising my whistle to my mouth, I'm not going to blow immediately in case the attacker rides the challenge and...

Footage of the incidents are here and here. I'm an Arsenal fan so I'm going to keep my own counsel for the moment.

On 7->6->5 games carry over indefinitely. The only exception is if you have a 12 month period without a game.

I doubt this because he would stop doing it (as indeed he should).

Arteta's antics are embarrassing (and I'm an Arsenal fan).