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I've seen a lot of tournaments asking for referees on Facebook ref groups, based on what I have seen, I would imagine if you offered your services to a club running a tournament they'd snap your hand off. I recall posts on here and also on Facebook about exercising caution around summer...

This discussion feels like a rollercoaster! 🎢 I completely agree that referees can't be considered volunteers. There's a valid argument to be made that they deserve higher pay. We all wish we were paid more for our work, but we live in a capitalist society where profit reigns supreme. Debating...

With the refereeing course fresh in my mind, we were told it's always left backs. Reason being, over time, you get used to the position of your AR and keeping them in your eyeline and where to look for offside calls. If your question is more related to whether CARs should be with their own...

Probably one of the most infruriating lines heard across the amateur game. I think the best advice I have read on here has always been; they have asked for a proper referee, don't be angry when the game is refereed properly. Despite the opinion of many clubs, a friendly does not give carte...

Thank you for your really kind post James 🤜 I will go a step further than this, I was basically told on the course that because of my age and because I wasn't associated with a club, I was on my own with finding qualifying games because the teenagers on my course (90% of participants) will be...

Having read several posts about giving up the whistle or reflecting on particularly challenging games, I wanted to share my experience from my first five games to offer a different perspective. While it’s essential to discuss the difficulties of refereeing and this forum is an amazing place to...

It’s understandable that you’re feeling raw and questioning if this is the right career choice for you. First and foremost, well done for getting through the game and having the courage to abandon during such a high-pressure situation. While it might not seem like it now, you'll likely learn...

And yet the powers that be (Premier League clubs) want VAR gone! Been done to death on the other thread so won't go into detail here, but imagine if that Soucek goal wasn't ruled out, Man City drew and Arsenal won and subsequently won the league. Or the Crewe penalty was allowed seeing them...

It happened... Nearly got through my qualifying games without one, but I gave out my first card, will I remember it forever? On reflection, didn't feel great giving an u12 a yellow card, but to say he earned it is an understatement. A fairly clumsy trip, followed by a fairly cynical trip to...

Good luck trying to sell a yellow card for simulation when the player was fouled The wisened members on here might be able to advise, but surely you can't award a foul and caution for simulation in the same incident, because one would contradict the other.

Seen week in, week out in the Premier League, Bruno Fernandes one of the regular offenders of simulation (or more accurately, simulation of injury), unfortunately it will always filter down into the amateur game... Its become part and parcel of our game and is probably even being "coached"...

The concerning thing is it is a C&O error, and the VAR have failed to overrule it. The media and football community harped on about "re-refereeing", at the moment, they can't even get the basics right, let alone re-refereeing or over refereeing. After Mike Dean's "mate" comments, situations...

Think it has been said in many different ways on this forum before. Whilst most would look at it and probably think it's completely harmless, in my opinion, as an official, we are already under intense scrutiny so I want to draw as little attention to myself as possible. This includes wearing...

Might raise some eyebrows, but i'm struggling for SFP here, I just think it's just a reckless foul with disregard to the danger to, or consequences for, an opponent and must be cautioned*, I don't think there's any force in the challenge, it's just a lazy leg, however, the concern is the height...

We could probably have this debate all night and not agree. In my opinion, the LOTG don't allow for it and "football doesn't expect" a red card simply because of the distance to goal, there is still 56 yards of football to be played. Watford fans may cry until the cows come home that it...

Absolutely each to their own, I referenced it as such, "a great proving ground for trainee referees", especially for those that may not have the playing experience, I think this can probably apply to younger trainee referees who may not have the confidence an adult would have going into games...

Because a red card would be incorrect in law due to the 4 considerations of DOGSO. I actually don't disagree with your devils advocate, because it is horrendously cynical and the Watford player is likely to go on and have a GSO, however, as others have pointed out, it doesn't tick the distance...

I got asked to do an U7s recently by a club I did a few games for previously, I turned it down. I genuinely don't understand why referees would want to ref/be appointed to anything less than 9v9, which at least is a close enough version of 11v11 with offside etc., especially when anything U9s...

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Made me chuckle after overhearing a 13 year old call me s*** after full time. The same 13 year old who couldn't comprehend getting booked for PI after 2 warnings for going off his feet in a careless manner. I actually tried my best to not have to book him with two very clear warnings but he...