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45 minutes of the most tedious football I have ever seen, that aside, this is a refereeing discussion forum. Is Anthony Taylor really one of the best we’ve got? Pointing at your watch in lieu of a yellow card for delaying the restart isn’t “what football expects”, nor is it in the LOTG and...

This, to me, is the most accurate explanation for why you often get hit by the ball or end up in the way during youth football. Unless you're officiating at the highest levels of youth football, predicting where the ball will go is nearly impossible. Most youth teams lack a game plan, resulting...

Be interesting to see how the removal of throw ins, and headers for that matter, will impact player development. Going to be a big shock to the system when one year they are doing dribble ins and no headers, then suddenly the next year it's all in.

Cautions for feigning injury are already in the LOTG but it is probably up there as one of the hardest sells. Who would be the arbitrator for fines and suspensions? Sounds like a lot of effort for the referee to report and then for the league to manage. Love the idea... not sure of the...

Maybe I imagined it! Luckily I wasn't the one in the middle 🤣

Was halfway through this post and @Runner Ref put it far more eloquently than I could. All I would say is you are digging yourself a deep hole if you are going react to every comment (or comments like this). Over the period of 90 minutes, you are going to get all sorts of requests for foul...

Backpass? Yay or nay? Was a backpass for me as I felt it was enough of a deliberate play.

Which is what happened in the game I was watching But I could see this approach becoming a bit of a farce (And I recall when I was younger that a consecutive foul throw would be a free kick - not sure if this was a league rule or the LOTG have changed)

I've checked the LOTG but couldn't find a definitive answer to this situation nor did the refchat search function, need some clarification as I swear either I, or the referee I watched today, has 'made up a law'. If Blue team is penalised for a foul throw, and the Red team then commits a foul...

The boring answer? Warm-up clothing does exactly what it says on the label: it keeps your muscles warm and ready to perform. It’s probably more relevant for top level athletes, where match day ceremonial procedures could lead to them 'cooling down': warm-up, sit around in the changing room for...

Think it's really soft but it is the correct application of the law 🙄 A goalkeeper is considered to be in control of the ball with the hand(s) when: the ball is between the hands or between the hand and any surface(e.g. ground, own body) or by touching it with any part of the hands or arms...

Hate the stuff as well, but unfortunately, it seems like this is the direction we're heading in. I'm a big fan of the Dorking documentary (BoA), and they specifically blame the pitch for a significant number of their injuries. It's odd that we can call a game because it's too wet or windy and...

Just what the wonderful world of Google says (https://www.givemesport.com/football-teams-premier-league-referees-support/) Other sources back up that website.

I am so conflicted with this video! Probably more so because this club have started their own smear campaign against the ref on TikTok. Every ounce of my refereeing knowledge and every word in the LOTG is telling me to stop the game because it is most likely a head injury. But there is...

I don't think geography is a mitigating factor for outraged football fans. Wigan is much closer than say Northumberland (MO), Warwickshire (Attwell), Sheffield (Pawson) or Australia 🤣 As far as I understand, Peter Bankes, Michael Salisbury and Rob Jones aren't considered for Liverpool games...

Reminds me of the pitches I used to watch the old man playing on. Can still vividly hear the sound of players running through sticky mud Others might disagree but I am calling this off, regardless of it being a council or club pitch. That thing will be ruined after 45 minutes and will be...

Overturned... And second Kavanagh red card to be overturned in the space of 2 months.

At a time when confidence in match officials is at an all-time low (if that's even possible), the PGMOL has, in its infinite wisdom, chosen to appoint the following officials to what could be the biggest game of the season: Chris Kavanagh (Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester) Anthony Taylor...

This is a fact that is not spoken enough about! Those things can appear in the darkest of places.... 🤣 I also believe those rubber pellets could be the end of my marriage (and possibly many others), initially the missus thought we had mice in the house... now she just has a go at me for...

Apologies if I'm mistaken, but my understanding is that the 4O is there to step in for any officials in the event of an injury, in addition to their primary responsibilities. Fact checked my own ignorance Given that the Fourth Official is a qualified referee, should they not be receiving...