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It's an offence that you will never see given at the very top level of football.

I’ve asked a similar question before about a different area, but now it looks like that my relocation for work is confirmed as Gloucestershire (West) — possibly Cinderford, Newnham, or near the Wales border. (Keen to not referee in Wales as I will need permission to swap countries but mainly...

While I completely agree that personal responsibility plays a crucial role in learning and development, can you name another profession where someone receives just nine hours of training and is then expected to navigate their role independently? Even if we draw comparisons within our own...

I believe the entire forum resonates with this sentiment. Unfortunately, the course—and especially its duration—simply doesn’t accommodate for every possible scenario. I recently pointed out that sin bins, which are the FA's flagship tool for addressing referee abuse, aren’t included in the...

I’m not sure if you’re a player yourself, Marcus, but as I’ve developed as a referee, I often ask myself, “What would I want the referee to do if I were on the receiving end of a challenge—or in your case, violent conduct?” For instance, if someone punches me, I expect them to be sent off. Such...

While I believe this may hold true for certain counties, in Hertfordshire (and potentially others), the issue seems to stem not only from the availability of trainers but also from the overwhelming number of 13 to 16-year-olds on the courses. I’m unsure if they receive free or subsidised places...

Ref's call is the equivalent of umpires call in cricket... both are a bit of a cop out (in cricket it's because they allow for errors in the technology, in football it appears to allow for errors in referees) The issue for me is that ref's call is subjective and as @RefGod has quite rightly...

I'm confused, was his name on WGS or not? If the name is there then case closed - send through the caution. If the name isn't there then you may want to include an extraordinary report, as the name might be known to the league ad could be banned or other reasons. Pretty sure that's reported...

I was thinking it was more USB than SPA, it's an obvious shirt pull which has no place in the game.

Sean Dyche teams have been getting away with murder at corners for years! Glad to see one finally punished, sorry Toffee fans.

I hope you tell people you have refereed abroad 🤣

Newport (IOW)? Was it Red Funnel or Wightlink? 🤣

48% of people would disagree with you 😉 I think it’s a stretch to say it’s a problem that doesn’t exist. It’s a relatively new tactic that has come in but it will certainly become a problem when a player gets seriously injured when a stud from a size 13 goes through their face. I would put it...

What concerns me is that fact that the league publishes these videos suggests they are happy with his approach.

I saw this ref a few times on TikTok and I thought it was some kinda joke, only to stumble across a whole YouTube account of videos. North York Sports League YouTube Normally, I’m the first to defend a fellow referee or at least understand why they do the things they do, but without intending...

They did indeed, and my response was: "What do you want me to do? They haven't made contact with you, the challenge wasn't unfair and you have kept possession of the ball" They accepted the answer, but it didn't sit right with me because I do believe the attacker was disadvantaged by the...

We often use the phrase "attacking advantage" when discussing quickly taken free kicks and shouldn’t penalise a team that wants to go quickly. Ultimately, football is about scoring goals, and the laws of the game should eliminate anything that gives defenders an unfair advantage—just as they do...

Initially, I was going to argue that players under 13 generally don't go down injured to waste time or engage in gamesmanship (though it's not impossible). In most cases, if they’re on the ground, they’re likely hurt and would benefit from treatment. Forcing them to follow a procedure designed...

I don't disagree but... The ball is within playing distance (explicit in the LOTG) The defender chooses not to challenge for the ball (Not explicit in the LOTG) Impeding the progress of an opponent means moving into the opponent’s path to obstruct, block, slow down or force a change of...

I did think about including that aspect of it... How long is it until a 'draught excluder' gets a boot or a ball to the head, that may be what it takes to have it outlawed.