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This isn't and shouldn't be used as a mitigation. SFP is the same in the Premier League as it is on the Hackney Marshes. Contact isn't required for it to be SFP

This seems to have really upset the football community (mainly Forest fans on Twitter / X) that a 4th official has made a decision I want to scream from the rooftops "They are an officiating team"

I'm less concerned about what the broadcasters think. What I am more concerned about is the lack of consistency in the application of DTR, without dragging up some skeletons, Declan Rice was sent off in the same game that Joao Pedro avoided a booking after kicking a ball a good 50 yards and...

Whilst the red cards for managers were probably both justified, it felt like a total loss of control by Jones at this point and the only way to try and get it back was to flash the cards.

Really wasn't a great 90 minutes for Rob Jones, as others have said, not sure how the elite referees are "allowed" or "get away" with all the things we are told not to do day one at ref school. He's made the decision that MGW has won the ball despite being a good 30-40 yards away ("be credible...

Applause all round if it is still being enforced come the 38th game of the season. Feels like we are in that phase of the season where everything is strictly enforced and then theres a slow deterioration over the season.

On the subject of advantage.... According to the mouthy bloke I reffed on Sunday "You can't call advantage and then stop the game just because the player loses the ball" Surprisingly, other players were quick to point out that is literally the definition of advantage.

A minute of absolute madness! For the QPR goal: Handball missed by the Sheff W defender on the line from the header? PIADM by the Sheff W defender on the floor? Handball by both Sheff W and QPR player shortly before it dropped and was scored? I am amazed the ref didn't blow the whistle during...

Especially at OA football Catching foul throws at youth football is important for development reasons but once at OA the throw needs to be horrific for it to be worth stopping the game for. You only need to look at the professional game to see that officials aren't bothered with foul throws in...

I'm trying to ask this as diplomatically as possible because it’s a genuine question. I received an email from a local club asking for referees to officiate their under-8s non-competitive games. My question is: What’s the point? I struggle to see how refereeing a game like this—especially one...

Looks like another decision that could split the forum 🤣 For what its worth, that's a stonewall penalty for me. The arm is neither in a natural position nor is it a movement that is suitable in the game situation. And whilst not an official benchmark despite being regularly used, I think...

Leave your cards at home 🤣 Probably worth spending some time studying the law amendments around headers and throw ins Defintely a good opportunity to think/practice positioning/signals on the pitch And ask the ref sec what they need in regards to reporting (score, cards) etc.

Bizarre game I watched the full 90 mins... admittedly through Guinness impacted eyes, but seemed a lot of yellow cards for very innocuous/nothing challenges/situations (and some stonewall yellows thrown in for good measure), but I wouldn't disagree with any of them. "Anthony, are you starting...

Except once we've addressed the more blatant and obvious instances of dissent, we can gradually lower the threshold to penalise subtler forms of dissent that fall in a grey area—those that are often overlooked or tolerated. The ultimate goal being to eliminate around 99% of dissent. I may not...

Going to lean on this post instead of starting a new one Looking to relocate to either Bristol / Newport, any idea of leagues round there?

Regarding the incident in the video, I might be showing my ignorance here, but what has the referee done wrong? Okay, maybe he’s a bit too involved with the injury but other than taking the ball off the players like a head teacher to prevent any jiggerypokery, I’m not sure what else he is...

After only refereeing Youth games last year, took the plunge and decided to referee Sunday mens this season. Well that was an experience 👀 If I'm being completely honest, I found this game to be quite challenging—not necessarily because of the refereeing itself (though I don’t think I was...

I have to go through this process 90% of the times I log in.

@JamesL apologies, I mean whole game, not full time

Has anyone found a workaround to having to complete the verification code everytime you log in to full time whole game? I would've thought once you have verified on a device or from an IP you wouldn't have do it, lo and behold everytime I log in I have to verify.