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The 6 count can be your closed fist :)

not the same issue but i've reffed the football section of the club i play cricket for this season. i informed the secretary but there was no conflict of interest so i took the game and it was an easy one. i actually find i get a little more respect from people who know who i am or have at...

if i recall correctly, it's actually at the referee's discretion whether he asks his NARs to run "left wings" or "right wings"

i'm sure we have plenty of Liverpool fans but i'm not one of them. explain to me how Skrtel's action causes Carroll to slap Mignolet? he's jumping towards the keeper and leading with his arm before Skrtel gets anywhere near him.

absolute nonsense. Skrtel clearly tries to block Carroll off, but is unsuccessful. Skrtel's actions don't cause Carroll's arm to contact Mignolet's face and arm.

How anyone can say that Carroll didn't foul Mignolet is absolutely beyond me. as for the penalty, i've "seen them given". as a goalkeeper i'd hope that the contact i made with the ball would go in my favour. however if you watch the video Adrian makes a grab for Flanagan's legs with his left...

in fairness the two that i've spotted in this thread - Joshua and Matthew - both have ratios of less than one card per match

while i agree with what matty says, if a player is lowering his head to the ball then he is running the risk of being caught with a boot. it depends on the situation.

congrats David!

Not a lot he could say to that! He also started down the road of "i've been playing football for a long time" to which i replied "i played Welsh League for ten years, so let's not go down that road shall we?" ;)

Funnily enough I recalled this thread on the weekend. I had already booked Maroon 6 for a reckless tackle, and warned him when committing a careless foul that he was on his final warning. He then went down easily in the corner with his team winning 4-3 in the final minutes of the game, and I...

Saturday my scheduled game was off, so i ended up reffing Maroon again. I had the same issue with their captain complaining about "late" challenges. I did point out to him that if it wasn't late it probably wasn't a foul. We had a discussion after the match because he felt that his player had...

as a slight aside, i find there are times when it is more beneficial to have a quick word with a player as you're passing, rather than making a big show of calling him over. especially when you don't want to interrupt the flow of a game. the problem with calling a player over for a ceremonial...

i do agree with those saying that the application of Law can be deliberately overlooked at times. i think it's dependent on the level you're officiating at and therefore the expectations of the players. as i've mentioned before, i ref at such a low level that enforcing thingsa like the colour of...

my only comment would be that your write up in Application of Law was very good, yet you were only scored 3.5 out of 5. While you have got a good mark overall, it would be useful to understand what you would have needed to do in order to get the 5/5 in that section, especially as it's one of the...

Matty, exactly my thought process. Oliver, I would love to take that approach but unfortunately the guys I referee are not blessed with the intelligence to understand the careless/reckless continuum. late/bad was just easier.

i should have made it clear that i did give a DFK for this. i just wondered if anyone had a comment on the distinction between "bad" and "late"?

let's be clear; he didn't get the ball. it was late but not dangerous, maybe that would have been a better explanation

I was reffing a local derby - Green v Maroon on Saturday when a Green player stretched to tackle his opponent on the halfway line near the touchline. The Maroon player nicked the ball away from him a split second before contact, and went down under the challenge. No studs showing, not high, just...

participation. that's what junior/youth football is supposed to be about. not winning or losing, not medals or relegation. how are we as referees encouraging participation if we're sending 12 year olds off for DOGSO? on that note how can anyone describe a challenge made by a 12 year old as...