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Let me clarify that I do not think I am better than anyone else. I just wanted to understand how the situation overall is viewed by the refereeing community, ie his forum. Sometimes there does seem to be an "us and them" approach, and I'm interested to know why this comes about. In general if...

And let me clarify that by saying - surely they wouldn't count towards suspensions etc?

If it was only a friendly match, why does it matter?

With all due respect, if I get to the stage where I turn up with a defensive mindset that I'm the ref and I'm in charge, I'll give up. It's possible to have authority and control and still be respected. Ultimately I do it because I enjoy football not because I want to piss off 30+ grown men on...

Just wondering whether people feel that assessments have a positive or negative impact on the way a referee approaches a game? As I'm still a player at a reasonable standard (Welsh League) I have had conversations with my manager about my decision to become a referee. He was quite influential...

saw something in another thread relating to pre match routine and thought i'd put some comments in here. i've been turning up for games 1 hour before kick off, and find that this is usually too early. these are basically parks games, so there is no pre-match cup of tea or anything to enjoy...

I also had my first minute silence yesterday and also started with the silence before commencing the normal pre match formalities.

not sure what you mean. my point was just that you're better off using equipment that you trust and that suits you, rather than feeling like you have to use the "recommended" item if you're not confident with it.

i agree with the above - i was recommended a fox 40 but i find the tone too shrill, and it sounds really weak when you blow it gently. i much prefer an acme pea whistle that i've had for years, i've got better control with it.

should also mention, during my check of the pitch before the game I noticed that both penalty spots were missing. i requested that the home team mark them on, which they did. in the closing stages of the game i awarded a penalty at each end, so i'm glad i was diligent in my pre match routine!

Thanks for the comments. You're right, I could have issued no card (i didn't caution the offender for a later penalty at the other end) but the tackle was late and he took the player out completely, so I felt it was deserved! Although the the game was pretty even-tempered I would have looked...

Oops! Double post.

Smile and enjoy it - remember why you took up the whistle in the first place! I've found so far that not taking yourself too seriously and showing that you're human are traits that work well at my level. If I go higher I'm sure I'll have to be a little more officious but at the moment having a...

Update time! My second game on Saturday went well - I did listen to the advatage podcast and felt that I applied it well in general. The level of football I'm refereeing tends to develop into an end to end contest without much midfield play, so the incidence of advantage is quite high in the...

I have just listened to the podcast, and I have this question: At one stage they talk about judging advantage based on the characteristics of the attacking team, for example having a great free kick taker or some big centre backs. I have always been under the impression that it's not the...

The one that was moaned about was where the guy who was impeded was about 30 yards out, centre of goal. The ball ran to one of the strikers who had a 2 on 2 situation about 20 yards out and he had a shot at goal. I felt that was clearly an advantage.

I did my first adult game today as an appointed league official. It finished 4-3 to the home team and there were no major incidents for me to discuss. I didn't issue any cautions at all. I try to play the advantage as much as possible as there's nothing worse than a jiggly stop-start game. A...