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Anyone can apply for promotion though, doesn’t mean you are any good. For example - In our county there are a group of young referees in the ‘core’ group that are destined for going through the ladders as quickly as possible. Fair play to them but some of them are not ready and maybe never will be!

Thanks all, taken on board. I just thought there may have been some sort of system whereby high stakes or potentially difficult to manage games may have not being given to inexperienced, young or even poor officials in the interest of fairness. I understand that there needs to be a time whereby...

My game could go to penalties tonight I’m hoping for an easy one if I’m honest after reading this thread 😂

The poor player who is excluded because the other team had a player sent off can’t even stay on the field of play during the shootout 😂

For me - until this happened I would not know the correct answer and looking in the laws it wouldn’t have told me clearly either. I probably would have gone with the keeper not taking part at all but that would have been an educated guess at best.

Not just one. Seems like a pattern. We all know the referees in our league and the referees in our area enough to know how the game is likely to go if you are a AR on one of their fixtures. Of course - completely understand that the game could go fantastically. I just don’t see why referees...

Apologies I have had this experience with county cup appointments which are done by my RDO. I wasn’t clear. I have also had this experience with an appointment officer at step 7 but also find it happens to me at step 6 as well! Maybe it is just me - I like to support other referees and maybe...

Hi all Why do county FAS and RDOs seem to place weak or even under 18 officials on really difficult and tough games? Step 6/7 - I have been placed on the line of a referee who is not only under 18 but who I know has had a really tough time this season with a very nasty incident. I am all for...

Hi all What is your go to tactic / strategy to manage a game or a particular team that you know are going to be difficult to manage from the off?

Which option do I select for reason why he was not placed in sin bin? ‘Caution was not issued in play’ ??

Just imagining the scenario on a Sunday. Right player 1 you go off for ten mins. Player 2 you can’t run the line but you can come in the pitch. Player 3 you go off because you’re being subbed off. Carnage.

Interesting!

So theoretically you could have a situation where a player and a substitute are carded for dissent at the same time, one has to go off the pitch for ten minutes but the other can come straight on.

Out of interest as I can’t remember, does a sin enter sin bin therefore can’t come on for 10 mins or not?

Hi all I had to show the club assistant referee a yellow car for dissent today (names substitute on team sheet). I sent him to the bench and made someone else take over the flag. Correct thing to do or could he continue to run the line? Thanks

Hard with ARs. A tip I sometimes use.. If it looks like a close offside sometimes I play on if the flag goes up until the chance has fully elapsed. 9/10 the player doesn’t score and I will bring it back for offside. I will then say to any complaining players that I saw the flag but delayed the...

I have grown into a valkeen. It takes getting used to, I feel you get a better tone if you blow 60-70% rather than 100%. It’s hard to know how it sounds when you’re blowing it but people have commented on it being very good. I still prefer a tornado 2000 but I appreciate how it is more...

What’s your fav?

I sold it well by describing the above!

I personally think it’s a matter of subjectivity weather a kick from the penalty mark vs a one on one moving situation a few yards out is the better opportunity or not. This therefore calls into question the advantage rule in these situations.