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This will actually be more challenging for us, as officials, to determine offside.

I would be less inclined to see if the GK is off his line and more inclined to ensure that the shooter doesn't commit an offense.

If they had enough that day, perhaps you should have been the one to relieve them of their pent-up stress and sent them to the showers.

That sounds like a him problem. IMO, send him off and report it. Perhaps the kids' parents will inquire with the club as to why their children play for a man who puts the opportunity of their children to play at risk by behaving in this way when he has no other adults on the bench with him.

Slow-mo is valuable for determining many of the considerations for SFP like point of contact, and it helps to determine the body shape of the guilty party at the time of the contact. IMO, slow-motion replays should be used in conjunction with real-time in order to asses all of the considerations...

Do you warn players about all the things which are illegal but which they have no done?

That is, typically, the definition of a push.

He had multiple simple ways to get up without pressing his studs into Son's crotch. The "pile-driver" part is where he puts his arm around Son's shoulders and head, creating a headlock, and falls backwards.

And although I defended the observer's previous remark, I will not defend his advice here. The way he suggests you manage things (i.e.: by demands and threats) is not going to make you any friends before the match. In fact, he's actually relatively contradictory in this advice: first, he says...

I agree with you -- and without having seen the match, I don't know that Rob's foul tolerance is a major development point based on the match, or if the observer just likes "propah football." Nevertheless, the report itself doesn't fill me with confidence, even if I think that this point is a...

I'll reply to both at once. If they player hasn't committed an offense, then I don't know what you'll be warning for. If he hasn't distracted the opponent, then what's he done that is an offense? Are you telling him that the fact of yelling "aargh" is an offense for which he will, next time, be...

Having now read the comment, I double down and say that's a perfectly acceptable comment. The challenges had minimal contact and, since they were given as fouls, represent soft fouls.

I don't necessarily mind this comment. You don't have to give everything that could be a foul, and that's likely what he's getting at. Still, with no context or further explanation, that makes for bad reading.

A pile-driver tackle followed by a stamp to the crotch...

Just out of curiosity, why would you speak to him and ask that? If he's committed an offense, penalize the offense. If he hasn't committed that offense, what are you warning them about? It seems like maybe part of the problem you had here was that you were too quick to have a word, too eager...

That sentence cost the FA 100,000 in consulting fees 🤣

My response email would be full of litany of what-if questions regarding this advice. What if the ball is sailing into the goal at 11:00 AM but has not yet crossed the goal line? What if there is a goal scored at 11:00 and the players celebrate - should those players be cautioned for failing to...

Then they'll complain about strict implementation of rules :P

Assuming that your competition does not make use of VAR, then why not just take the easy decision of retaking the DFK and saying you stopped it before the ball was in play? Or saying the incident began before the ball was in play? Or just not say anything? In regards to your analysis, I think...

It depends on the skill level of the players; but a foul on the halfway line absolutely can be DOGSO, for example.