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When refereeing in Khayelitsha or Mitchell's Plain, or any other township for that matter, your referee kit must include, red & yellow cards, 2 x whistles (both of which can be heard by police dogs), bullet & knife proof shirt, incontinent pants, stopwatch (with GPS function), flick-knife...

The amateur game here in South Africa is considered to be the "black man's game" (a term that I abhor) but non-whites represent 91% of the population. The white minority (9%) are rugby and football mad but their football allegiance is almost totally towards the top six in the English Premier...

Gentlemen, come to Cape Town in the Western Cape. Sunshine 95% of the year, Table Mountain, beautiful women, and cheap beer. Refereeing paradise!!

Some years ago my local RA's guest speaker was a body language expert. He was excellent and used video clips to support the points he raised. One particular example was showing that if a player arches his back as he feels contact, it is a dive. It a player goes airborne at the point of contact...

I was more concerned about Rafa's comment about protecting goalkeepers. This really infuriates me. Goalkeepers have the added advantage of being able to handle the ball in their own area. Countless times I've seen a keeper come for a cross and plough through anyone who is in their way and if...

In one of my earliest games as a ref a player's bootlace was flapping and an opponent made an attempt at a tackle and stood on the opponent's flapping bootlace causing the player to fall and pull a muscle. Since then, if I spot a playing who's bootlaces are flapping around, I stop the game and...

Interpretaion of the law is a leeway.

We have a ref here in Cape Town who officiates at the equivalent of UK Sunday League (Division 93!!), and who considers the FIFA ROTG in the same way that a religious nutcase believes the Bible is 100% true and accurate. Given that many players at this low level (here in the local amateur...

Over protection of goalkeepers is my number one frustration. They have a distinct advantage insofar that they can use their hands!! Many goalkeepers run and jump towards the ball (n order to catch or punch it) and have no problem colliding with teammates or opponents in doing so as long as they...

It doesn't say that an undervest, ankle socks, swimming trunks or jock straps can be worn either so do we insist that the player removes these as well? Common sense guys!!

I was not referring to gold. My point was that certain muslim (and non-muslim) players wear a bracelet which contains some metal. As long as they are covered up with a wrist band or any other material that I consider makes it safe to keep on and is not a danger to others, then I'm happy to let...

65 and still going strong!! Played professional in my youth and then decent semi-pro and amateur standard. Loved playing but gave up the day I realised that I used to be able to turn on a sixpence but now had to stop, bend down, pick it up, and bite it to see if its real!! So took up reffing at...

Yes I do. Lots of muslim players wear them here in South Africa. In almost all cases a wrist band over the top of it does the job. Just a matter of common sense.

If the band was made of any sort of metal, then it is fair enough to ask him to remove it. I've had this happen a few times and if the player can put a tape or wrist band over it, and I consider it to be ample protection and not a danger to other players, then I'd allow him to keep it on

I thought the Welbeck 'goal' was a terrible decision. Welbeck was looking at the ball all the time and made a genuine attempt to jump to head it. De Gea also was only looking at the ball so contact was inevitable and, if anything, Dea Gea landing on top of Welbeck is more of a foul. I get really...