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It could be a terrible situation if a referee has made a big decision in the game which the fans have disagreed with. There is a good chance they would be mobbed and I dread to think what could happen. They really need to stop this now and put something in place as a deterrent for next season.

For the penalty appeal, i've watched it about 10 times and there is an element of the defender locking arms with the attacker and dragging him down. You can stop it at various points and it looks very messy and untidy from the defender. I'd have loved to see the reaction of the defender when the...

I was there on Sunday and to me this is the closest I have seen to illegal feinting. If you look at the run up he practically stops then continues another step to kick the ball. As a consequence Fabianski has moved off his line in anticipation. A lot of other penalty takers slow down but not...

Yes please! I had an exchange on twitter with ifab about the extortionate postage prices. 3CHF for the book and 30CHF for postage doesn’t make a lot of sense. That’s a long winded way of saying thank you Ross.

Lots to unpick, i'm not going to be quoting everyone but I'll aim to touch upon the key points. Thanks for your comments, it's given me a lot to consider. First I just wanted to clear something up as I re-read the original post and I think there could be some confusion based on how I wrote it...

Thanks for your comments! The comment from the captain was interesting and what put that seed of doubt in my mind. One of the reasons I was very clear with my explanation around the position was because the tackle happened immediately after the shot so there is no real way to know if the ball...

I had a big decision today in the last minute of the game and a decision where someone was always going to feel aggrieved. The away team are winning 3-2 and the match had been competitive, even but overall scrappy on a hard pitch. It was one of those games where everyone is calling for every...

Are we sure this was given for the foul as the restart was an indirect free kick? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/59945823

Thanks everyone, appreciate your input. I got that one wrong on reflection. I should have issued the sin bin after the 2nd warning which would have avoided the situation entirely. The 2nd warning was to the goalkeeper as well so that would have sent a message. Other than that I thought I had a...

I had a situation yesterday which hit my match control slightly. I'd pulled the away captain in on 2 occasions along with a player to warn him that the actions of his players were unacceptable and they are risking a sin bin. Both of these players screamed at me (separately, 10-15 mins apart)...

I can't get my head around this either. The Watford player had a bigger impact as he scored from the save, so surely it should have been an IDFK? I don't see what impact the 2x united players had being so far away from where play was occurring.

I am 36 years old and there is no way I could have refereed at your age. I wouldn't have had the confidence or character to do so. You'll learn so many skills that will be invaluable for the rest of your career and life. So well done for even starting and making the effort to do something you...

This was a comment that I heard from a parent when I was standing next to the touch line. For context, I normally do OA games but given it's so hard to find a ref for youth games I occasionally take charge of my son's team. I actually find it harder than OA football, identifying fouls can be...

I was in the stadium and no one had any idea what was going on until VAR started checking for a red card. I don't think many people thought it was a foul in real time so it was a complete surprise when the VAR check happened. From a spectators view the VAR graphic appears and you have no idea...

I'm not Pablo Escobar but I would imagine it means cocaine rather than being used to stir a pint of Guinness. Are there any leagues you can join of a better standard? Maybe Saturday football? Touch wood my experience of doing Saturday football alone has generally been fantastic. I don't get...

I did mine yesterday and passed but a number of others didn’t. One was unlucky to fail by 20-30 metres. There’s so many ways of approaching this, I went for it to bank the distance quickly like @JamesL suggested but that won’t work for everyone. I do think you need to leave 30 seconds in the...

For some context, I have only been refereeing since 2019 and do 95% OA football at Step 7 ranging from Division 5 through to Division 1. I'm on the promotion scheme and have fulfilled all the requirements for Level 6 next season. I If I look back to some of my early games after doing the...

There are still a couple of weeks left of the extended season, are you sure you can't pick up the remaining games you need? Have you exhausted the youth games available in the quota? They will be the easiest to pick up and often start earlier than OA games.

Could also be the academy vs the shadow squad or trialists they are looking at. They are very common.

I do it because I generally enjoy it and it provides me with transferable skills for my career as well as fitness. However, the money is nice. I put it in a drawer each time I have a game and come back to it at the end of the season and it normally pays for my West Ham season ticket. Another...