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I reffed and lined SE Dons about 5 times before they changed league, a few times pre-COVID but mostly after, they weren't actually too much of an issue on the pitch as the Orpington and Bromley league tended to have a lot of players in the top division who played together or against each other...

VAR protocol was correctly followed. The foul that should be a penalty was clear and obvious and so needs to be reviewed, however you have to let the referee make the decision on a foul in the APP if they have not seen it. The referee could still decide no foul on the first and then award a...

I’m hopeful we don’t, as I know that’s the plan but the national league badges at step 2 last year were a mid season change so who knows? I was mainly hoping as I wear both short and long sleeve to not have to buy a new badge for both and then be able to remove it for a county badge as required.

I asked when this was sent out and apparently the new badge will be applied to the kit. I was hoping it wouldn’t be to make all the badge changes easier as none of the badges cover each other properly.

Because he wasn't officiating in the top flight when he moved here. This is a condition for a FIFA badge. Faghani also stayed on Iran's list as he was officiating in both countries top flights and has only been added to Australia's list since Iran dropped him.

Also there’s a few claims the ref put his whistle to his mouth (which he did) because he thought it was a foul on Paqueta, when actually in his “jump” he throws his arms up, handles the ball and then the referee plays an advantage which did benefit AZ Alkmaar. I mainly watched the second half...

There is a process to follow. When people skip steps because it’s “obvious” we get (more) mistakes. For example there was an incident in the FA Cup the other year where Sian Massey-Ellis didn’t flag what looked an obvious offside (according to commentary and stills from the broadcast angle) but...

Because an incorrect intervention is different from an incorrect decision. You can intervene wrongly even on a wrong decision if the criteria for intervention are not met, and a lot of people (including in this thread) said that was the case as it was a subjective foul that some would've given...

I believe this is going to be a big point of emphasis going forward. CORE refs have been made aware of putting in more reports and discipline for surrounding in recent sessions and while the FA hope it filters down, hopefully we see some actual guidance from the refereeing department soon.

I don't necessarily think it would be a bad idea to discourage time wasting injuries, but I don't think it's very safe for the medical staff as the nature of football means where the game is being played can change very quickly, there's no real dead zones. Most rugby treatment on the field is...

The marks can yes, any mid-season promotion is based on the previous calendar year's performances (so over two seasons) and any end of season is based on the previous season's performances. Each encompasses roughly 8-9 months of games, though given reclassifications will only occur at the end of...

Only the 4th. Televised games usually appoint a 2b as opposed to a 3 so because their standard match fee is higher they put the fourth’s fee up to compensate a bit more.

If the UEFA Referees’ Committee decide they are wrong decisions then yes. They work to different standards than England and so it’s impossible to say what they will actually decide, we’ll only know for certain by his future appointments or if they put the decisions in their Refereeing Assistance...

The red card offence is denying the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by a handball offence (except a goalkeeper within their penalty area) It’s two rolled into one. If it’s denying a goal, we have to be, pretty reasonably at our level or 100% clear at any level with...

Sian was working as an AVAR at the Women’s U20 World Cup the past month, so combined with Euros may be on a delayed holiday before returning to EPL duty

From what our RDO said to observers Suggestion is the 'observer' list decreases as they'll only be needed for 5-4, and not all grassroots observers are going to want to or be able to do that, but that the current observers get a bit of training to ensure they know what the coaching role entails.

Would be best to talk to your local County School’s FA as the CFA may have 0 clue, for example here Kent School’s FA misconduct is sent directly in via email, rather than whole-game.

Hi all, I help to run a discord server for referees from all over the world, it's a really useful resource where we get lots of clips from games at all levels from the professional to the grassroots, lots of discussion and lots of input from referees all over the world (over 30 countries are...

I tend to agree with everyone else here. It’s a blatant cynical offence, he’s trying to stop a goal with his arm, don’t disappoint him with just a yellow when he wants a red card. Even if it’s not an OG, it’s an OGSO as it’s a goalbound shot on target with 6 yards to travel and we have to debate...

Contact your RDO, generally friendlies won’t count for any promotion scheme game, this doesn’t mean they won’t count for you to be eligible for promotion. You don’t need to prove the games you’ve done generally while applying to join the promotion scheme, but I imagine there’s a cursory check...