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I'd expect that will be the case.

That wouldn't surprise me at all. I do suspect there are elements of the VAR decision making procedures which are not known to us mere mortals.

My RA is always telling grass roots referees like myself not to flash cards. Apparently that's for the higher grades who have assistants to help them with recording all the details. I recently had reason (long, complicated story) to be in the referee's room at half time during a lower division...

I'm surprised it has taken so long for a thread to start on this match. I'd agree with you on 3, perhaps 3.5, or the 4 incidents. 1st ATM Goal - This is the one I'm not quite in agreement with. It's a tight call but my instinct is that no 11 is just close enough and doin enough to be...

I had a very attentive CAR this past week although in my games the involvement is limited to ball in/out of play. Every time I had cause to look towards him he either had the flag up or gave an indication that the ball was still in play. I don't think his bench or players agreed with his every...

I had a cracker this past Saturday. It was a good game of football and two players in particular were having a good contest. There was nothing too bad but both had a tendency take hold of their opponent when battling for the ball. At a stoppage in play I had a word of warning and one of the...

My first couple of games at the start of the season resulted in numerous yellows and reds but in the last 3 games I've had a total of 1 yellow. All depends on the matches and teams I suppose.

That's a good point. With regard to technical area sanctions I have come across variations between different areas, league and age groups. All well intended but clearly scope for confusion.

I agree with what has already been said. You were assigned the fixture by the league so not your fault or responsibility in any way.

I'm on a roll here! Completely different type of game this week with the home team outclassing the opposition and winning 7-0 including two penalties, both converted. Neither penalty was as blatant as last week but both very much in the stonewall category and no complaints from anyone. It'll...

Following my game on Saturday I hung around to watch the second half of a game on a nearby pitch. Fairly competitive but nothing out of the ordinary until the final whistle. With the game almost over two players collided (there was a foul in there too) and the referee blew his whistle for full...

Don't forget to familiarise yourself with admin matters beforehand ... Know where you're going and who to report to when you get there. What documents/paperwork are expected and what do you have to do with them. Match duration. Competition rules eg number and frequency of substitutions. If a...

I think I posted this before but, through work, I visited a factory in China where they had an adjacent football pitch for their staff. It was a grass pitch but they'd set bricks into the ground as a means of marking the lines. I suppose they would never fade and need reline.

That was my thought too, generally player eligibility if not referee's responsibility.

This past weekend I refereed a good cup tie between two well matched teams. It had all the signs of being 0-0, extra time and penalties until I awarded the home team a penalty with 7 minutes left. Attacking player in the corner of the penalty area, going nowhere when a defender came towards him...

While reading this it occurred to me - as referees do we need to promote and publicise the role better and attract a better standard of candidate to refereeing classes in the first instance? As an example, a couple of years ago I persuaded an 'acquaintance' to take up the whistle and now he's...

I thought joining your local RA was more or less obligatory? Even if it's not it's definitely worth doing in terms of meeting other referees, getting advice and developing.

Good advise - a quick, succinct explanation then get on with the game.

Absolutely they do. At the grass roots level where I referee teams have the option to referee themselves if no referee is appointed. Almost without exception the game will not go ahead.

In 20 years refereeing I've seen referee shortages season after season. However, this season is by a long way the worst I have ever seen. In the leagues in which I referee the match secretary always struggled but usually managed to get all games covered eventually. This season we're seeing 6-8...