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In the UK I'd be more inclined to shout "LINO!" ;)

Not round these here parts Zur! :D Can't think why referees aren't doing it if that's the case ... 🤔

At our grassroots level (County League and below) the respect handshake is always done. Whether or not the handshake is done actually forms part of the league's team sheet questions which each coach has to fill out. It's therefore expected and forms part of pre-match protocol so I always ensure...

Don't know what the ref was thinking but if I were in your situation, once the other team had regained possession, I'd have just put my flag down and carried on as if nothing had happened ... ;)

Our local pub is so rough. They had a quiz on last night and the 1st question was, what the f*** you looking at? :D

Exactly that! It's gotten ridiculous now. The whole concept of "handball" is that it's cheating in football and therefore a cardinal sin. Except now, there are so many daft caveats (no doubt well intentioned) tagged onto it in the vain hope of helping a referee identify what may or may not...

Shouldn't be the case though. All that's required is decent eyesight, a sound knowledge of the LOTG and the ability to get the video operator to show you what you need. Any number of EFL officials could hold their hands up for that.

I guess that's because refereeing men's football is a lot more difficult, stressful and physically harder than refereeing women's football.

I was actually surprised by how close the referee was standing to the kicker each time. Definitely within the periphery of the penalty taker's vision. At one kick, he was actually moving towards the kicker as he ran up. 🤔

Nope. Still prefer his old one ... :D

You were totally correct in law to award the IDFK for PIADM since that's what the book says. As the two perceptive gentlemen above have said though, you'd also have been correct (in law) to give the DFK. Players are often baffled when you award an IDFK for anything other than offside since...

This ^ ^ all day long. Also, the LOTG stipulate that once the referee has begun the cautioning process, a QFK can't then be taken so for me, it naturally follows that it still can't be taken until after the process has been properly finished.

as @RefereeX has already stated, the league rules general stipulate what they want to happen (normally a maximum of 2 standing) with the LOTG allowing only one of them to be barking instructions. The reality however is that generally, both of them are shouting in tandem (normally at the...

Aye. But again, like I said, I'm only regurgitating what I and others were told only a few months ago so my guess is the message hasn't gotten across properly and if what we were told at the last observer meeting is "The way ahead" then something in writing will no doubt be promulgated before...

I don't doubt that for one minute but see above ... ;) :)👍

It's not. L4 and above is different. ;)

This was actually mentioned in the last regional observer meeting (which I attended online) as it happens. I can't find it as a bullet point on any of the slides issued, but it was definitely stated that any referee who directly contacts their observer after the post match debrief shouldn't be...

I've always been told that the referee isn't to contact me in any way shape or form. I can contact them, but not the other way around. :cool:

It doesn't. ;) A referee contacting their observer post-match is a big no no. ;):cool:

Unless I'm much mistaken, there are only 2 criterion under which a referee can challenge an observer report: 1. The observer is incorrect in law. 2. The narrative written in the competency doesn't match the specific mark given. ie. 6.5/7/7.5