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Just a quick one I’m doing a ladies friendly I take it the Jewellery checks should be the same ???

Hi guys I posted on here last week but not to much response I’m at my first EVER hearing very soon please can I have some good advice that might help the nerves Cheers

Hi all just a quick one I had a situation where I’d sent off a manager grass roots football and while I was getting a drink from my kit bag after the game and getting ready for my next game he appeared from nowhere to ask me why I had sent him off I then said you should not even be here in this...

Ok my first ever FA hearing don’t know what to expect the offender is applying against a red card Can someone advise

Just a quick one some confusion today does a club AR take he’s teams own left back or the oppositions left back ?? I’ve always thought they took the opposition left back ?

Has anyone got any ideas on a good referee kit bag ? I have a big bag at the moment which I find cumbersome I want a smart ref bag to carry kit water flags etc any ideas would be appreciated thanks in advance

Hi just like to put this one out there for some thoughts ! Spiky under 12 cup game yesterday no real problems but I have a penalty to the home team in the first half it caused the usual ballyhoo one gets around penalties but was done and dusted quickly Half time arrives and I’m walking off when...

Goal keeper wants to kick ball out into play with us hands ie drop kick ! Question is an attacking player allowed to stand in front of him making it awkward for keeper to kick the ball out ? I had this happen the weekend and let play continue as I saw no problem with attacker standing in the...

Guys /Girls !!! Just trying to find out any info on refereeing vets football !! I have only ever done up to under 17 youth football but wonder how much more challenging a vets game might be any advice ? Do I steer clear of give it a go being an older ref also Thanks in advance

Need some guidance here it feels over the last few weeks everything had gone to **** ! I do youth football being an older ref 11-12s but a good standard some of theres kids play as good as 15 year olds !! But I’ve started to not enjoy it over the last few weeks going into games now with...

Ok under 11-13s youth football ! What kit checks and pre match talks should we give as some coaches seem to like me giving a talk and kit check and some I feel get the hump that I’m asking an 11 year old if he is wearing jewellery or a watch I also talk about I will not stop for laces thoughts...

Under 12 A division game so quite high standard !!! Tense game loads of griping from managers from first whistle !! Constant !!! Manager red call fir his player down head knock so I stop game with white in possession ! In restart red manager call to his player to kick the ball back to white...

Are referees allowed to ask the CFA about any disciplinary outcomes if one cannot find it on the county suspension list !!! Are we allowed to ask Or do we just keep white

Ok I don’t know if it’s me or all of us but it seems to have gone crazy at youth level football U12- U11 I have already had to abandon one u11 game after 3 mins manager received a red card from me and would not leave the area !!!! Cue 10 parents surrounding me giving the most vile abuse !!! I’m...

Ok yesterday’s game attacking player shoot for goal ball is going into the goal slowly but no defenders near it !! Then a child runs on from behind the goal and kicks the ball off the line !!! I gave the goal and have been given opinions to which is right or wrong should it have been a dropped...

Just an odd one player gets free kick ref marks spot to be taken with spray !!! But player decides to take the ball back 5-6 yards from the marked spot is this allowed ??? I know they cannot move forward of the spot ! But backwards What happens ??????????

Ok I give a penalty player comes up shoots !! Ball hits underside of the bounces out player runs up and scores I point to centre circle goal !!! Then walking back realise it’s not touched another player not one person watching says a thing so I just rightly or wrongly sell it !! It bugged me for...

Ok 45 official games into my career as an older ref ok my age is 69 but I’m able to do two games ona Sunday !! Last season started off great !! 15 games in no real trouble then as the season went in it got worse with behaviour from managers and parents Yes I like all make mistakes but I have...

Ok Sunday I have an under15 match my first one after doing many under14 games I knew it would be faster ! It was an extremely hot day and for some reason the biggest pitch I’d ever refereed on massive !!! And being an older ref in my sixties knew it was not going to be that easy !! game starts...

Ok I use REFSIX app on my watch and it’s brilliant records everything even has built in sin bin timers etc but now they have made it that you can ref the game on your phone as well it is really comprehensive and easy to use for bookings sin bins etc with complete game control My main concern...