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As you may be aware there was an attempted assault on myself recently. I had the hearing at Notts FA and the result has been returned as "Not Proven". I feel let down by the entire process and no longer feel safe refereeing. I will therefore not be refereeing any longer.

Hi guys, These are becoming all too frequent, but this is the first time it has happened to me. Had a player today who, after being showed a second caution, gets up and pushes an opposition player on to the ground before turning his attention to me yelling "I'm going to F*****g kill you" and...

Hi guys, I am just wondering whether I will be informed of the outcome of a misconduct report in terms of punishment provided and if not can I ask anyone? This is not a major incident (like an assault or anything) I am just curious. Thanks

Just been appointed to a women's fa cup match as assistant referee. Is that normal for a level 7? Anyone got the same?

Hi guys, I am moving into adult football this season for the first time, and from what I have seen from watching local adult matches mass confrontation (by this I mean lots of, not just two or three, players being involved) is worryingly frequent. I was wondering: 1. How do you guys avoid...

I am currently level 7 and am very keen to gain promotion. I wanted to ask advice on whether I should consider going for promotion at any point in the next three years which I will spend at uni. Here are my doubts/difficulties: 1. I will be at university in Nottingham with limited transport-...

Strange incident in my final game of the season. Blue team winning 2-1 against Reds. The game was 85 minutes old and a weak shot falls at the feet of the Blue goalkeeper. His team are winning so he doesn't pick the ball up. If the Reds only lost by one they would avoid relegation on goal...

Recently, I took part in a game as an assistant referee, specifically as a club assistant for my brother's team. Before the match I informed the referee that I was a qualified referee and had refereed a lot of matches etc. He told me not to give fouls etc. but only offsides, in and out of play...

Hi everybody! Just wanted to quickly introduce myself. I am 19 years old and I have refereed for three seasons now in both Nottinghamshire and Essex FA leagues. I joined this site in the hope that there will be support and advice offered to me (particularly on the odd day things don't turn out...