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Evening all, Took a game on today, which was a women's open aged fixture. Game went ok with the exception of some women, whom I think was the secretary of the home team. After 80minutes with the home team losing 1-0 she shouts to me "your an f***ing joke ref" all because I didn't give a foul...

Just a question for advice. I referee in different leagues and normally work alone. But one league I'm in we go out as a three. My question is, as a referee how can I make my assistants feel part of the team and respected more. I usually offer them lifts before the game and also do my usual...

Hi all, I’ve been going short sleeve all season, but with December hitting us I think its time to wear some extra layers. Don’t know about you but my hands get that cold I can’t even write on the match report forms by the end of the game. I was wondering if there are any good gloves us refs can...

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Just wondering if you make a mistake in a game, how do you feel about it? I know some referees say they just walk away and don't worry about it. Others say they put it right in the next game, whereas others it spoils there day. I'm a dweller unfortunately.

Hi all, Just a quick question which I don't think as been asked before. Are players allowed to wear a woolly hat and parks level? I had one yesterday and allowed it as I wasn't sure. They did remove it after five minutes probably cause it they looked daft :D

Evening all, I've just been informed that if I wish to apply for promotion this year then I need to complete 20 games from 1 June 2013 to 28 feb 2014. I was on the understanding the criteria ran from the beginning of march to the end of feb but apparently that's only the case for the year...

Hi all, I had a 2 o'clock ko today but decided to get out to the pitch early, so I could have a good warm up. As I approached the pitch there was an under 13s game been played on it, which had five minutes left to play. As I got closer I witnessed a coach, of one of the teams, turn round and...

Hi all, Been reffing for three years now. Was a member of a&h ref chat when it was live. Now I've decided to sign up to ref chat. Looking forward to chatting with you all. Reffy