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    Easiest Game

    I certainly did DB, it was a pleasure to referee.
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    Easiest Game

    I reffed a game this weekend that was the easiest I've ever had to officiate. After the game I tried to work out what decisions I made. It was an U15 cup game and in the 80 minutes I gave 1 free kick for a push and 1 offside, both late in the 2nd half. The defeated team who were defending for...
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    Matches

    I regularly did 3 in a day last season. One 80 minutes in the morning and then two 90 minute games from 12pm. Usually the games were at different venues also so no rest in between. This season I can hardly walk after 1 game!!!!
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    Just when all was going great.....

    ...........90 minutes county cup tie all square, straight to penalties. Great game, I was patting myself on the back, nothing could now go wrong.......!! 4-4 on pens, last pair up, essentially sudden death. Home team steps up and as he is just about to kick it, a loud shout of, "you are going...
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    The Time Old Classic... Shouting "Leave It"

    This is one aspect of the game that many players coaches & supporters simply don't understand. I was exactly the same until I took up the whistle. In one match I was in goal and each time I was about to kick it out the forward shouted loudly "red's ball" obv to put me off. I complained to the...
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    Bayern Munich v Atletico Madrid

    Fantastic AR decision. Looked well offside at full speed but he got it spot on in a very pressured situation.
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    Players talk!

    A slightly different take on this: a real situation happened to me several years ago whilst playing left back in a big game. A very good player stormed down the wing. I was back tracking and at a crucial point he not only dummied an inside pass but called out a name "Steve". Needless to say...
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    Yet another one of "those games"!

    Hi Matthew I referree junior age groups from u13's upwards & have to say that u15's tend to be the worst for dissent. I'm very lenient, prefering to get them to understand but sometimes the only thing that will teach them is a fine. By u18's many of these types have left the game, learnt from...
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    Man City vs Everton (CO Cup)

    On first view, out. On a straight view, it is too close to call especially with a well timed pause button. Officials had no chance and may indeed have got it spot on, by a millimeter.
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    Junior/Youth Rolling Subs

    Thanks Will, that sound like great advice I'll give it a go. There must have been 30 substitutions today. it seemed like everytime the ball went out both teams swapped someone or half a team about and because it was boiling, half the team ran and got a drink.....mental!!! Cheers
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    Junior/Youth Rolling Subs

    Today i had an u16 game, no problems and all going.....too well!! Blues went from 2-0 to 4-0 deep in second half when I notice a player going off the field and a player in the Greens saying "ref they have had 12 men on the field". Nothing further was said. This was a game of rolling subs...
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    Too tired to read rules!!!!

    At my age I shouldn't be doing 1 game a day never mind 3 but I guess that I am stupid as well as blind, a disgrace and a d@@k and all the other things that I was described as in the matches!!. Anyhow please help me out; Just dawned on me that people sometimes take throw-ins from behind the...
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    Black Casio RFT-100 - anyone want one?

    Hi Ross. Arrived safe and well. Just got until the weekend to work out which buttons to press!! Thanks again for your efforts to get hold of these.
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    Bloody Weather!!!

    Gales, hailstorms, sleat and snow and blumming freezing. Reffed 2 games today, first went to extra time and the second was cut short at the request of the managers as it was soooo cold. Was reffing near the Queensbury area of Bradford which is renouned for being the highest & coldest place on...
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    Top Gear

    Yes I agree it is all very staged and believe the number plate was a misplaced gag. However, it was just about the best bit of telly over Chrimbo and I'll miss it when it eventually gets taken off the air by the PC Nazis. Talking of Nazis......that town they went through where tens of...
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