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My learned colleague may wish to make it clear that in this instance, SAR stands for Subject Access Request, not Specialist Assistant Referee;)

Not the most helpful CFA website - just e-mail or phone to ask the question. Most CFA's open applications when the current season ends. Good luck!

From my somewhat limited experience of Subject Access Requests, I think you could apply to be sent your own marks (but probably only that, not the Merit Table.

Why do refererees need to know the pool average throughout the season? In deciding which pathway to follow, an individual mark for refereeing, and one for AR appointments, at the end of the season would inform the official sufficiently. A pool average for the season could be released at the...

In England, as from this season the Observer does not see the total mark they have awarded to the referee, which (IMHO) is a step in the right direction. A radical change would be to not display the total mark to the referee, and even more radical would be to stop issuing "merit tables" at...

Give me 3 months to come up with an answer😂

Full time Observer 💡🤣

Allowed in those competitions which authorise their use - which includes the Premier League (and many other leagues all the way down to semi-Pro)

Is the normal practice in that league to publish club marks? Are they worth having? Are the panel rankings and scores usually published to referees in your area?

As a side issue about bias among match officials, I was aware yesterday that a young relative is bored, having suffered a broken leg, so is stuck indoors. I set him an Internet challenge. "How quickly can you collate allegations that referees/VAR are biased against each team in the Premier...

Not conclusive from this screenshot (although the camera is in the technical area, from where coaches always see offside clearly😁)

I would send off for the directed use of the "C" word. If the football authorities want to add a discriminatory twist as an extra charge, that's their right (but unlikely to succeed 🤔) For those who don't believe the "C" word is offensive, insulting and/or abusive, that's your opinion but not mine🙂

It can be helpful in grassroots football to whistle then immediately call out the reason, e. g. "Kicked him on the leg" Think also about your positioning after whistling - move away from players to your starting point for the taking of the penalty. If players then head towards you, a palms down...

Good luck with your dissertation.

You would dismiss for anything "discriminatory or hateful" said to your CAR. So we are clear, then, anything offensive, insulting and/or abusive aimed at your CAR by a player or club offical is OK by you, as long as it's not "discriminatory or hateful"?