Recent content by CO. DOWN REF

Please explain sponsors' influence or tell me where to look for info. Wouldn't surprise in the slightest BTW.

Thinking aloud. Have 2 teams ever played 2 dead rubbers in the same WC tournament?

England v Belgium in meaningless match number 2 at the same World Cup?

Justice delivered.

If it begins with F'ing then it's red - eg yesterday 'F'ing halfwit yesterday' earned a red. Similarly, anything with cheat in it also - as in last week, ' cheating b' stard.' then anything b' stard, Roger Hunt etc. Amazing how many are surprised to see red after though.

The ref only does that when Man U are playing.

I think safeguarding the wrong term here. However, there is that fine line at primary school age where the kids might just not show up any more if they are battered week to week.

I remember having to take name, address and postcode for cautions and sendings off back in the 1990s. Needed a file block, not a notebook.

Penalty correct. 2nd incident is bit of a push, below the neck - fact that he ended up in the crowd made it look worse than it was along with subsequent reactions. Would barely register elsewhere on the pitch. For me, sensible in a derby Cup tie when close to half time.

The inevitable has happened. Last season I refereed this derby fixture and it was probably my worst ever performance. Made a complete pig's ear of the 2nd half in particular. In my inbox for Saturday. Press confirm and get ready! Pre - match and first 15 minutes crucial.

Indeed - all coincides on a Sunday - do not bear false witness / do not take the Lord's name in vain .....

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When we think of all the stick AARs get for doing nothing when in fact they're mic'd up and talking away to the referee about incidents etc, I don't think it does any harm in these situations to do it the old fashioned way and show the referee and AR talking it over before a decision is made...

Thatcher and Blair won about 43% yet had elective dictatorships for much of their time. The presidential system in the US at least limits what the President can do whereas Blair literally did what he wanted, suffering no defeats until 2005 with a smaller majority and lustre waning. I would...

Electoral College usually coincides with a popular majority - rare it doesn't. FPTP allows massive majorities with 35+% of the popular vote - e.g. Blair in 1997 with about 43%. PR systems like STV as used in the Republic of Ireland usually create a stable government that also usually prevents...