Recent content by Hilly1618

Wait till your 66 and you now have to buy a full size more than you did when you were 40😮 and yes I have just bought some new Nike Premier size 9 🤣

I’m struggling to understand this query. I’m reading that you are playing an advantage but then the advantage doesn’t accrue because of an offence committed by the team you are playing the advantage for. Hope that’s right? So the advantage hasn’t accrued for the team through their own wrong...

Just Saturday afternoons and Sunday mornings. It is a few years back and I’m sure other refs were doing more games, including some youth football on Sat mornings and Sunday afternoons as well! I’m sure you are right that the criteria for promotion impacts .

No stats to add to the conversation but I am a bit surprised about the actual number of middles being achieved by levels 5 and above, are there too many of you at those levels compared to available games or have you no connection with lower level leagues now? I never reached those heady levels...

Interesting. I deliver FA Referee training in England for regular football (but more predominantly Walking Football) The course content (apart from differences in law) is very much the same. As you can imagine the audience for the two different learning events differs massively, the regular...

Yes I’m out there mentoring new referees, but it does need to be far better structured to be of real developmental value. Across all formats of the game.

I think the intention will be that improved learning materials will be (or already have been) produced, those delivering the learning events will be better trained with ongoing training as well. I hope the learning involves more and definitely improved support for those newly qualified as well...

Just had the update from county FA stating increase from £20 to £30. States the £10 increase is ringfenced to finance improved training for grassroots referees.

What a brilliant display from the match officials, it appeared seamless to me and totally in control. 👏👏👏👏👏

Very brave decision as already stated and also very correct.

Did Shakespeare write this thread? Much ado about nothing.

I thought the referee managed the game very well throughout and that was not an easy task. Sideline histrionics ignored to a degree and probably the best way last night rather than escalate through a more proactive approach? Time taken for throws in added time was no different to time taken...

Through red tinted glasses. If an offence involves contact it is penalised by a direct free kick or penalty kick. Careless is when a player shows a lack of attention or consideration when making a challenge or acts without precaution. No disciplinary sanction is needed I assume that’s why the...

Well did a second game on Sunday, again helping out my grandsons team. Better equipped this time and at least looking like a referee and properly attired😂😂 I know I shouldn’t be shocked or amazed but I had a CAR appeal for a foul throw! A quick stern look put that to bed but then much later in...

Yesterday evening go out to watch the grandson play. Under 14s fixture, no referee allocated and this would have meant the grandsons coach having to referee , leaving no one to manage/coach the team. So with a borrowed whistle, no pen, no paper, no coin, no cards, one watch, jeans and...