Recent content by leicester Ref

If 5 players of the same team are in the sin bin does that mean we abandon the game, l.o.t.g No fewer than 7 players on t.f.o.p. Just a thought 🧐

I would have liked more support from the F.A. We are their to ref a fair game of football and because we love what we do, not to be treated like dirt.

The away team won in the end 1-2, and yes in my mind even going over to him with his outside agents would have in my opinion inflamed the situation, I had to think long and hard for my safety. His team earlier in the season won this team 0-6 so there was no bias in my mind for both teams.

The other point I’d like to make, my 15yr old son as just completed his ref course and needs to do his 5games do I tell him what happened to me on Saturday and put him off before he starts or do we stick with the Respect Campaign?.

That’s a good point, and just can I had Mike Dean put an end of game report in over the spurs manager who got a big fine and made a public apology, Or have I got this wrong to lol

I had the pleasure of a Saturday adult game 23/02/19. After giving a penalty in the 65m the away team went 1-2 ahead. The home manager saw red and started using foul/abusive language towards me, away manager who was my linesman and his players. He had at least 5 outside agents with him, I...

Joe your not on your own mate, It makes me sick when the R.A. shy away from this despicable behaviour from idiots like that. No wonder the reports about new referees are declining they need to grow a pair and stand up for you. Think next time you get his team you won't get a beep from him.

My friends game was called off last week, He never went out the door, it was down to the council not wanting their pitch played on worried about water making the pitch unplayable in later weeks, its getting out of our hands now....

I went to a meeting few weeks ago and a premiership ref was asked about the abuse that everyone on telly including children can see, why nothing is being done, not naming the ref or the sponsors but they have been told to have more patients with this kind of behaviour. In other words its all...

The people who sit around tables introducing this sin bin must realise the referees who manage games on a grass roots Saturday and sunday leagues ref on their own, have club linesman, abuse from managers and players, must realise what time do we get to keep looking at watches for this sin bin...

When you've refereed about 4 matches come back on here and tell us how excited you are looking forward to your next game....

My game on 19/01/19. Player as tape on his finger. Told him to take ring off. told me he's keeping it on. Told him he won't be playing. Told me the other refs let him tape it up. told him once more he won't be playing. Two more players came up with same, they got the same answer. Started the...

Being my first season back, the comment on older refs! I"m 53yrs old and refereed a lot of games through the years, I simply tell the captains before kick off to control their players for me if they get out of control with tackles and abuse that's when I get involved. This for me controls the...

I think respect 12yrs ago was worse than it is now, Some of todays players are realising without referees the game of football would fold up, I"m going to give it a good go this year and when I get silly chat from players I"ll just remind them how important we are.

Hi Richard, One of my mates started up when I finished 12yrs ago, Watched him ref one of his games towards last season and he made my mind up that there is some good lads in the league that just want to play football. That's on a Saturday mind, If I can get up to match fitness this season I will...