Recent content by lesbobly

😂 the good old days are getting shorter apart 😂

Yep you are correct … what I was possibly trying to “get at” … we as a society educate our children to “call it out”, in all areas of life … don’t accept the old standards (in the worst case child abuse … that was hidden by society), we want them to speak up for themselves, look out for...

I guess because it’s been happening a long time doesn’t make any less “true” I guess … Perception in these “things” often being peoples fact/reality … It’s a bit like when people argue for “the good old days” … I remind them of scarletina, polio, diphtheria etc which were ALL still prevalent...

Excellent advice … thank you

Having recently suffered an on field heart attack - just last Saturday morning - I’m now sitting in hospital with a newly implanted stent and contemplating my next move. I don’t want to stop, and hope to prove to my wife and daughters that I can recover a safe level of fitness, at the very...

I have asked the question of “higher authority” and have received TWO polar opposite views … all I can say is that I can only stick with the letter of the law AND as I am not acquitted technically to define “adequate” or what a Shinpad is (can it indeed be a rolled up newspaper/credit...

I guess they calculated the level of protection afforded … sorry …

Out of all these discussions and information provided n this forum, and others, it’s seems clear to me that as a referee I have NO AUTHORITY over “Shinpads” in any way, shape or form … I’m also a Club Welfare Officer - so wear two hats - I want our players at my club to be properly protected so...

Can they? I have until recently argued for this point - but have been argued down and presented with IFAB “memos” that suggest we have NO authority to decline a Shinpad and that it is COMPLETELY the player’s responsibility

The truth is really then that’s the need for shin pads should simply be removed - there are no specs - it’s clear to me that the referee has no authority - so a simple postage stamp stuck to the shin could be argued by player “my choice” - so IFAB should have the b*lls to either remove any...

That’s my top tip - unsure of direction ball out play - go with defensive team …

For quite a while I was not qualified - I let ticket lapse after 25+ years, because of a Sunday morning agro match - typical drunken threats etc - wind forward I start doing some local junior sides when they haven’t been allocated a ref (inspired by my grandsons team need for a ref) - never took...

Interesting - which part of “the offence” do you think is wrong? Not a clear handball? (I guess that’s what MO missed and was given to him by VAR) So if VAR says player handled ball, does MO have any choice but disallow? (According to LOTG or is there a “get out” interpretation?)

I am genuinely interested in the views of other refs, as on a few forums I have seen heated debate - I’m surprised that there is no comment on this group … I was interested to hear MOTD comments like “ref did not use common sense” - I know this was a VERY senior ref and as a humble 7 I’m not...