Recent content by MDempster

Often, yes I do. I also walk the distance from touchline to edge of penalty area to look for reference points to ensure 10 yards at corners to save me having to go over. All part of my pitch checks.

Yeah, I look back and know I did a good job and dealt with it as expected.

Neither player said a word after their yellow apart from 'thats never a yellow for that.' I think I'd have been hard pressed to sell that comment as dissent worthy of a second yellow. In fact the goalkeeper took his yellow with a smirk. He knew what he was doing.

He came about a foot off his line but the penalty was so wide there was no way I could sell a retake.

Sunday league cup game yesterday, pitch was soft but very playable, albeit with a lack of clear penalty marks. This was explained to both teams and due to the level of the game agreed to continue with the caveat that I would 'walk out' the required distance for the penalty spot. Game was...

No blunder here. 1. Opponents must be 9.15m away from free kicks, unless IDFK in penalty area where either 9.15 OR on goal line between the posts. 2. Is probably easier to put names to teams, I'll use Red v Blue. What this is saying is that Red (opponents of offending team) have a free kick in...

Not really. Where there is a second number please just imagine the underline is a crossing out as they have been used. It also helps know which players are on field should it go to penalties. Subs 12 6 14 8 15 12 16 9 11 17 So 6 was replaced by 12, 8 by 14, 12 by 15, 9 by 16 and 11 by 9...

I find the nest way to manage this is to note the numbers of the 5 named substitutes prior to the game. Once that player enters the FOP mark him off and jot the number leaving the FOP next to it as they are now a substitue. If you do this, only using the original five you will have control...

Saw this done when I was on the line on an FA Vase game earkier this season. Never seen it before and being qualified it was clear what had happened, but the referee had brass balls and so much confidence nobody questioned it. And to everybody else in the world it looked like a standard coin...

He is looking at the goal line from an angle and therefore has a distorted view of whether the ball is over the line. I think you need to read the room and see player reaction. The GK is absolutely pumped he has pushed it out and the striker holding head in his hands that he has missed his...

It’s more of an availability thing doing the Sunday League. Only got 7-6 in February, but was planning to ditch some Sundays next season in favour of Saturdays. The plan was to then wait a season (I get married during the 25-26 season) then go for Level 4 so would have completely given the...

Title says it all. Had one of ‘those’ games, but it’s really got me thinking: is it me or is it just that behaviour is getting worse? Context: low level Sunday League game 3rd (blue) v 2nd (yellow) both can win the league still but they need other results to go their way. 10th minute yellow...

This is the incident with a close up on the referee.

He puts his whistle to his mouth and takes it away again, not blowing until the ball is in the air and the third blast is as the ball goes in the goal. For me he should do one of two things to avoid any possible flare ups, blow earlier as the first corner was cleared or delay and allow the...

So, third division league game this morning, Yellow v Red. Early petulant trip from yellow, nice easy caution. However whilst still on the floor the red players kicks out and catching yellow in his gentleman area. Call both over caution yellow for the trip and send off red for the kick...