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Someone with better knowledge will correct me but I think VAR will only intervene if the corner directly leads to a goal. Can't wait to see how many touches after the corner is taken for it to no longer be considered 'directly'.

Definite foul on raya for me, said it as soon as I saw the replay. Need to look at the impact all the alleged fouls would have had. Raya isn't impeded - he catches the ball and rice's foul has no impact. Similarly the other grappling for me doesn't affect any of the players ability to play the...

Been to nearly every Ipswich home game this season and all of the games on tv but could honestly count on 1 hand how many times I've seen it implemented when there has definitely been opportunities to do this. I like the idea but its a shame its not very obvious if/when utilised.

We presume they gave you 100 until proven otherwise 💯

Will current L3s be staying as dual if they are within their first 4 seasons? Can't reread the email right now but if so does that mean the FA don't see the positive outcomes from this for another 2/3 years at least

I was thinking this thing, was planning on eventually specialising but always had the goal of really pushing to get L3 first so that I could theoretically being on the NL n/s and having more visibility. Makes it difficult as you will need to be really lucky I think to get good scores on the...

Very similar to a smart watch in how it tracks body data, except isn’t a watch. Close in physical design to those trackers players wear in their bibs

Noticed this scrolling through X today and obviously wasn’t expecting anything given at this level. But during the game Haaland takes his under shirt off and infront of the referee has a whoop band around his arm. If this was at a lower level is anyone doing anything as I’m not sure where the...

Depends where you are based, as I know a lot of counties use them as an opportunity to develop their 'younger' refs in a controlled environment

I did Paris last summer, and it was amazing, unfortunately I was stuck at the same ground the whole tournament due to going with Suffolk FA and some appointment decisions, but you will love it and the appointments usually came out between midnight and 1am so a bit nicer for you 😂

The one that I really struggle with is RefSupportUK. Great cause having a support line out there for referees and I cannot knock that side of them. The part I cannot get behind is the way they communicate with fans on X and I think it causes more negativity towards refs instead of trying to help...

The thing is, we wore the away kit to help market it as it was newly released. I think we do this every time a new one comes out? Most games in these friendlies will be in the same light trying to market these new kits, so that is probably why this issue has happened.

This season, I have done 16 Middles and 20 Lines. Could have been more but weather and availability have limited this so could have been much more. Worth noting this is only Steps 6-4 and a couple county cup games

Congrats the first final appointment is always a special one. The appointments are generally done by merit and will be given to refs who have had good club marks and you never know who could be at any of your games i.e county reps who could have said you did really well

Having not been able to see much of the clip other than a shorter version online. Looks like he was talking to his assistants like we all do before being huddled. Also seen by him having to chuck the coin at one of the ARs