Recent content by santa sangria

For only the second time in over 1300 matched I had to call for police assistance last night. Two players did the head-to-head rutting stags and our problem player stupidly followed up with the head butting action. Got his red and then threatened my colleague, including lots of death threat...

Sorry you had to go through this. No heads up from your refsec about previous issues? Any way to check previous discipline/bans before the match (we have an online system, helps)? Overall, sounds like you handled well, reds justified. I guess the abandonment is the question - on what grounds...

(I had a sprinting personal trainer a few years ago (lord nearly ten!) in my 40s, specifically to help referee/assist. Great investment. I’m 52 and still get to do top level youth games. We had the futsal fitness test on Sunday and the older members will be pleased to know I embarassed the yout...

I also think it’s good to listen. But don’t get sucked into a long conversation. Something along the lines of ”let’s talk after the match, I don’t want to take time away from your half time team talk” … 👌

See also offside IDFK close to goal line vs goal kick. Much better for the defending team to wave down the offside flag and give the goal kick. TBH I never signal advantage in this situation but I do clearly signal the wave down, goal kick and communicate/shout it.

Argh that’s annoying for the officials. We’ve had “3 sub events” in lots of competitions for a long time and I’ve learnt the hard way as AR to always mark my card - and also always remind the bench at the second and third “event”. No surprises! It is getting more complex though. In most...

There’s a CE standard for shinpads. The smart thing to do would be to have that in competition rules in regions/countries where it can apply. This would force upstart mini-pad manufacturers to get certified. Here we still look to see there are shinpads. But we’ve been told not to check studs...

I think there are great stills of Harry, one arm up quite high, that make it look a lot like making the body unnaturally bigger to block the clearance. Given the guidance and laws, I am happy with ItootR here. And I would blow very fast before the next touch if I was in a similar situation and...

I am happy with self defence at u12. But for any serious level, deliberately blocking the ball with the arms is a deliberate hb offence for me.

Looks like deliberate handball to me. What else explains the movement and position of his arms?

Looks clear and obvious to me.

Interesting situation. I had a pair of these at the weekend… but this was a big one on TV…

Why even have boards at prem grounds with giant screens. Surely the EPL could ditch the boards completely. Seems archaic at this point. The 4th could still do the job… have an app that informs the scoreboard VJ…

Ah brilliant info, thanks. If this is in the FA code, does this not apply to the Premier League? Any thoughts or info if this has been used more or is likely to be used more?

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c7vg26r2yd1o How on earth can they do this under the current competition and LotG framework? My firm belief is that retrospective punishment would be hugely beneficial for football - but until it is actually implemented and any additional criteria...