Recent content by wazztie16

I can't imagine that going down well with at least one team in a Professional fixture, depending on the circumstances.

Seen it before, probably falls under spirit of the game. You could argue the referee wouldn't be in a position to make a decision if something happened and they're on the floor or in a tangle with a player. Just got to be careful of the overall picture/situation.

I'm in the camp of sin bins work, I pretty much only referee parks games (and line at step 5/6) and find when I use a sin bin it generally tends to do the job. Case in point, moany team on Sunday morning adult mens, used the step approach to a degree, and it was low level moaning. Eventually...

I sent a player off at Sunday morning OA earlier this season for calling the opposition CAR a cheat. Took people by surprise, but I'd do it again. As far as I'm concerned, a CAR is part of my team for the purposes of the fixture, and unless I have reason to believe they have actually cheated...

Reading online this has been overturned, thoughts? Skip to 1:05 https://www.skysports.com/football/crawley-vs-grimsby/report/533710

Depends if I have the same environment as they do in the Premier League, security, medical staff in attendance in case the the player in question decides to attack me after I've administered the sanction etc... (FWIW, I'm leaning towards a caution for Martinelli, as, i know many hate it, I...

I'm erring on the side of this tbh, probably a difficult sell as a foul, but I can see one in there. Why should it be any different to 2 players going to kick the ball and one getting there later than the other and kicking the opposition, I'm sure referees wouldn't have hesitation in giving that...

I watched the match, or at least most of it, and even though I'm a Rams fan, I wouldn't say, imo, the keeper had tested the refs patience. Else, having been a Derby fan my whole life (I'm 35 now), I would've had no sympathy whatsoever for our keeper, as we really don't help ourselves as a team...

This was with around a minute to go of injury time. Wouldn't say there'd been any more time wasting than what we see on most games with a 1 goal difference. Didn't result in a goal, but thoughts.(For the record, I am a Rams fan). Start at 7:25

I'm expecting teams to want 'cooling breaks' in my games this weekend after a couple of days of 14/15°C, I'll be saying no but I'm sure a goalkeeper will get injured at some point in each half and the teams will pop over to their respective benches and there's nothing I'll be able to do about it...

A similar situation happened to me once, keeper took out attacker at the edge of the area and ball was going into the empty net. I got away with it, holding my whistle a couple of seconds to see if the ball would go in but a defender that I hadn't spotted cleared it and I blew for the penalty...

I used to be a bugger for missing numbers at fouls and the like, I trained myself to clock the numbers during the 'event', 2 players running down the wing for example. Best advice I can give really. Just takes a bit of training. Other things to clock are boots, hair etc, if something stands out.

Was AR2 at step 3/4, FAC early stages, home manager kicking off on the other side over a nothing throw in (AR1 and R had crossed signals) around 15 minutes in, 0-0. Ref gives a caution as manager won't shut up, walks away, gets 20 feet and see him turn around, walk back and out comes the 2YC I...

I'll admit I didn't watch the replay at 6:29. So definitely in an offside position. Doesn't attempt to play the ball or challenge an opponent when it first bounces over him, obviously he then challenges the opponent when the defender goes to clear it, but with the amount of time passed...

Anyone care to give their thoughts on the above Vs Derby County? I'm a Rams fan, and I thought the goal should've stood. Can't tell from the video but player was likely in an offside position when the ball is played, but there's so long between that and the defensive kick that I would class it...