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Sure, but he should be aware about privacy online. It's not just a refereeing thing, information security should be treated with importance. Just not worth the hassle of something popping up later down the line.

Why on earth would you post a selfie of yourself in a referee kit to the general public? Not that he's at fault here, but seems a bit strange.

That reminds me of a game I had once, after the final whistle, the referee from the other game came over and basically told me I did "this, this and this wrong." Now by no means did I have a perfect game, and normally I do like being critisized as its a good opportunity to learn. I realise this...

Just my two cents on it. It's weird how the players who bother me aren't the ones hurling abuse at me. I've sent a few players off in my time calling me many things under the sun. However the strange thing is, most of those players have come back to apologise to me (and not your usual "don't...

So that's what I've been doing wrong all season!

I've never had a red for DOGSO by handball or other means, most of my red cards come from two yellows, OFFINABUS or VC. I've had one red card for SFP, which the home team weren't happy about at first (it's rare to see SFP at grassroots level to be honest, unless it's that kind of match), but the...

Maybe if the game gets to that point to consider abandonment? Also in these matches, if a team so much as breathes wrong, for me they get a card. You can't afford to give second chances and be nice. You have to be a bit of a hard*** sometimes and just dish out the cards. Either the players get...

If verbal communication isn't working, you use your tools. He's obviously been a daft boy here, and by the looks of it he's done his team no favours. It does look better for your match control when you're working with their captain in order to give him a lifeline, not saying you should do this...

Whilst I don't use "shut up" and "zip it" to players, if I'm playing football and was in the refs ear too much, I can't have any complaints. Ref tells you to shut up? You shut up, unless you'd prefer a ten pound fine with a caution.

Be firm in your decisions. Set the tone early on, and stick with it. You know your limits for fouls and dissent etc, so when a player crosses that line get the cards out. If they want to be idiots and finish the game with 9 or 8 men, then that's on them. They know from last time what you allow...

It's the mark of a good referee if you can be self critical without getting disheartened. I'm sure every referee in the world has been in your position one point or another. As the kids are younger, the games can be more scrappy and you can be unsure of what's going on. However it helps if...

To give you some credit, it sounded like once you did get the cards out, the situation calmed down. The managers were proactive in helping calm the team down, and you shouldn't ever turn down a lifeline unless you can see obvious problems with it (for example, you suspect the manager is trying...

Blimey, 77 goals in 10 games. Bit strange for the referee to have such a high scoring record but whatever works for you I guess. I only manage five or so a season. /s

No, because I'm not so petty that I'd hold a grudge on one person because of what happened on a cold Sunday morning in a council park one day. Anyone who carries over these grudges into their personal lives, is I daresay, mentally weak and not fit to referee. As a referee, your duty is to...

1: Bit of common sense, it sounds like the player is in a bad way and nothing is happening play wise, so I don't think anyone would have complaints with you stopping the play. If you think it qualifies as a serious injury, don't be afraid to blow. I would rather be safe than sorry. 2: The...

1: Minimum caution, perhaps a red if he is that worked up. It depends on if I feel it qualifies for dissent or strays over into abusive language territory. 2: Red card all day, and I'd seriously be considering abandoning the match if I felt my safety was compromised.

You should not be officiating on that pitch, even a friendly. It does not meet fifa standards as explained in the laws of the game, and this isn't something you can potentially bend the laws of the game to, like missing corner flags (not to open a different can of worms here, I've got my...

Personally speaking, I would have dismissed the assistant coach from the field of play. At the very least you should give him a warning to go back to pitch side if he wants to continue to be involved in this game. You wouldn't expect this sort of nonsense from an under 12's coach, but sadly...

The FA has funded numerous in depth studies which prove that there is minimal risk to health from artificial grass pitches. I also have a few friends, one of whom who plays in a supply league, and they have wrote papers and studies proving that artifical grass pitches are no more dangerous...

I tend to be proactive, and if a player says laces, I say you might want to tell your own player next time it's your team's restart. Common sense is basically the law here. If a team is looking to take a quick restart, then I'd probably let them. If it's a slow restart, I'd be tempted to...