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Personally I’ll be bringing the keepers in with the captains before the toss for pre season friendlies to explain this… I’m not sure most people at grassroots level are going to be aware of the change

My county it’s a £20 deposit for 7-6/6-5… presumably it’s repaid if you ask for it but I think that’s more than fair for 4 MDC visits and all the admin

I guess arguably in this instance Oliver should have refereed the playoff final given he couldn’t take any of the top PL matches

I’d also recommend bringing in the captain at an early opportunity and letting them know that you’re running out of patience. Then there can be no surprises when you take further action

As a level 5 who does shift work including weekends and evenings, I know exactly how you feel! I have unpredictable finishing times too which basically rule out evening fixtures unless it’s my day off, and with two young kids it’s hard to find the time as it is - so I’m pleased to have got 40+...

Best of luck next season. Do you have a career aim you’re looking at, or just taking it one season at a time?

Well, for those of us in the UK it’s that time of year. Would love to hear a brief review of how the season went from anyone who wants to share. Overall I think it was my most confident year as a referee and that has really helped with my match control and developing a good rapport with teams...

Sorry about your awful experience. How did you feel about doing the following matches after? That would have unsettled me.

I second going through the AFA for cheaper Nike kit. From memory you can get most other county badges sewn on too

500+ matches in and I still haven't had anyone chuck the ball directly in from a throw-in. I did have one first this season: disallowing a goal for a penalty taker touching the ball twice (scoring a header) after his initial shot hit the bar.

Feel free to forfeit fellas

Sounds good to me. You’ve spoken to the captain and everyone’s seen it. If players want to then take the risk of a sin bin then that’s up to them

We’ve all had these days. I’m sure if the referee in question has seen the clips, he’ll be kicking himself. How kind of the team to share it for all the public to see rather than biting their tongue or sharing it privately. I’m sure they made no mistakes in the game whatsoever.

The players and clubs sign up to play under the laws of the game, and any competition rules that mandate fines. If they don’t want to pay fines they are welcome to have an unaffiliated kick about without cards and refs. I get it though, but once you get a few cards under your belt you’ll forget...

Get your application for promotion in so all your games count from now. Half the battle of doing 7-5 quickly is getting in the matches

Well done to Cheryl and good luck in the next chapter

And dissent from a substitute who has not yet been used, to add to the list.

This would bring me unbridled joy

Would you ask them before the match with an MDC - what they are into/want to see? Observers have reputations for various things but not sure the same applies for MDCs as it’s a bit more casual

Yeah he had a good game from what the report says, he’ll get the 5 once he gets the middles and lines in