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Similar circumstances here. If my wife heard I wasn’t being paid she’d go ballistic! My reffing cash puts petrol in the car and anything spare goes towards bills/nursery fees. Congrats on the appointment (and baby!)

I’ve had the privilege/good fortune to be appointed to a handful of cup finals and semis over the years (middle x1, lines x 6) and I’ve never heard of not being paid for it. It must be a county-by-county thing. But personally I wouldn’t do it for free. Can’t see why I would give up an evening...

14 sin bins here so far this season… been one of those years. Averaging just under 1 every 2 games in the middle

I usually go with something like... Hi I’m refollie, but feel free to scream LIIINNOOO if I don’t hear you the first time. Seems to get things off to a good start rapport-wise

If you don’t want to send off u10 Johnny then don’t do these fixtures. Personally I don’t think they require a ref so I wouldn’t take them myself. Each to their own of course, but if you’re being paid then I feel you need to do the job

Is anyone else just abandoning the game given dozens of people are invading the FOP?

Yeah surely he’s waiting for the AR to come in. But with the not ideal angle and VAR incoming, you can imagine why AR hasn’t flagged

Congratulations! My advice would be to not put a length of time you’ll be out for on it just yet… see how your partner feels closer to the time. I turned up to referee a friendly for my first time back after having my baby about 2 months later. Then my wife phoned need the latest I’ve ever...

Weirdly enough I had this at the start of this season where an offside IFK near the halfway line was booted directly into the goal. It was Sunday league so naturally players were celebrating immediately. I was very glad I still had my hand up - but there was still some explaining to do (and a...

I was told I was having a poor game today by a defender whose team was losing 11-0. Somehow the irony was indeed lost on him

Has to be a red for me. It’s the same insinuation as calling you a cheat. Well done

Was going to say the same thing. The old boys leagues have a rule against having CARs at all. All other London leagues I’ve refereed on have them.

Just one more year until RefChat can pick up the whistle! Well done @Ross

I had a cup game on Sunday, home team winning 3-0 when they concede a penalty in the 93rd minute. A home team player decides to make his feelings known in a loud fashion and he is sent to the sin bin. After the penalty is scored, he shouts ‘well done referee, you’ve ruined the game’ while...

Good luck mate. My advice would be to keep it professional and look as confident as you can. Get there nice and early, suggest 45mins before kick off at that age. Look the part - so shirt tucked in, socks up. Big loud whistle to get the captains together, and you’re away.

I’m probably doing one middle a weekend, one line midweek, at best. I’d love to do more, ideally I’d do OA men’s Saturday, Sunday league and then women’s on Sunday afternoon, as well as the midweek line, but my missus would kill me as we have an 18-month-old lad. Family first!

At grassroots level where there are no changing rooms, I’ve known referees to gather their stuff together/change out of boots on the FOP for this reason, in case anyone fancies a card-free pop after the final whistle

I've gone to submit cautions from a pre-season match yesterday to discover that WGS seems to think I'm an 'intermediary' (football agent), rather than a referee. Has this happened to anyone else and does any know who to contact to correct this so I can submit a report?

Standard league fee. Always wise to confirm the fee before arriving at the ground

Today marks the end of the season for me and probably a fair few of us, so here’s a bit of a season in numbers/annual review if anyone wants to add their own. Middles: 20 Lines: 5 Yellows: 80 (including 22 sin bins) Reds: 9 Postponements due to weather: 11! The good: One league cup final, one...