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🤣🤣 I forgot to add the club that has left the league after getting thrown out of their ground share agreement by the hosts after a player was sent off for racial abuse, then trashed the changing room and a group of their players were chucked out of the clubhouse after the game for more abuse...

99% of people in the game at non League level are honest and decent. Sometimes they cross the line during a game, but they respect that when they do, I deal with it and there's no hard feelings either way. It's the tiny minority that seem to be getting more and more extreme in how they behave.

3) and 4) didn't bother me, I actually found them quite amusing. 5) was from the guy who cooks the food in a club I know well and do pitch inspections for. I have a good relationship with the chairman and secretary (who were very unhappy with the individual and had no issues with my report and...

Supposedly, but those just doing it because they see it as easy money give up when they realise it's not quite so easy.

Personally I've had far more issues this season than in all of the others put together. All in different games: 1) Had a player try to headbutt me after I sent him off for a stamp right in front of me. 2) Had a player accuse me of being a cheat across social media channels after they had lost...

I did an U18 game for a (then) Premier League club. Fee plus miles. They always asked what postcode you were travelling from to the ground, but you had to fill in the FA expenses card and hand it in. I calculated the mileage and did a quick sun up of it and I can’t remember how much it came...

This happened in the supply league I referee on (Step 5) and I’ve done both teams this season. On the same day, in the same division another game was abandoned by the referee due to an ‘incident’ (I know the details but they are not public domain so won’t comment). We also have had the...

Here in Hampshire when I was going through my promotion seasons to L5, pretty much all of my observations were done by 'older' observers who refereed quite a few years ago. That was both a good thing and a bad thing - they had lots of experience to pass on, but sometimes could be a little out of...

Fixed it for you mate. He's only saying that because of the "cheerio" incident to a particularly offensive manager being when he was on my line!

The problem with 'the 10 second conversation' without Comms is that you have to physically go over to the AR and speak with them, that can absolutely kill your match control. You potentially look weak and unsure and then it sets the tone for the remainder of the game 'Are you sure ref? Why...

The major 'matter of fact' decisions are big ones though - ball over the goal line is the obvious one, offsides being the other major one, both of which are potential KMD's. The issue with things like a penalty award (or not) is that fouls are often quite subjective. How many times have you...

Contrib lines £34 +34p per mile Supply League middle £65 flat fee Local Senior Cup £30 +34p per mile Other competitions it varies. Biggest fee I've ever had was £132 (£100 + miles) for a women's FA Cup 3rd Round Middle.

Below Supply League level, the marking will likely be done by the manager, so there is more of a correlation between the mark and the result. Even though it was a stonewall 90th minute penalty you gave against them, it cost them the game, so your mark goes down. At Supply League and above...

That depends what they are signalling for. For a goal line decision I'm expecting my AR to flag to tell me the ball has crossed the line IF they are in a credible position (I.e. on or close to the line in question). I'm less inclined to take their input if they are trying to sell it to me from...

Consider the flip side of this. I turn up to my supply league game and meet a L7 referee for the first time. I don't know them at all and have no idea as to how good they actually are - contrary to your point above, running the line might not be rocket science, but it's certainly not easy...

Contrib league has a round up of key news and action via website and regular Twitter updates. Supply League has a weekly newsletter and a well run Twitter feed with fixtures, scores, scorers and tables. Step 7 league is a bit more hit and miss but gets good coverage from the various local...

Too much time on your hands with an unexpected evening off!

Stopping A Promising Attack

And this is my point. It looks like they invested in Leisure Leagues in early 2020, however most of the 'don't touch them with a bargepole' comments come from folk that did stuff for them Pre this time. I'd suspect that if they are actively involved now, that the levels of behaviour will have...

I see a whole load of "I did this a few years ago and never again" Just wondering if anyone has actually done games for them in the past 6-9 months and if so what their experience has been?