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I had a pre-season game before last season and had 4 red cards! Hey, I never punched anyone! I was going on holiday the day after so had to get the reports in before packing. Also had an under 18 academy friendly game before this season and issued and reported a red card. The Premier League...

I think if the clubs are official and are in fact on WGS they are classed as sanctioned. I'm under the impression that it's the charity games and work type friendlies that need to be approved by CFA.

And that positive attitude will make all the difference. Good luck and well done.

Hey, thanks.

Home team leading 5-0 with half an hour to go and concede a free kick. After the whistle the home centre half launched the ball over by the club house. Easy yellow card for dissent as he had plenty of time to stop and think. 15 minutes later at 6-0 the home left back overlapped but I blew for...

Yes, very sad. I refereed a Cheshire League match in the same division last night. Everyone wanted and observed a full minutes silence.

It's not being pedantic; it's violent conduct. Oh, and getting kicked in the shins when the ball isn't even there doesn't sound much like fun to me.

They did. I slightly exaggerated on his minimal use of words.

I was on the line for my son on a county cup game this season. I've run the line for him before but not for a while. Anyway, he got the captains in and said "you're heads you're tails" tossed the coin and said stay "as you are, your kick". He's been about a bit, my lad, so he knows they...

Totally agree with you here. One "substitution event" can mean several subs at the same time but once he's let you run back into position selective deafness is certainly the way to go and he can be as furious as he likes!

That's a long winded way of saying Sterling dived! Falling before contact? Good one.

What? I would most certainly have told the league secretary to wind his neck in. You did apply the laws of the game as the referee is the sole timekeeper.

It's really simple. If you're asked how long is left just say "we're in the last minute". You haven't backed yourself into a corner and the added time is entirely up to you. It works before half time and before full time. As Minty said, the timing is not that accurate.

If a team want to make a substitution you surely have to allow them. The manager would probably have asked AR "next time it's out liner" so AR is expecting it. I can't see any option to communicate this with the referee other than the flag when the ball goes out of play. Your AR didn't put...

You won't get slated because you've made a great case for what you want to do. You're right, it is a hobby and nobody should feel under pressure to chase promotions if it's not for them.

Yes, twice. Bloody fitness test! Got on at 49 and kicked off at 50. On again at 52 and kicked off at 53. Bloody fitness test!

34? I started at 42 and got to level 4. Twice! Knuckle down, it can be great fun.

It's never too late to learn from others. Not one of us knows it all!

You make a fair point there. However, the only way you get to know the right people is by getting involved, by taking appointments you're not happy about, by going to RA meetings, by going watching referees on other games when you don't have one yourself. When I started out in refereeing I...

MIB, are you just doing it for the money or are you trying to make a hobby of refereeing? We had a presentation at our RA a couple of seasons ago by an ex premier league assistant. It was titled "Just running the line" and covered the importance of assistant referees at any level. It was a...