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  1. Mike

    IBERCUP Lisbon and Barcelona 2017

    Expect to see me in Barcelona :D
  2. Mike

    Guess the final mark

    Unnecessarily snakey
  3. Mike

    Refereeing in foreign tournaments

    Think I applied some time in late October. Have applied for Barcelona this year but yet to hear
  4. Mike

    Refereeing in foreign tournaments

    I found out a couple of days before Christmas last year
  5. Mike

    Refereeing in foreign tournaments

    Yeah they've changed their systems for next year so that everyone has an assigned 'Tournaments Abroad Referee Level' to ensure that refs from all over the world get given a fair grading. You can then accumulate some sort of loyalty point scheme or something which I don't really understand...
  6. Mike

    Can you blow your whistle a little quieter?

    Ah bless the poor players probably couldn't hear the poor rugby referee's metal whistle. :D:D
  7. Mike

    Junior/Youth Pitch marshalling

    We have them in our youth leagues, known as match delegates. To be honest I'm not sure I've ever seen any of them do anything, even when asked, they are only there because the FA says they have to be. I can think of a lot of things which are more useful than a match delegate. Good idea in...
  8. Mike

    'New' player behaviour rules

    As implemented jointly by the Premier League, FL and the FA. The fact that the BBC thinks all of these are totally new concepts worries me. http://bbc.in/29T2f30 :wall::wall::wall:
  9. Mike

    Paris World Cup July 4-9, 2016

    Sounds like you had a great time Brian. Having got back from IberCup Estoril last week, I would definitely echo the point about taking up any opportunity to referee abroad if you are offered it. The difference in culture from teams all round the world means that there is no end to what you can...
  10. Mike

    European Championships 2016

    Tinkering was needed after the first half against Wales. Not quite so sure about the full backs, but Alli, Sterling and Kane haven't quite found their feet in the tournament so you have to change things around and play your form players.
  11. Mike

    Dropping FA Cup quarter final replays

    Think they need to be kept until the 5th round. Purely from a point of personal bias, Stevenage wouldn't have got to play at White Hart Lane without it and there are still enough teams who benefit from replays to keep them. By the time you reach the quarter-finals, any lower league teams still...
  12. Mike

    Emoji

    :flip: I'm rather fond of this one
  13. Mike

    Tesco finest pulled pork crisps

    Chipsticks and French Fries in the top 10. Are you ok Rich, crisp wise? Counselling is available I think. Yes. 'Fistbump emoji'
  14. Mike

    Referee Registration

    I assume the system is the same all around the country, you have to pay a £5 late registration fee if you register on or after 1st June
  15. Mike

    The Chris Smalling Handbook

    Feel sorry for Ruffle. This new section of the forum probably means he has no posts in any of the other, actually meaningful areas. :(
  16. Mike

    Champions League Final

    Congratulations to: Referee - Mark Clattenburg Assistants - Simon Beck, Jake Collin 4th man - Victor Kassai (HUN) AARs - Anthony Taylor, Andre Marriner Reserve AR - Stuart Burt
  17. Mike

    Anybody collect anything?

    Wish I had the funds to collect that much Apple tech! :eek: Rather sadly, I have programmes from every game I have been to, so there are over 150 of them in drawers and cupboards upstairs, mostly from 'insignificant' Stevenage games (as well as a full excel spreadsheet with match records on...
  18. Mike

    Cup Final (small rant)

    He heard it, and chose to ignore it.
  19. Mike

    Cup Final (small rant)

    Had similar in this morning's cup final on the line. Keeper shouts VERY loudly (on separate occasions) - - You 're a f****** cheating c*** - Put the flag up you f****** w****r - Oi lads don't worry this lino is f****** s***. Course of action. Of course, none. Not even a word. Grrrr....
  20. Mike

    Bonjour

    Come on @SM, it's à la piscine with the accent... ;)
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