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That sounds like a near impossible situation to be fair.

Not mine to be honest. Sheffield RA certainly isn't run by old men and has a varied mix of ages. I only attended virtual meetings of Gloucester FA, it was too far away really from East Bristol where I was living. I now life somewhere with an active RA and they do alot. Like all things, you need...

Presumably you're going to Gloucester RA? There was talk at the end of last season of a Bristol RA being formed but I left the County over the summer so I'm unsure how far along that got?

I prefer the word 'binned' 😁

I've done almost 400 games and I'm currently a level 4 referee but I the Channel Islands we are required to referee every level and that includes kids football. So on Thursday I did my first ever u12s game. 9v9. Maybe 5 fouls in an hours football. Might have broken into a jog on a few...

Personally I wouldn't bother. Just sanction correctly during the match and then move on to the next one.

So i moved over to the Channel Island this summer as a level 4 and I know that I will have to revert back to a level 5 should I still be here next year... However, I have met a referee over here who has previously refereed in the Egyption 2nd division and is hoping to be able to referee at at...

I've always just taken a picture of the team sheet. I'm assuming the physical sheet isn't required? If its required as evidence then it would be sent digitally anyway? Seems the best way to me as opposed to having loads of team sheets taking up space in a drawer

People do things in different ways but those that go up the levels soon realise that trying to pre empt situations by saying what the punishment will be just causes more problems than it solves. Its all a learning curve and it sounds like he has some good support from yourself so he's on to a...

No. Leaves him with no where to go and it will be used against him (everyone's tolerance to different swear words are different). Just sin bin or issue red cards when necessary. If a referee has been told directly to f off by a player then a sin bin is the absolute minimum. Regardless of...

Absolutely i agree 100%

First of all well done for showing the reds and writing everything in your report. One point of clarity though. You're not "responsible for these children". The health and safety of everyone at that match is your number one priority but that is different than being responsible for the children...

Showed the reds and correctly abandoned the game. Sounds like you've done well to me and you should be pleased that you did what needed to be done and didn't try to 'manage'

What Brian says although I find it best to just take a picture of every team sheet then you have a permanent record should you need it and don't have loads of bits of paper knocking about.

Number 1 rule for referees is to look after the health and safety of everyone. We should never forget that it includes ourselves. If you need a cap then wear one at grass roots is my advice. Nice if it doesn't have a logo on but if you've only got one with a logo then I'd still wear it. Look...

"Looked a foul from my angle". Thats as far as i ever go. Occasionally ill throw in "but if I've got it wrong I'll accept that but so must you". I wouldn't use that for big calls ie penalties or a free kick from a promising area. I don't agree with saying nothing (unless the game warrants it)...

Correct. Being based just East of Bristol there's only really the Southern League at step 4 to line on and with the Bristol clubs being lower grade academies (so middles) we only line at Swansea & Cardiff in the u18 development league. I now live on Guernsey so there's only amateur football on...

Not sure how others got on in the South West (Hellenic League for me) but I was averaging 3 middles for every line I did minimum? I'd get a couple of Southern League lines a month and the occasional academy or Cup line but far more regular middles. Even still (assuming that's just regional...

First year at level 4 last year and it never occured to me to get buzzers. It's alot of money for very little benefit at that level and more importantly, I like to keep everything very simple and I've simply seen too any other 4s messing around and stressing with buzzers pre match which effects...

You'll enjoy this little Island. Guernsey play at the Track and all refs get looked after over here. I officiated 2 games at the Track last week. Nice little ground. Funding for a new 3g stadium on the site has been approved and the work will be done by 2025 so it will be a good gig then. Bring...