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Got my new Nike kit yesterday - the shorts are absolutely ridiculous, being about 15cm too long. When you have the socks pulled up the bottom of the shorts almost touches them, it looks like i'm wearing a clown's outfit. Not only that, but they are also made for someone with massive legs as...

OK, let's clarify. I know what I'm doing, I am experienced enough and old enough to manage a game. Everything that happened was very low level, just me in earshot and the sort of thing I bat away day in, day out on the FoP. Nothing shouted from the player or me, nothing anyone else would...

Had a decent game on Saturday, competitive and I managed it well. But on occasion I find myself on the wrong end of a few words which I try and manage in my own way. Normally it goes ok, players seem to respond and accept if they bark at me, I bark back. One particular player must have sworn...

From a purely selfish point of view, when at L4 it is a competition to be at the top of the bandings. IF (and I mean IF) the new guys in my County aren't up to it, I will look good by comparison and will be in a higher band as a result. At this level, only worry about your own game and not others.

Well done everyone who made it, welcome to the world of part-time refereeing. Spend the summer working on your side-stepping (and strengthening hips and ankles, you're a full-time lino now.

Good work and congrats to all involved. Next season or bust for me....

I am really struggling with Advantage, i've cost myself a few marks in recent assessments so I can empathise with the OP. The big thing in my head is the old mentality that by signalling advantage you are playing on, but the "new" way is that even if you signal advantage you can (and should)...

Not a problem at all, maybe less effective on a Sunday morning where the players see it (wrongly) as you'knowing' the other team, but even so is perfectly normal. I have no issue with a player using my name, provided they only use when it we are within normal talking distance, and likewise I...

Yep, it was 9th May for the FA comms last season, but this was 2 weeks late I seem to recall owing to some reason I can't remember. I would expect to have heard by the end of April.

I like the new process. I was observed last week, first one of the season, and got a 73 in a very boring non-event of a game. The best bit was I could almost work out the mark using the criteria that was published. I was happy with that, a few of my colleagues have got 68 to 70. The only...

I cautioned a player recently for a handball where he attempted to push the ball over an opponent (he would have then been clean through). He did this as the ball bounced up and was almost blind side of me. I was observed in that game and I explained the caution was for attempting to deceive...

Not in LOTG, but is clearly shown in the Observer guidelines that the referee should have the player's full attention when displaying the card. I lost marks for that in my last assessment, where the player has turned around and walked off as the yellow card came out. Same as a player bending...

This happened in the So'ton v Spurs game back in December. I think it was Alli who was clean through, managed get a shot away *just* after Bertrand took his legs, so as he was falling he got the shot in. Ref awarded the free kick and sent Bertrand off for DOGSO. Not always clear-cut. You can...

That reads a little ambiguous when you talk about FA competitions such as Supply League. Are they sanctioned by a CFA? I assume they are. So the intention is that any game with neutral assistants will have one colour shirt only sanctioned so people don't have to buy more than one extra shirt...

Any chance of someone providing a copy of the FA announcement? - I haven't seen anything as yet

This thread is comedy gold..... A wise man once said, when you hold an opinion yet everyone else tells you that you are wrong, you probably are. Move on OP, the dozens of experienced refs, tutors and observers on here (most of whom know what they are talking about ;)) are telling you that you...

Then put up what price you are looking for. Items for sale should have a price, this is not a guessing game.

I'd be looking to see if there are any issues from the attacking side - i.e. did they notice? Was there an appeal? If not, I'd expect you to keep the flag down and play on. It's only if it hits the wall, or the encroachment is so bad that's it's putting the kicker at a significant...

Yep, in black/white they are fine

Not likely. The strong suspicion is that teams will be allowed to wear black (or similar) if the coloured referee kit gets adopted. This is where The FA would need to be very clear on who gets priority. I expect they will say: * The referee should wear black, but: * In the event of a team...