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What happened next ? What was referee's decision in this game ?

sheff wed. Derek Dooley and now Carlos carvalhal.

2 red cards against port vale. 1st one looks clear for dogso. what about second one - how much contact was there. Also should Kay of port vale have received 2 yellow cards after scoring second goal - one for removing shirt and another for jumping into crowd ?

I think that broadly these are good ideas as most problems in youth football stem from shouting from sidelines from coaches and spectators. One of the leagues I referee did have the system of referees marking coaches,players and spectators behaviours running for a couple of seasons but no longer...

most youth leagues now have no paperwork and everything is computer based. It is difficult with players with long non British type names. What I have had happen is that when asked to spell it out it is done very quickly so I have not been able to write it down as being said. second request to...

I am glad has raised this point as I have encountered a few incidents this year when one player has ducked his head about 6 inches and his opponent has his foot 4 to 5 feet above the ground dangerously close to this marginally ducked head. I give the decision to award the IDFK for playing in a...

I had exactly the same situation a few seasons ago when the fist at the end of a yellow sleeve flew past my shoulder into an opponents face, and when i turned round to see 2 yellow shirted players behind me. At the time I did the same as you and took no action as surprise surprise no-one was...

If I was refereeing on a league testing this out then I would be very pro-active before game started. I would be speaking to players when doing equipment check telling them I did not want to sin bin them so asking them not to put me in that position by not saying anything or doing anything like...

An assertiveness session with role plays in dealing with common misbehaviour problems that cause so many younger refs to quit.

my county FA e-mailed me renewal details which included their login details and password or pin which were required to start the process. No need to attend any course as I did online training when this was first introduced. I then had to take my ID to county FA for them to complete my...

what happens if player shows dissent with a minute to go or at the end of the game ? What is the punishment then ?

if half the ball was outside the box and half the ball on the line/in the box, but the keeper handled the side of the ball that was outside the box would this have been ok or not ?

Having refereed as at an academy this week I can say that the respect towards officials and opponents vastly exceeds that shown in normal youth and adult leagues.

according to reports game was held up for 5 minutes whilst decision debated. There are photo's of ref with 2 of the other officials. i can't understand how any official can get this wrong let alone 4 of them who are all miked up with comms kit.

Had one last season u15 game when I gave an IDFK for dangerous play. Announced very loudly that free kick was indirect and raised arm. Taker shot straight into the goal. Goalkeeper stepped away from shot and allowed it to enter goal and then retrieved ball and placed it for goal kick whilst...

yes I have signalled for goal when doing the line for my son's team. Referee had initially waved away appeals for goal but changed his mind when I flagged. Goalies dad was stood by the net (pre spectator barrier days) and confirmed ball at least 2 feet behind line. I flagged because I was...

Just about to post about same topic. I was amazed indirect free kick not given. Could understand handball being missed or considered unintentional.

I have spoken to each team I have had this season when doing the boot check, and asked them what they have noticed this season in games they have seen on tv when players show dissent of any sort. They all respond with yellow card. With this planted in their minds I then tell them I don't want to...

Are we at grassroots game supposed to be following premier league or is it assumed we are already doing this. No instructions given to us but who will still be going through stepped approach and who will be going for the near zero tolerance that the professional game is adopting ? I did hear...

The clampdown we have seen in the opening weekend of football league fixtures should show a benchmark for attitude towards referees. The publicity that has gone with this campaign means that players should now expect cards rather than warnings for dissent. This is a great opportunity for us to...