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One. I cautioned a player 25 years ago for calling me 'a bloody joke'. I was taught to say exactly what I was cautioning him for, so I repeated what he had said. He then said, 'well you are', so I cautioned him again and sent him on his way. A - would you have done the same thing in the same...

The second scenario was the one I emailed the IFAB on, because EPL ARs simply do not follow this explicit part of the law - and nor do most professional ARs. The IFAB suggested you sometimes can't teach old dogs new tricks! I was congratulated by the tutor (a FL AR) for doing the second...

If you were to play that on though, the right arm comes out to push the donkey over. It therefore changes from a non careless charge, to a push. Moose's arm is in an unnaturally high position after the donkey was felled. It does show the ball was within playing distance though.

Re the charge - He raised his arm to push him over and therefore it's a push. I'm astonished other refs see this differently and have somehow allowed a push to be reinterpreted as a fair charge. If however, he hadn't raised his arm, isn't there a case that the moose wasn't in playing distance...

I'm always wary of the context of a stepped approach towards dissent. If I hear it and I can identify it, they're going in the book for it. I treat players with the intelligence and respect that they're aware of the LOTG re dissent. If they're not then they are soon aware of it and at least...

And there lieth the problem of backchat in games. As a community of referees we really do need to agree what constitutes OFFINABUS and everybody stick to it. Tolerance levels are then taken out of it. If anyone, let alone an u12 player, says the above to me, they're getting a red. No question...

Refs appear to be taught differently around the country/world. My daughter recently went through the course and the RDO taught her to shout advantage loudly to communicate to all that she'd seen the foul. Then, if she felt no advantage had occurred within a few seconds, she'd bring it back for...

For the exact opposite view, my local FL AR presented a session recently in which he was absolute in saying that is having two bites of the cherry and therefore he'd give idfk for the offside. I'd lean more towards bringing it back for no advantage.

It matters not when, in the manner of his challenge in that context, that much excessive force is used. However, of course, as has been pointed out elsewhere, this referee is apparently better than me as he refs in a higher league and is a higher level and as he thought otherwise, case closed...

I'd hate to see what you class as dangerous then. It's probably the tackle after this one when both his legs are broken. And even then you'll think twice.

You need your eyes testing then ref (with respect). Off feet straight leg double footed 100 mph excessive dangerous lunge v player who pulled out and was going for side foot block. I would hope that all refs would agree that this sort of dangerous tackle has no place in football. MMA perhaps but...

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Just a shout out for reffing at youth level. I currently ref at youth level because, having been asked to ref as a parent for my son's u9, u10, u11 and now u12 team, I retook the course to get my badge back. And what I found was that I enjoyed educating the children, with the unwarranted belief...

Good luck. Out of interest, did you learn anything on the course that you didn't know about when you played?

Pen for belly push on Sterling? I would.

Wow thanks. That's all rather concerning!

Clubs are fined £25 each time they don't pay the ref in our local league.

Really? When has that ever happened?

You're very callous. He was only saying 'great decision ref' :D:D

I would report him now. His club will get fined for nonpayment if it's in the league rules. I would ask just once for the money in future and then report them if they play silly buggers.