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The opponent passed out. They should take a long hard look at themselves if they are more fixated on a result than someone's welfare.

Abandon. The result should stand given the amount of time left.

Reckless for me

Everything social lurker said. Especially liked the bit about going to see a game in the league before your game. Your a new ref so nerves are understandable. Whatever happens in the game treat it as a learning experience, it would be impossible to be perfect from day 1. You may want to...

Probably a majority of the Leagues that have mandatory Sin bins. It's possible that some don't as the number and type of subs is a Competition rule in the SCOR (FA's Standard Code of Rules) so is subject to Leagues adopting it at their AGM.

Hmmm I see this risking drawing too much attention and taking up time to the process. If you don't allow a sub then an outfield player needs to don the gloves and jersey etc and become the keeper. Then at the next stoppage in play a sub is made and they next don the gloves and jersey. Then when...

Nb is it just me of is one of the attackers within 1m of the defensive wall...

A team has to have a goalie on the pitch. If you've binned the gk then this will naturally be a stoppage in play. So they either put an outfield player in goal or you can allow a sub. It's entirely in your control to allow this. I think they are mixing it up with the slightly tricky bit which...

Honest answer: as there has been a breech of Law then yes I would like to live in a world where such a request would be treated fairly and upheld. Else we're dooming ourselves to player crowding

This is interesting. The Law specifically says you award an IFK if the attacker is too close. I say interesting because there's no instruction for the referee to delay the kick until such distance is given nor the ability to retake for an offence. In which case both A and B are correct for me...

I think you're crediting them with too much intelligence ;). They were just reacting in a very ugly fashion

Good but I still wish everyone crowding was given a visible yellow on the day and a red for any OffInAbus. The team knows that a VAR review can look at offences by the attack in the build up to a goal. All that is required is for Maguire to calmly confirm with the ref that it is being...

Rewatched. United player extends his foot and either misses or has zero effect. Ref in a good position and watches it comfortably collected by keeper before giving the thumbs up to lino. I imagine they were talking and had there been anything more they would have stopped play - but it was to...

It's a thumbs up. The signal to stop play would be the whistle. You can also signal advantage by holding just one arm up so I have no problem with this officiating

Not trying to go off topic but I had a game a while back where gk was on his knees scrabbling to try to control the ball after a low shot. His hands were about 2 foot off the ground and he was was effectively bouncing it between his hands and the ground. Attacker came in and toe poked it into...

Most dissent I receive is when the ball is out of play anyway e.g. I've awarded a free kick or penalty and the offenders seem free to object. I once witnessed a game where in the 88th minute, a goalie, from the other end of the pitch yelled out "referee: you are such a c^^t". The whole crowd...

At least I now know what players will expect me to give for such challenges like this. Tbh I struggle to see it being trully careless and DDG and the rest of the team only kick off when Liverpool score - if the clearance had gone out of the box I bet they would have just got on with the game...

#2 - depends what you want to use it for really. I have a cheap Casio on one wrist to show the proper time and one of those Leap ref watches on the other to count down the 45. #3 yep a Fox 40 does me well as has an ACME tornado. I use a wrist lanyard but have heard good things of the finger...

As Mintyref suggests, go with what the referee wants. Often they won't want help with judging fouls - don't be offended; even though you are a referee in your own right the other CAR may not be so it keeps it simple.

A county FA recently fined a manager £70 for shouting out "ref your not f*ing giving us anything" If you feel a manager is being an arse speak to your RDO if they have overstepped the mark