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Hi all, Yesterday I reffed two adult teams, and from the first minute onwards, both teams went into it really hard. But me looking at what league these teams were playing (really low) on a late and really nice Saturday afternoon, with quite some audience watching, I thought I'd just let the...

Jack, I was halfway through a message and thought: Why am I even bothering. The rest, I know the rules, but seeing contradicting comments everywhere, also on television and from other referees, makes it confusing. If anyone is willing to put more insight into this, please, if not, then I will...

Jack, leave me the *** alone. I'm trying to learn and that means asking questions. Calling players morons, just like you are passive aggressively calling me one, says more about you than me. Also, what about the surprise penalties Rustyref mentioned? Things. Are. Not. Adding. Up. And you are...

Alright guys, points noted. Thanks for the replies. Position of the ball is not important. But still, for example the first incident where the player got in a little late, (The offence too wasn't so bad). As Graemes has said too, he probably wouldn't give it. But what if the ball was passed...

I would think that because the ball was already lost makes an already not so serious offence even less serious. I mean, of course, if the attacker lost the ball and the defender comes in red headed with a flying ninja kick, I would have been hanged afterwards if I didn't give a penalty. And...

That is really interesting to read. Kind of a relief that I wasn't the only one. ;-)

Alright guys, First things first. I am a young referee, 17 years old. Started reffing under 8's start of this season and reffed about 30 games right now. Now mostly the adult teams. (18 or above). (I'm not from England) Jack, your response, as PP62 already mentioned (thanks for that), is...

I do understand where you guys are coming from, as many people have told me already and I have read myself too, there is no difference whether a foul is made outside or inside the box, but I think that I can classify this attempt under the empathy James named. Say we compare it with a player...

Haha, I knew people weren't going to agree. But I do see a lot in professional football that a free kick is easier given than a penalty.

Had 2 games today, both games had a moment where a penalty could have been given. But I really am not a fan of giving a penalty for every minor thing. Giving a penalty almost equals giving a goal, so I actually only give penalties when I really have to. (Handball, tackles etc.) Had two moments...

Hi all, haven't checked in here for some while. Really fun to read all the replies. Especially the part that every referee sees things differently. I, too, haven't had the best experiences with people who tell prior to the match that they are a ref, except for today though. Had an...

Hey guys, thanks for the input. The thing was that the ball was slowly bouncing towards the goalkeeper's legs. However, the lines were badly visible, it was night, headlights gave a dirty yellow look, all in all, visibility wasn't great. Goalkeeper ducked down for a sec to pick the ball up...

This was fun: Had myself a U13 match today. A thrilling 2-3, scored in the last minute, but the highlight must have been in the 5 minutes break. After I gave a penalty to team B (the away team), the assistent referee went crazy. Alright, it was an easy given penalty, I'll get to that later...

Definitely agree with what you say. It's just too bad that I wasn't 100% focussed anymore in the end. I even let the whistle slip out of my mouth while blowing it. The thing is that I only remember someone falling on his back and someone behind this guy putting out a leg. That's all I know, and...

That's good to know! Thank you both!

Hi, Thanks for your answer, first of all! What I remember what I saw was a White standing behind a Orange, stretching his leg and the Orange guy falling on his buttocks. I did not see the moment or point of impact. If you'd ask me where he hit the guy, I wouldn't know. All I know is that it was...

And this might seem as a bit of a straightforward question-answer. But still, for some reason I have some doubts.

Hi all, First of all, I'm not from England, or anywhere from the UK. But that doesn't change the law of this game right? Reason for me coming here and not to a local one is because I need a reply as quick as possible, but no-one is giving me one there :P. So here is what happened: Orange vs...