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Are opinions not what make informed debate or is that just me thinking outside the box, so to speak????????

Had a game today where the Howling wind played NO part That's because both teams had the ball on the ground playing passes to progress towards their opponents goal

Never too windy if the ball is kept where it is meant to be ON THE GROUND

I reckon the Ref has got that one right Yes, the back pass has been handled by the goalkeeper. As far as I am concerned the fact that the Keeper has stumbled is irrelevant I am 100% with the ref

there was a time in my locality, that every other ref was doing a Double header to ensure that games were covered Thankfully not happening to me too often now

If the cup final appointment is coming, am staying away from games for at least 7 days before the Final!!! Many may find that excessive, but it works for me

Develop a Death Stare & use it when required

i found that back in the day when I started refereeing, the younger the player, the more the referee needed to be an educator as to the laws of the game. I'd Be interested to find out if this is still the case. I found The younger the player, the more talking the referee needed to do

That shouldn't be the case, your association should be there assisting you in your quest to find games and leagues you can officiate in

Great to get out after more than 6 months and get the 90 minutes under the belt As the game reached its conclusion it became so obvious that there is work to be done to regain my match sharpness after the enforced lay off

1st Local amateur game of the season today Wish me Luck :):):)

I Have messaged u a couple of llnks that I hope are helpful to you in your quest for games

I AM of the No red card line of thinking The foot of the offender has caught the incoming player

Get registered with your local youth league/s, they are always crying out for officials

More than a little apprehensive here Hopefully will be back up to speed after a game or 2

Most definitely. 😀 we, as referees should always make sure that out match administration is done. Let your local league(s) do what they do in sorting out any issues you report

I append my Registration number to all game related documentation, have done since I began refereeing

Not had to summon an ambulance to a football match but once had to call 999 to another sport where I was officiating.

The league in which the game was played will need notifying of the abandonment and the reason for it. I had a weather related abandonment a few years back now and that's how I dealt with it to NO complaints whatsoever 😄