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Doesn't sound like you did wrong. Remember, there are many considerations as to whether a tackle is careless, reckless or with excessive force and making contact with the opponent is only one of them (albeit an important one). The speed of the tackle relative to the skill of the player is an...

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Another downside of glasses is that you must ask players not to wear them while you are yourself wearing some.

That's the best way to avoid being the fly: get paid before the match. Then it's just handing them their copy of the game sheet and moving on.

The Mad Genius: Turns up on time, often with a very identifiable almost trade-mark appearance (for example, one assessor I knew always wore a bucket hat). He is extremely friendly and always likes to have a laugh, much like the Casual. When it comes to the debrief, he speaks for a long time, in...

Alternatively, change your philosophy: I'd rather give an offside goal than take one away that was properly onside. Do as Brian says, though. The positioning and movement are important. When the defenders shout bloody murder for offside, tell them "He may well have been but I couldn't be sure...

Yeah I'm not sending him off but I am trying to play advantage and if that ball doesn't go into the net, I'm giving a penalty. Regardless of what happens, I might well be cautioning the GK (though I'd need to see it better to know if he ever had a hope of playing the ball or if it was headed...

There is nothing in the laws which currently prevent you from attempting to play advantage in the PA and returning to award the spot kick if something unexpected happens -- it's just not advised to try unless a fairly clear goal scoring opportunity presents itself immediately. The reason for...

If the players can't follow that simple rule (read: you can't/won't make them do it), then how can they be expected to follow the more important rules (read: you can't/won't make them).

Report the red card and the misconduct as they were technically separate offences. Also, it is unnecessary to show the red card in this situation given the distance and the timing. Just inform the red team's gaffer that his player has been awarded a red card for his brilliance.

But he's missed the ball and struck the player in the head.... surely that's a foul.

I might start trapping the ball if they start paying me a ball boys' fee in addition to my match fee, but until then it's not my job.

A TV pundit's job is not to make excuses for bad calls -- it is to criticize them. Can't blame ol' Howard for doing his job. And to add to that, two things: 1) Our primary complaint on this site is that pundits are too often clueless about the LOTG and the reality of managing 22 men on the...

Alright, but Christian Benteke has more skill and, presumably, more control over his body than Tom of the Sunday League. So what's dangerous and careless from Tom is safe and careful for Benteke.

That's it, my friend. Leave it all on the pitch on Saturday and you'll feel great.

As I said before: the foul occurs when the trailing leg makes contact with Shaw. It was careless. Penalty, no card.

Took around a year away from the game to get the passion back and now that it's back, I've got my first assignment on Sunday. Assistant Referee for a Canadian University match. Looking forward to it.

Brilliant goal. Too bad Cameron Jerome's the day before wasn't counted because it was cracking too.

After watching this, I can say that the referee's performance was very disappointing. He never seemed to be in control of the match, he made several suspect decisions throughout and seemed to lack any awareness for the severity of challenges that have been made. Obviously that's not any excuse...

I think his back foot catches Shaw which would make it a foul imo.