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I've come off all games until next year. Partly through having man-flu for what seems like all the time, partly through feeling too old for this cold weather and mainly through, just no longer enjoying it so fully get where you're coming from. Best of luck whatever you decide to do with your...

Supposed guise of development? Nothing supposed about it. We all have a duty of care to these children whether you accept it or not. Helping them to understand what is acceptable language and what isn't is part of that. John I guess a different generation so you see it differently. Would a...

Don't mention the word employment Graeme, I will be asking for sick pay and holiday pay next. I fully understand the laws of the game and offinabus, I would dismiss as offinabus. I consider this offensive, insulting and abusive in the context described in the OP. And yes I would look at it...

I think I must be alone here, I fully agree with the referee, this language at that age group directed at another player is unacceptable, red card.

I’m more upset the referee has a different colour top to his assistants

I’m over 50 I find it forces me to maintain a certain level of fitness in order to keep up so helps me in a big way. I too work in education but with children with behaviour needs so don’t get intimidated at all in matches. Open age is different from junior football and whilst it’s good for...

Why is it ridiculous? The laws are clear, it is not an office to be in an offside position

Just watching this on sky sports with Jamie rednap, blatant foul throw in the build up

Regarding parents, I would be pretty confident that the league rules like most junior leagues, make it the responsibility of the team manager to manage the behaviour of the parents. It's worth getting the league handbook, you can sometimes find this online to see what the rules are. If you can...

I can see the benefits of this from a league management perspective but I have mixed feelings. I just think it’s going beyond what the role of a referee is.

Thank you, all valid and useful points. As I crossed the 50 divide couple of years ago, I do tend to always have some sort of niggle so expect that. This is different this time though and is definitely something more serious. Booked in with sports physio and will see what happens then

Felt my calf tighten up in second half of match on Saturday. Didn’t feel anything go as such, just felt tight and sore. Stretching didn’t appear to ease it. Felt a little like cramp but wasn’t cramp. 5 days later, pain still there and is worse if I try to run. I’m giving games a miss until it’s...

There must be a book all players read so they understand the script and must join in. In the back Foul throw Who played them on That’s the first foul It’s not about you ref (After 4 minutes of a sin bin) can he come back on But I got the ball He’s all over him

Yellow for USB AA and hope his manager subs him

It's worth familiarising yourself with the leagues rules, especially regarding touchline behaviour which includes manager, coaches, first aiders etc. Most I've officiated in make the team manager responsible for their behaviour and fines can be issued if the rules are broken. Knowing the rules...

Let me get this clear. Are you asking me to change my previous decision during the game that has now finished? Or Just so we're clear, are you asking me not to put that booking in? I use that when the coach is confrontational or touching on the aggressive side. It usually works, they tend to...

You can guarantee without any doubt whatsoever, that if you had blown your whistle, the attacker would've shot and scored

Good luck with this. I dabbled with JPL games to discover there was no set fee, referees weren’t appointed centrally, clubs found their own and seemed to make up fees. Worst of all a third of the teams were not even registered correctly making it impossible to post and bookings. I steer clear of...

Could you not play advantage, but make it clear you are coming back to deal with the challenge and then book the player after the game has stopped? Re CAR, in this neck of the woods at every age inc open age the CAR does in and outs only. Yep we call offsides as we see it and some will be wrong...

In my first Sunday league open age match, the 4 corner flags were various sized branches taken from the trees next to the pitch with hi viz jackets hung on them