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Meh. I thought he done what he was expected to do for the most part. Didn't exactly need to excel as the game didn't have any real flash points. I did however think he was pretty poor with dealing with the time wasting. Keeper should have got a yellow much earlier on and even potentially a...

This happened to me in one my weekend games. Plenty of players in box. Defender who is pretty stationary had arms outstretched for some unknown reason. Weakish shot deflects off the defenders foot and up on to their arm. I gave the penalty. This came moments after ball deflected off arm of...

A game of mine on Saturday (over 35s), a defender took a throw in 20 yards closer to his own goal that he should have (he took it quickly before opposition could catch up). I blew whistle and told him he had to move 20 yards forward to where it went out. He wasn't happy and neither was his team...

Maybe cross wires here somewhat, but if a player is unsure if the ball is in or out, of course they should play on. If a defender runs up and blasts the ball away and it is in my opinion very clearly out, then yeah, I'll book them. But, if in my opinion, the player genuinely believed the ball...

Of course it doesn't, but if in doubt, play on.

I would only ever call "ball not gone, play on" if there was apparent disagreement or confusion between players on different teams trying to challenge/control the ball close to the line and it looked like the situation would benefit from me making confirming. I would almost immediately follow up...

Since when is dissent personal? Just needs to be a public disagreement with a referees decision. Apply common sense then (reactive and low-level vs provocative). I don't think I've ever regretted carding someone for dissent and I do it a lot. Don't want a card, keep quiet. Not sure why we as...

I'm still not getting it - so many of the examples are where the ball "skims off" a defenders boot after they tried to make contact. If the defender got slightly better contact, they would have taken control of the ball. That's nothing to do with deliberate play, but the players ability to lift...

Remember that you are doing the job of 5 people now - referee, 2 assistants, 4th official and now VAR. Everyone expects every decision to be correct. When I started out, I was told to be happy if it got 80% of my decisions correct. It will go up from there. Work on your positioning...

I done that last season myself - shouted at a kid who I knew was going to kick the legs from another player who just escaped him. I shouted "don't do it", and low and behold, a second later, he fouls him. Card. I can see how a coach may have an issue with that, but the player is still free to...

I'll give an example from one of my games last season where my inaction allowed a game to completely blow up. If I acted at earlier, it would have been just another forgettable game. 89th min. Reds, who are winning 2-1, are pinned back by Blue with ball out for a throw to Blue about 30 yard...

I'll disagree with @RyantheRef , not saying he is wrong, just difference of opinions. Long slow runs will help build a base which is great for this time of year where you have the time to rest and recover. It helps develop the muscles (developing capillaries, mithochondrial etc.) that will...

The law doesn't say anything about where the ball should be released. "...throw the ball with both hands from behind and over the head from the point where it left the field of play" However.... it does say.... "The ball is in play when it enters the field of play" One could argue that if the...

Yeah - crouching is not standing so foul throw. Why don't they just stand and throw the ball down at the feet of their team mate who is close by? Oh yeah, cause most refs incorrectly give it as a foul throw.

I'm going for 2 reds and probably restart to blue as they were closer to the ball. Howeeeever, I never understand why ref's stand there in the middle of a melee like that. I'd be walking back 5 yards and making it clear that anyone who comes near me will be cautioned. I'd happily card anyone who...

To clarify - the coach was loud calling for decisions but it never rose to dissent (and I have a very low bar). First time is always a warning, second is auto-yellow. Just prior to the comment, the coach shouted a couple of things at opposition players - nothing actionable though. I am sure I...

Recent match of mine - red player calls out, not too loudly "you fat c**t" to a blue player that is quite a distance away. Player didn't hear, but his team mates did. To this point, there was plenty of needle in the game and the blue sideline has been constantly calling for everything and...

I had two incidents recently - one where a player had a nose ring and kept his hand covering his nose when I lined them up for a boot check. He denied having anything when I asked even though it was obvious. I told him he can't play unless it is removed. After the boot check he went over to...

I actually prefer when the coaches start arguing about decisions as we can do something about it. In much the same way some ref's put down a marker early in the game for what type of challenge they will allow, I always pay special attention to the sidelines. The first hint of non-trivial dissent...

Fair play to you in sending him off. Simple never a place in the game for that behaviour. However, regardless of how well you feel like you have done, or not, I would never discuss my performance with a coach. They never refereed and they have no idea what pressures you are under, regardless of...