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TBH often my “big long word” with a player is as much for everyone else as for the player so they all know cards are coming. Different if I’m actually trying to calm someone down. Often I say “this is the public warning” and I point all over the pitch and big hand waving etc. Try not to say...

The law is very clear on the defender who deliberately plays a ball but messes it up and it squirts through to an attacker in an offside position. It’s not offside as it’s not deliberately played to the offside player by his teammate. BUT not wanting to further complicated the most complicated...

and what about the original cheat shout from the player to the assistant? any action there?

I was frustrated by this subject last time and i think @Ciley Myrus was passionate against me. I think this is a restart - same as the Celtic one. But I was in the minority that time and probably will again this time. For me the player clearly gains an advantage by cutting across the box before...

Yes but can see how mr Atkinson and the AR missed it given positioning. Also given the ball was released cleanly and the foul was after that it makes it even more difficult for a referee to see. I was thinking this is a good shout for VAR to be useful. it’s a clear pen but one that it’s hard...

Hope the link works. Correct call on IDFK...but I would never let it happen quickly in the box like that. Am I wrong or is this ref “wrong”?

Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!

Does anyone have the latest guide for observers / criteria for 6-5? I thought I saw it on here once upon a time but I can’t find it through search. I’m not clear on what more is expected and if for nothing more than confidence i’d like to know what they are looking for. First game of the new...

There were some good ideas kicking around about how to end a match last year. Seems not to have made the cut. The last I heard the idea was that after 90 mins + added (decided by the ref) the game would end the next time the ball has gone out of the FoP. I think that’s a very interesting...

Interesting incident for me this weekend. As I’m sure is the case for most of us in the northern hem this time of year the pitches the last few weeks have been touch and go. This Saturday I was lucky enough to have very nice pitch at a fantastic venue. Nice pitch but it was wet of course and we...

Valkeen with elastic wrist lanyard. Chose it based on a similar question I asked on here and it’s a dream

There is one pitch I frequent where there are a lot of overhanging trees on one touchline. I cover this during pre match manager talk and captain coin toss / talk. Tell them that if the ball hits the tree and comes down in play we play on. If it hit’s the tree and goes out we do whatever we...

Absolutely ridiculous. No basis in law full stop. I have been with older referees who wear glasses in the dressing room and then take them off for the match - because of perception and ignorant comments like this. I wear glasses (sport glasses but they are not wrap around/secured) and I have had...

I’m a good boy and follow procedure correctly but I would say that 8/10 players look surprised at how long it’s taking and the fact that I even want to talk to them. Partly last weeks ref’s fault and mostly what they see on TV with the flash cards or cards from across the pitch. On the other...

I had the same issue signaling the right way when I started. Looking back it’s probably because we are watching so closely (feet/ball/hands) you actually lose sense of play. With more experience you will “zoom out” naturally and just point the right way. One trick I still use, especially if an...

in this case you might find that my paced distance does not land on the attacker. A little in front or behind him will do.

“Interesting” debate. I’m still convinced that 8/10 referees would not be able to dismiss for this in real time as the white player has just kicked the ball forward - I think this is a more important point than whether “upon seeing a clear video can I justify red by law”. It would be so so hard...

Yes 4 to 5. Typo.

VC for sure. awful. BUT that would be hard to see from where the ref would likely be...needs the AR to do more there than calmly flag for a white throw!

Both on the same side??