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  1. JamesL

    Level 3/4 Pathway Choice

    Pool average. I had one the same last season and currently 2 outstanding from my last 2.
  2. JamesL

    Level 3/4 Pathway Choice

    Can't say I disagree entirely with this... Would be interesting at least as a trial.
  3. JamesL

    Level 3/4 Pathway Choice

    Shopping. 🫢🤣
  4. JamesL

    Level 3/4 Pathway Choice

    I think there may end up being some regional variability but I think that specialising, at least currently, doesn't lead to a change in the number of appointments. News of the day for me is I have specialised as a ref being in my 4th year I have had to choose and no chance of line promotion...
  5. JamesL

    Level 3/4 Pathway Choice

    Very interesting indeed... I wonder what it will do to availability of games - or assistants at step 3/4.
  6. JamesL

    Man United Vs Leeds - Hair Pulling

    It either fits in as VC with no challenge or serious if challenging. Pulling hair, deliberately at least, in my opinion is falls under brutality, specifically, a savage act.
  7. JamesL

    Man United Vs Leeds - Hair Pulling

    So they are serious foul play then was my point...🤣
  8. JamesL

    Man United Vs Leeds - Hair Pulling

    Just saying that if it was part of a challenge it wouldn't be violent conduct... 😁
  9. JamesL

    Interfering with play?

    The difference between playing and touching is action. If tve player makes an action that makes contact it's a play, if the ball just hits them with no action it's a touch.
  10. JamesL

    Interfering with play?

    If we are talking about blue 9 here then he is "clearly attempting to play a ball which is close when this action impacts on an opponent" so in my opinion he commits an offside offence. You say you buzzed for a potential offside. How was that resolved? As the referee I'd want to know what that...
  11. JamesL

    Man United Vs Leeds - Hair Pulling

    In most cases pulling someone hair is a savage act. I haven't seen this incident so I can't say for sure it it meets the threshold to be considered savage but I don't think we need a great deal of force before we arrive at the point of calling it violent conduct.
  12. JamesL

    Man United Vs Leeds - Hair Pulling

    Not sure but done a dig and pulled out a reply to a facebook post:
  13. JamesL

    Real Madrid v Girona

    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder... I actually quite like it.
  14. JamesL

    How often do you dish out sinbin yellow?

    I dont have them now as I operate at a level when they aren't in use and in the small number of games that I do where they are I've had no occasion too. Sin bins don't necessarily indicate anything. For example in the year I got promoted, granted sin bins were new and so I think there's...
  15. JamesL

    Time is time...

    Fine balance if the winning team then concede well after any indicated amount of time. I keep saying this but context matters if it's literally just gone time then maybe we don't stop it. A short amount of seconds is easily explainable. Already let it go a little longer then we have to climb up...
  16. JamesL

    Martinelli incident - Southampton vs Arsenal FA Cup QF

    Quick Google search turns up the above published by IFAB at the start of this season. I'm in the this is not enough for a red card camp but I 100% support and accept those that would issue a red card. As with all things context is exceptionally important and that context changes on a lot of...
  17. JamesL

    Hated AR

    Exactly
  18. JamesL

    Doncaster v Mansfield - Offside

    The simple answer here was that he was not in the optimum position. We, that is assistant referees operating at steps 2-6, were recently given some training that showed the impact of being in the wrong position, the angle changes what you see and therefore makes detecting offside even more...
  19. JamesL

    USA v Belgium kit clash

    I think on the ground this would not have looked that bad which is why the game proceeded. Not great for the Tele but certainly can distinguish enough in that clip to say it was probably not as evident to the match officials.
  20. JamesL

    Referee social media accounts.

    I have come off all the mainstream social media platforms through personal choice. Whilst I would share personal achievements I didnt actively promote my refereeing. Social media can be used for good, and I do see things I miss out on by not being on there. It all comes down to the user at the...
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