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Full disclosure - WHU fan so was desperate for us to win. Re the overturned penalty, I genuinely thought it was a correct VAR intervention - Castellanos is entitled to put his foot there so it wasn't a penalty, though equally it didn't feel like a free kick either. Might it have "felt" better...

FWIW, if not convinced it hit Barnes’ arm. I think it probably did, but I’m a long way from certain, which was the point Shearer was belabouring on MOTD. However, sports rules are governed by the civil standard of proof, ie the balance of probabilities. I’m not aware of any specific VAR...

@andre69 From what you’ve written you didn’t lose control at all and used the tools at your disposal to maintain control. There are just some coaches, players and parents who just can’t behave no matter what you do. That’s on them, not you. I hope you’re ok. Having a very challenging game or a...

Ditto the other two comments - speak to Ella, who's brilliant, and you can roll over into next season as long as you're on it by the end of the season. Just note that, for L6 to L5 at least, Wiltshire added mentoring to the promotion criteria. Slightly frustrating for those of us who have kids...

This whole episode is increasingly fishy…

This highlights the fundamental problem of The FA's own doing - there's no central resource of suspensions/reasons. Yes, I know there's written reasons and details of County Appeals on their website, but it's a LONG way from being comprehensive and is about as un-user-friendly as can be...

That's where I was - looks like a clear attempt at a flick with his head, but regardless of where you stand on that it's still offside. Nope - was watching it live and no cautions issued.

We spend a lot of time on here dissecting decisions that are controversial or might have been different, so I thought I'd post a clip of an excellent offside decision by the AR. I really don't think there can be any debate about whether it's the correct decision or not - very close to the GK...

I wholeheartedly agree with this now I'm four years in. Started doing it at youth and adult, and it was all great pre-match, but I very quickly realised it didn't make a blind bit of difference during the match and, as one says, at times could be counter-productive. Again, this. I always...

The more I think about it, the more it’s brain dead of Szoboszlai to even claim for the free kick, given what was going to happen.

I can’t help but conclude it’s the right decision (advantage played, advantage only secured due to an attacking foul, so you come back), but it just feels all wrong given the two fouls effectively nullified each other. I’m such an average ref I probably would’ve blown early and got away with...

Hope you managed three stripes…

I'm an Adidas man to be honest - the 24 kit is smart and understated, and was much cheaper than the Nike one. They've got a new one that will be warn at the World Cup this year so I might be tempted to upgrade!

Lots of good advice already given. A few other suggestions: 1. Speak to your RDO and either get on the L7 to L6 pathway or ask for a mentor. Match Day Coaching/Mentor visits are invaluable on getting feedback and advice from someone who's watched you. Can really help with confidence too. 2...

Refereeing is never going to be easy, and the public discourse about refereeing is getting worse, not better, and the FA still don't take respect seriously, so there's no sign of it improving. In that context, it takes a certain type of person to start their journey and continue it. I'm sure...

Concur with @Archer having done a few BUCS games this year. They do their team sheets online and are all over checking them and making sure deadlines are hit, but as the ref you get nothing. The website is super helpful when looking at for fixtures. As an L6 the standard is decent and...

Almost identical thing happened to me earlier this season though player didn't request a personal hearing. Got two match suspension for, effectively, double OFFINABUS. Sums up why player and coach behaviour is where it is.

West Ham fan and 100% the correct decision - was listening on 5 Live and they called it a good minute or two before the referee decided he'd had enough. If this was a grassroots match, you are right that a second report would be going in but in my experience there'll be no additional ban. Had...

My local RDO is excellent - like others, a young referee/AR at a high level, very proactive in terms of CPD, even if I’m grumpy they’ve added being a mentor as a compulsory part of 6-5 promotion, which rules me out as I simply don’t have the time between refereeing and family commitments. As...

Like @RustyRef as soon as it went to monitor it was foregone. Outside of what I think is a valid point by Clinton Morrison (if that’s a penalty there should be penalties for it every EPL game), it did look to me that Burn was the reason Betancur went down.