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Is it my imagination or are more kids getting the laws of the game from TikTok etc….. I hear it more and more “they aren’t on the pitch ref….i can KO right?” I calmly reply “not without me blowing my whistle and stop getting stupid ideas off the internet.” Anyone else get this?

Thanks for advice. I’ve written the emails. Still shocked at this….everytime it happens I’m shocked again.

I was just about to draft an email to the league Secretary, but surely they will receive it from the FA via whole game system?

This is unacceptable. It is happening far too often. How many posts about abuse just this weekend? Then they wonder why we don’t have enough refs? For me reffing is not about the money. It’s about helping youth football, keeping myself fit, and I enjoy it. I won’t quit as I won’t let a few...

The face I’m even thinking about that is an issue. That looks like a good belt though.

I am fine. At the time I was genuinely threatened. This guy looked like a thug too, but judging by how the manager behaved, it’s a problem with the club. I am upset with myself for not showing him a red card. Thinking how u13 matches are usually done by young referees, and how this big man...

I don’t see anything wrong with what you did. Calling you sh1t or a cheat is instant red for me at any age.

One thing I didn’t know until after the match is that said team and manager have a reputation for trouble. I’m glad I didn’t know that before the match as that can sometimes affect your decisions. Still can’t believe how shaken I am by this. Wasn’t expecting that doing an u13 match. I usually...

We all have games we wish we could re ref or handle things differently. Reading what you wrote, I think you did well and are being very hard on yourself. I am always shocked at how adults in football thing they can speak to children like that. It’s disgusting and the AR needs to remember he...

What is wrong with managers and parents. U13 boys match. Half time I pull the manager and ask him to calm down with his constant moaning about decisions. I ask him to step away from the players and speak to me. He proceeds to come right up close to my face like less than an inch away. Noses...

Really looked obvious to me.

This will have the VAR debate cooking again. I was watching the VAR replay and it clearly shows it hitting his elbow and going in. Apparently not clear enough.

So I’m not going to be popular here, but I thought the refs game management was poor. The early yellow card set a marker and he struggled to maintain it through the match. Penalty wise….not in my books. Card for saka. Lino did him no favours as it wasn’t even close to being a foul. Once saka...

Can’t believe no one has posted this yet. Second yellow and a red card? Let’s hear the views! I thought it was very harsh. Don’t even think the player made a tackle. So my decision is no card.

You’ve fallen for it. MB twisted his body and took a dive. He is very good at it.

I’m not blaming the ref. I think VAR is not the best.

First penalty i was shocked VAR got involved. Second one was a clear dive and I’m Shocked it took so long to get the ref over to monitor.

Touché. Well, under law it isn’t offside. However, one could argue that the defender wouldn’t have been under pressure had the attacker not been there so even though he didn’t make an attempt to play the ball, he maybe should be defined as involved. How one would write that into the laws of...

Guys. VAR reviewed it and it’s a red card for Arsenal. ;)) Jokes aside. How is that not a red card is beyond me. Went in hard, high and with studs out. Thoughts on offside for the goal?

It’s funny. At my level, I choose an end at shootouts based on what he quality of the pitch and likelihood of getting the ball back if it’s kicked out.