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From the descriptions, sounds like two very well thought through decisions :)

One of my most enjoyable days in grassroots was the Sunday where a GK decided to scream dissent at me from his Penalty Area, whilst I was in the Centre Circle and his team were on a Promising Attack. Loud whistle blast and an IFK 50 yards back that the opposition scored from :D Pre sin bin...

Damning with faint praise .....

I can totally see your point that a lone referee with one view might come to the initial conclusion that the ball going wide could be an issue. However, I’d recommend starting from the general perspective that, if it is the GK committing the offence and the attacker is going to get control of...

It’s not criteria that must be met. It’s considerations that must be considered. Subtle but important difference. In this case, you can consider that the ball is not going directly towards goal, but still decide it’s an OGSO because of the lack of a GK to use their hands to save the subsequent...

1) coaches and players - relentlessly use all the tools at your disposal (stepped approach, body language, cards, sin bins) to emphasise that clear disagreement with your decisions will only end badly for those doing it. Most importantly, spot that key first moment in each game where...

@one, the GK is out of his area attempting to ‘sweep up’. I would absolutely be expecting the referee to be checking with his AR the ‘Control’ element, ie whether the attacker was likely to get to the ball ahead of the keeper. From the ideal side on angle (which both the camera and AR have...

Just like any other player … except for the reality that ‘removing’ the offending player typically offers a much greater chance of an OGSO because there is no GK in position

To echo what others have said, there is no way that any appointing person / body should be taking any notice of a club's preferences when it comes to referees .. that's a slippery slope. Where I do have a little sympathy with the view of @Kent Ref , is whether it is optimal appointing to send a...

Totally agree. In England (correctly IMO and in accordance with actual law) this is absolutely not a C&O error. It's an extremely marginal HB decision (as evidenced by the debate both here and elsewhere in the media) where the on field referee's call should stand whichever way it is given...

You might be right on this specific occasion. However I've seen / experienced plenty of examples the other way, normally where referees pull out a YC when proper discussion with their active AR might well have resulted in the correct Red Card. As others have said, on a MCS like this, better to...

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Hence a game this weekend between two teams in the bottom half of League 2 might be judged to be ideal ….

Roughly 90 promoted out of 120 nominated nationally

You’re right. The only video that’s really annoyed me was the one where the throw in went bizarrely more or less straight up before landing on the field. The ‘correct’ answer for that, was apparently that it was a legal throw in … despite the fact that it was clearly taken in the wrong half...

The deadline for CFA nominations to the FA was 6th January so now just down to how quickly they turn it round at their end.

For me, correct decision on the offside. Though a great example of a call which is never likely to be easily accepted by the wider football community. The defender is simply trying to ‘get a foot in’ rather than attempting any kind of controlled play. The sooner we scrap the unhelpful and...

Romero incident - foul and DOGSO Red. As not given on field, should result in a VAR intervention Gray incident - “seen them given” :) . No VAR intervention regardless of on field decision

Really interesting. Kind of scenario where you could make a reasonable case for no sanction, YC or RC. In terms of DOGSO considerations, distance is fine. To me it’s also clear that the attacker would gain control of the ball. And the fact that any shot that ensued would be towards an empty...

Probably because it’s actually a wolf in sheep’s clothing 😀