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If you've posted that you're not a referee on social media then it's in the public domain. FWIW I quite like having non-referees, especially players, take part in this forum. And I agree that you made a mistake and took your L like a man. I don't know why Rusty got so upset. Qualified referees...

So if a player is cautioned for excessive celebration of a goal and the goal is ruled out, does the caution get recinded?

I bought a set of these a few weeks ago: https://ljcrefereestore.my-online.store/Flags_Premier_Set/puQJB6_21952758.aspx Subsequently I was on the line and the ref had touchline flags so I was able to compare them. They are almost identical. If you removed the branding I don't think you'd be...

This happened in my game today. Attacker making progress towards the goal, defender chasing. Just outside the area there's a shoulder into the back which unbalances the attacker. I'm raising my whistle to my mouth, I'm not going to blow immediately in case the attacker rides the challenge and...

Footage of the incidents are here and here. I'm an Arsenal fan so I'm going to keep my own counsel for the moment.

On 7->6->5 games carry over indefinitely. The only exception is if you have a 12 month period without a game.

I doubt this because he would stop doing it (as indeed he should).

Arteta's antics are embarrassing (and I'm an Arsenal fan).

The patronising responses about girl's football are a bit disappointing.

This is one of those tackles that referees know is a foul but most players will think is fine because he got the ball first is ok. I'm not sure a pen would be given in the PL to be honest, and quite possibly the referee will point to the ball to explain his decision, reinforcing the wrong idea.

"They're short of referees," he complains. Why that should be a complete mystery.

I'd be slightly wary of this site. Has this ever been the law?

A striker shoots. While the ball is still in play the GK commits a foul on him which is SFP. The ball goes into the goal. Can you play advantage, award the goal, and then dismiss the GK?

There is a distinction between them because a player who is sin binned and then later in the game gets a caution is not dismissed. You and Chas are saying that a player in the sin bin who commits a further act of dissent is shown a second yellow, cannot return, cannot be substituted (ie. is...

Yeah, the question is whether dissent in the sin bin is a yellow card offence or a sin bin offense. The FA guidance says that all dissent must be dealt with by a sin bin except ... and then a list of things which do not include dissent from a player in the sin bin.

I'm sure this has been discussed before but I can't find it, and the FA guidance I can find is a bit ambiguous. Apologies for the repetition. A player in the sin bin commits a further act of dissent. What's the procedure?

I can't remember. I was watching as a (very nervous) Arsenal fan rather than as a referee and I was convinced he was getting a caution. I must have thought he was deliberately cutting out a pass (ie. SPA) but I don't remember the incident well enough to describe my thought process at the time...

I thought Partey's handball was a caution. The Spurs sub running onto the pitch to get the ball to a team mate quicker was a really obvious caution, Other than that Pawson and his team were spot on I thought.

They're called level 'T' (for 'trainee') now rather than level 8. It's 25 games per level 7->6->5 and only two are observed. Edit: I see you've been correct on this already. Even Rusty's table is wrong, despite being produced by the FA Refereeing dept. There is no Y2->7 promotion scheme.

This happened to me on Saturday. Very wet conditions, a lot of sliding tackles, nothing naughty, and a relaxed match. A sliding tackle goes in, one-footed, studs showing, arrives late, some contact, player stays on his feet. The defender apologises immediately. I issue a caution. No...