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Be on top of jewellery / equipment. Participants may be accustomed to a lower threshold for fouls. I find there tends to be fewer verbal issues but when it occurs can escalate quickly, so be alert as usual! Finally I would say there is often less appealing for decisions so don't be deterred from...

Yeah I was imagining a possible appeal along the lines of 'advantage played so was wrong to go back to the foul', though this was quick enough to go back in law so shouldn't really be a successful argument, it can look like giving two bites when signalling like that.

I'd say it's a stretch to say he didn't signal advantage when we see his arm signal first and then only blowing the whistle when the GK won out in the following challenge. Don't think he'd have blown if the attacker had got past! Second one there is a closer angle that was shown on ITV...

Walsall v Swindon (2:01) - player sent off for DOGSO despite advantage being signalled, wonder if Walsall are appealing it MK v Oldham (0:30) - missed penalty decision but then a good spot for simulation on the next highlight

The language is 'has or would have' and we know who 'has' possession when play is stopped for this.

All my leagues have been paper, except the Northern Counties East (Step 5/6) which is electronic and until now used 'Grassroots Live' (run by RefSix, not integrated with RefSix) but this season is using Football Web Pages.

I'm happy with this being the intention, as it is absolutely fair, but I don't see how the Law 8/9 text written as it is actually tells us that. I think Law 8.2 needs a tidbit adding to disregard contact between ball and ref when determining possession.

I can't see any video, have you put the wrong link? It would make some sense if the intention of the law is to prevent sudden counter-attacks. i.e. ball hits referee leading to a change of possession, everyone gets a chance to set up again even if it is a different team with the ball now...

The above is correct, and the fee for middles is £75. For midweek afternoon kick-offs there is an additional £15 allowance per match official.

IFAB's FAQ in Law 9 confirms it has changed.

68th minute, poor AR wiped out in a collision but he's OK!

49th minute, Luton kick ball which deflects off the referee and is clearly going to Wimbledon's possession. Referee drops to wrong team (Luton) and from the wrong position under the updated law? Caveat: watching without sound so not sure when the whistle went, but to drop from that position...

All the best for your season!

Even before 'captains only' we have had wide discretion in how we want to manage players. We could (should) give dissent cautions for being surrounded or for players refusing instructions to go away if we want to speak with the captain alone, regardless of a specific rule. Competitions have to...

While there doesn't seem to be an explicit restriction, youth games won't help your promotion prospects very much as the levels of appointments are taken into account.

Nothing is being contradicted. You have focused on the second link in the email which is to IFAB's website, saying competitions have the option which is true in countries that do not require the protocol to be implemented. However the first link in the email is to The FA Refereeing Department's...

Smart tracksuits foster an undercurrent of familiarity between match officials and participants, formal wear fosters an undercurrent of difference. Anyone breaking dress code by wearing shorts etc needs to be robustly warned that it is not acceptable.

We have been told: Yes the Only the Captain Protocol is applicable across all competitions in England Breach is disciplined with a caution for dissent (including temporary dismissal at Step 5 and below) The protocol will be activated by telling the players, not by a gesture / signal

Based on this angle it looks like a deliberate follow through by the defender to bring down the attacker so I would say free kick and DOGSO.

I suspect it will turn up in the Laws for 2026-27 but for now it is too late to change the text so a 'clarification' is the only way to do it.