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Feel for you mate - that's not great at all. I hope you at least got an explanation / profuse apology for the mistake.

This is good advice. If you get a call at lunch time for a match the same evening (has happened to me once) and the answer is I would have been available if I had known yesterday, but I can't get away from work early enough at such short notice, no-one is going to be surprised or upset. If...

Practically I wouldn't worry about that. I've had a couple of very late notice appointments, but always with a call to check availability first - and a thank you for taking them, not an expectation that I was sat with the engine running waiting for a MOAS notification. BUT, do close dates by...

Looking back to last year, it looks like the email with merit table position and confirmation you were at the same level for next season came out on the same day as the promotion emails. That was at level 3. As the FA has moved to club marks on MOAS for all Supply Leagues this season, I guess...

If you do decide to take a break, it's worth considering registering for next season anyway, just making yourself unavailable for a while and seeing how you feel. I know a couple of referees who thought they wanted to pack it in altogether, changed their mind (one after a full season off) and...

According to our local L3 rep, FA guidance is that it is highly likely promotions and reclassifications will be published next week i.e. w/c 22nd May Apparently the FA have also confirmed a new FA badge and that all at Levels 2b, 3 and 4 will be provided with some kit. Details tbc

Really ?? That's one busy observer ! If it's as described, they are picking up on something that in my experience this season is routinely ignored at Steps 1-4

As per my previous response, I have a nuanced view on what I would and wouldn't allow that changes with the context of the game. What I do disagree with is the argument that if it's not explicitly forbidden in the LOTG or competition rules, it's by definition allowed. Take that to the extreme...

For me, this is about common sense, not reading between the lines of the LOTG, and a big part of it is context. At the extremes .... Down here, Step 7 leagues have CARs. No way would I allow a CAR at that level to direct his defence's offside line & I don't think the players would put up with...

The other thing I would suggest is never give precise timings in the last knockings of a game where you can avoid it. I'd never refuse to answer a polite query of 'how long' - that's just rude. However you say '30 seconds', someone is going to start counting and then you've potentially...

I never knew there were so many fellow Wednesdayites on this forum ! Unfortunately on the slow mo replay it's obviously a dive - less clear in real time, when I was off the settee shouting for a penalty ! For me, I think you could sell yellow or red once it's given - I can see the argument...

When you cut through the noise and the expected one-eyed fan and virtue-signalling pundit reactions, this feels to me like the sensible outcome. Only Constantine will know what was going through his head at the time, but I for one am comfortable with the explanation that he caught him...

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"This game is too big for you" in a Sunday League Div 5 match

I do know of someone who was about your daughter's age and used to practise 'refereeing' games at a junior club training session - so not real games, but the sort of internal team 5-a-sides that usually happen at the end of training. His (in this case) Dad managed an U6 side or similar so it...

Yep. Don't disagree. My comment is based on (i) it's not in the LOTG wording - 'an attempt to play the ball' is not qualified & I can point anyone questioning it to the very phrase (ii) Practically, genuine is a word I avoid with players & coaches. 'Was it an attempt to play the ball ?'...

'genuine' is not part of the DOGSO Law, but I get the point I think the other challenge is definition of SPA. What an OGSO is generates debate, but as a concept is relatively easy to grasp. A promising attack is more nebulous methinks

SPA currently covers both an accidentally mistimed tackle that happens to be in the 'wrong' part of the field (from the offender's perspective) and a blatant pull back of a player with no intention to do anything other than stop an attack - as well as many offences somewhere between the two...

... and don't policemen all look so young nowadays :)

Taking this off at a slight tangent, there is an interesting link to a topic that excited some differences of opinion on another thread. For the record, my view is : 1. Under the Laws as currently written, this is not offside 2. What football wants is this to be offside because Rashford clearly...