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Yes when looked at that way, but in the circs could also be looked at in that they were in the time period of that minute viz I can’t remember the actual stoppage time shown but let’s say 9 mins - they were in the 9th min & had passed the 8th min - so could say not reduced (I appreciate I am...

Though that’s not a surprise with secondary CFA. I moved to my secondary CFA in 1992 & I haven’t ever received anything from my parent CFA since then & nor would I expect to. All registrations/DBS/Safeguarding etc are from secondary/current CFA.

Presumably, and please correct me if I’m wrong, but surely this process can only be in place for those clubs that are registered but have an unregistered Referee because unable to get hold of a Registered Referee? I would be very surprised if the CFA deal with email reports from unregistered...

You would be an unregistered Referee, not covered by the CFA insurance policies and affiliated leagues require registered Referees. If you go down the unregistered route you are likely to be asked to do unaffiliated/unregistered clubs and the challenges that brings with misconduct etc.

I definitely agree that the law concerning handball is more complicated than it ever was and should be, but let’s not forget that although much simpler in my hey days of the 70s, 80’s, 90’s & even 2000’s, the award of penalties still came across on many occasions as inconsistent. So, whilst...

Absolutely could do that. But would they want a reply - don’t think so and same thing could happen again unless no spectators allowed. Would that be the right thing to do - I don’t think so. Just because of what happened other than replaying the game, everything else the SFA can still do -...

Depends which way you look at it. Game is 90 mins - 45 mins each way. The Referee played that. Granted once stoppage time was informed to the 4th official and displayed strictly speaking he should have played no less, but then I think it could be argued with seconds not mins remaining that...

As far as this game was concerned Herts were never keen to go back whereby they soon got on their coach and returned back to their ground, most still in kit and boots & many of their supporters greeting them. This was mainly because from reports I have read, the Referee did end the game almost...

Outsourcing could cost more.

As others have now said/alluded to - it could have been a brain fart moment by an elite AR.

I think there is little/no chance the AR would have flagged had there not been VAR. However, my personal opinion is that because of the magnitude of the game, for the purpose of transparency his action has ‘activated’ VAR where no one from Herts can really complain about the goal being given. I...

Things become even more forensic with Observers (at every game except in the PL where they have delegates who analyse from afar etc) & coaches etc.

Yes, absolute nonsense.

Spot on James, though I have to say even though I was assaulted three times in my Refereeing career, with the last one being pretty bad, I was never in favour of strike action & not a money thing, but just getting out there to do a game.

I have been reading over the course of the past few months that fans generally consider Referees in L2 to be poor - not that I believe anything a fan thinks since they generally wear rose dinted & biased glasses favouring the team they support. However, I have visited Notts County to see them...

There is much truth in what you have said here & previously.

I spose it’s a bit like the promotion play offs throughout the pyramid.

I think I am a bit behind the times. Am I right in thinking that whether it be mid-season or end of season, there are no longer any automatic promotions based upon merit tables etc? In other words, are all promotions from 4-3, 3-2 & 2-1 just based upon those invited to assessment days?

And the same thing happened in England a few months ago with Michael Oliver following Wolves v Arsenal & police protection were in place for 2-3 weeks.

I still have respect for Referees now since it’s more difficult now than it’s ever been & those on the PL are often much younger than those from yesteryear wherever it be from the 60s, 70’s, 80’s and since the inception of the PL in 1992. This means that although they are much fitter these days...