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The first Level 4 I ever worked with was talking about how he was picked up for not moving enough during games. His response was always, I don't need to move if I'm already in a credible position.

Continuing with this, I usually decide just before talking to them. Sometimes if I was thinking no yellow I change while speaking to them. I find it helps me often to constantly be saying the players numbers in my head whenever the game is going on

There is definitely a reason they've kept the exact same shorts design for the last 2 kits they brought out

I'm seriously going to have an issue of getting rid of my current kits at the end of the season. As someone who was 17 when it first came out (now 21) I've had to buy quite a few kits to keep up with growth, both width and height wise.

My first thoughts are yellow as he is reckless there. Ball was in a position to justify his leg being where it is and he looks like he tries to reduce the amount of force used when he realises he's f*cked up (based on how the leg is retracted afterwards). Not sure if there is a tolerance...

I have heard that apparently they would sometimes lower a mark they give to ensure that their average is not too high. Not something I could say I've seen but heard that from some other refs in the area. Looking forward to seeing what this does to the average mark in 2026 though

We get a lot of turnover of the RDO in Suffolk with I think 4 or 5 in the 4 years. In the times between new hires there is a noticeable lack of new recruitment and referee focussed events. The old CEO was very good at picking up the empty space but will be interesting how the new one handles it...

Also supposedly there was a league rep and an observer at the game so even more likely for them to laugh the appeal away

Would also like to add the player doing the 'interesting' slide tackle in this clip is a NW player, and if it was so unplayable pull your players off at half time and force an abandonment. Not that I condone that sort of behaviour.

Had them earlier in the season and this doesn't surprise me in the slightest, seems to be a running theme from other stories I've heard

This is, I think the worst fear of what could happen to any official, can't imagine how I would do the game in the afternoon if it was me in that situation. Good for putting it to the FA and hopefully he gets a lengthy/lifetime ban from football, would be a perfect chance for the FA to put the...

Does this mean my dear Ipswich getting battered every week has a chance of survival?

Also stops you from looking like a bit of a jobs worth, I would back it being introduced at step 3/4 if funding became available but never any lower than that, partially due to the training of level 7/6/5 referees to run the line with comms.

Similar to this, has anyone bought the stick on poppies to wear and are they only going to wear them next week?

In Suffolk we have 2 development groups who will mainly get the academy fixtures. The County CORE group will get some of the older age groups when they are short. We also have a separate 'Academy Referees' group who are seen as the future C-CORE group. And then other promising referees on...

My game on Tuesday went to pens with one team down to ten. Luckily the other teams gk took the 4th pen so didn't need to worry 😅

We all laugh but, lots of people saying he should "grow a pair" and carry on. Granted it is social media though so take that with a pinch of salt.

Hate this, always having to ask who to use as a "vice"

Seems like something they'll put in the November LOTG exam with that kind of wording

Feel free to shoot me down but would it be worthwhile 'archiving/deleting' any forums that are seen as surplus. I'm thinking like the old selling threads. It's clear to see where the bulk of it is but I would be hesitant to remove any of them as it is mainly in the match related ones and that...