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I think this will be me when I decide I'm not/realise I'm not good enough to go up the refereeing ladder. I already annoy Sunday League teams by refereeing them properly (as shown by my game yesterday), so give me 20 years or so, maybe less, and it'll be me I'm sure.

What happens if the non-offending player doesn't react, so is unlikely to have been offended, but you deem the offending players attitude to be aggressive?

Yes, if you can, don't back yourself into a corner. I use a phrase like "you're running a fine line now for offence(s), any more and you're likely to get a card". That way you're giving a strong warning, letting the player know they're on your radar, and if it's a warning about a couple of...

I was 28, and started on Sunday morning youth middles, and Saturday afternoon lines. I wanted to watch other referees and learn from them whilst on the line. Can you do lines on a league for a few games then move into adult middles? To add : when did you do your first adult game? I would say...

Just like offside in a player's own half will...

Oh, I know.

You're a bad influence! If I can remember them at the time (which is highly unlikely), I'm using those lines 😂

One thing I do that seems to bemuse other referees when I tell them. I've not had it brought up by an observer afaicr, but it feels nice not having to leave my arm up so long 😂.

Could've still been a foul. Just means it wasn't a red card offence.

Just to me it looks like it's into the head/lower neck area. Granted I've sent it to a non-ref friend, and he can't see what I'm seeing... I think I might be seeing things!

Potential red card as well for the Man City player afterwards for the elbow into the head in the next phase of play? Unless I'm missing something?

Looks like it's literally just outside the area. Ridiculously close to the edge. Red card correct.

"Eyes on the ball lads" "Nice and steady" "My assistant is watching" (if you have neutral assistants). Let players know you're there!

A clear opportunity, for me, is very close to goal, open goal, or 1v2 in the attacking teams favour. That sort of thing. Do you really want someone who's just committed a red card offence having the opportunity to commit another offence because the "clear opportunity" was beginning in the...

Both red. Managers have a higher degree of responsibility than your standard player.

Not just words as well, you've got other offences. deliberately leaving the technical area to: show dissent towards, or remonstrate with, a match official act in a provocative or inflammatory manner. I dismissed for that earlier this season. Know your laws, show them you know them and...

Mine is mostly the run of the mill usual, though I change throw ins, corners and goal kick decisions to say it's the AR expectation to give the decision if it's within a rough 15 yard circle around them as the move along the line, but to wait and see, take their time, look at how teams set up to...

Which, on my understanding, is trumped by what Santa Sangria has written above. Law lists 3 considerations for playing advantage on a dismissal. SPA isn't one of them.

At the coin toss, I'd just tell the captains to play to the whistle, that you will call offsides as best you can with the angle you have at the time, and you will deal with any dissent regarding decisions as you need to. And to work with you to deal with the players re dissent. You've got no...

Regarding SPA, especially if it's early on or a first offence, I say to players that the foul itself was just careless - no caution, but the situation means it's a mandatory caution. Add on the arms moving forward motion to emphasise an attack. Tell them you can't manage that one with a talking...