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See the screenshot below - I have highlighted the important bit. It is from Law 3 which states; There is no mention of head injuries, so despite what many fans think, there is no obligation to stop play immediately if it is only minor. The management team of my local club who I watch whenever...

Have to agree. I can see the potential benefits of it, but I’m not sure if I really feel positive about it. From the, albeit limited, reading I’ve done on it, it seems quite confusing.

Very true. I had an mentor/adviser person watch me in one of my first games and he picked up on that with me as well. It wouldn’t have caused issues at the age I was doing in that game (u12) however it’s something that you don’t want to pick up a habit of doing.

Just wrapping it round your wrist 2 or 3 times might work. That’s what I do and it does the job. Agreed - I tried it one time but didn’t like it so so keep them on the lanyard. However I occasionally referee my younger brothers 9-a-side games and just use the two clipped together as it’s all...

I’m the same actually when I’m refereeing. I’m usually fine in short sleeves, however sometimes it’s cold enough to warrant a base layer and it doesn’t feel right for me with different colours. (Part of it I think is that the LotG say players should have the same colours, so I feel referees...

And to add to the confusion, the involvement of a CAR seems to depend on where you are in the country. I’d never heard of CAR involvement in the way @RefJef has described until I joined this forum. Any games around here their job is just flagging when the ball goes out of play.

I’d be inclined to agree. I’ve seen worse clips than that. (Unless of course we’ve both missed something 😂)

I get what you mean. I maybe worded my post in the wrong way. I think my point is - why is the 4th official the only one singled out in the technical area to wear a mask? What risk do they pose that no one else in the technical area poses?

Very true. But why have the 4th officials in the EPL and now SPFL had to wear one when everyone around them doesn’t have one? Everyone’s apparently been tested so no one there has it. For me it reinforces that masks are ultimately for show, without bringing many benefits.

At least you’re all getting games. It looks like, annoyingly, I’ll not have any until October despite the fact that the Scottish Government advice allows outdoor sports for all ages from mid-August.

That sounds like half the youth football I refereed before all this so it won’t be much change anyway. And when I played in that league a couple of years ago when we did use a changing room it was purely for a “team talk”, so no access to changing rooms for youth football probably isn’t too much...

I have to agree. I was watching the game and when I initially heard the whistle I’ll admit I thought this is what he blew for. I’ve watched numerous replays now and still can’t be 100% certain it’s deliberate handball IMO. However I can certainly see how the striker’s foot height is defined as...

Nope. Penalty remained the decision. The more I watch it the more I think “how can they think that’s a penalty?”. Ward-Prowse just throws himself onto the defender.

I will admit when I was watching the game live I initially thought it was a penalty, and Everton should have no complaints. However after watching replays of it I have to agree with others - I can’t see how it’s a foul. I’d almost say it was simulation.

I’d agree. I’ve had a look at the LotG and highlighted the relevant bit - it doesn’t seem to be a sending off offence. Verbal offences probably just merit verbal encouragement to players to hurry up (as already mentioned by others)

The pyramid group (or whatever their proper name is) are aiming to restart the Lowland, East of Scotland, West of Scotland, and South of Scotland leagues from the end of September. They’re also aiming for training from the start of August. If that gets the go-ahead then I reckon that amateur...

I wouldn’t rule it out - many teams in the East of Scotland league up here (tier 6&7) have had their players agree to no wages for the time being.

Maybe it could be clarified in the same way that a handball leading to a goal has been clarified this season (i.e. “immediately” before)

It’s the glance beforehand that sold a red for me - Ayew knew what he was doing. I personally couldn’t believe they spent so long looking at it and didn’t change the on-field decision.

With the education secretary announcing today that social distancing won’t be necessary in Scottish schools when they return in August, I reckon grassroots football up here might return earlier than the January date previously mentioned.