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What I don’t understand is why the taking of the knee happens after kick off? When we do a minutes silence we have the minutes silence then start the game. Why not do exactly the same with taking the knee?

I’ve done a couple of games recently when I’ve been paid by BACS Both were evening games, both paid me the following morning (I had said that this was fine, and I know (& trust!) the club personne) the person with the club’s bank details may not be the manager coach at the match, so they may...

Personally, I’m disappointed. With no other football available to watch, I have been taking charge charge of games on public pitches in front of crowds between 20 and 70 spectators, a new experience as normally we’d be lucky to be playing in front of one man and his dog! Indeed, on Saturday I...

I have been in this very position. it was an U14 inter school County Cup game. Ball kicked back to keeper who gathers. I blow and indicate free kick. Keeper throws ball to attacker (I think this was a function of age and innocence - probably wouldn’t happen in OA game where players are a...

“Fella, at the moment it’s going to be yellow, but if you don’t come here it’ll be red. Your choice.” Put the onus on him. If he doesn’t come to you, I would then issue two yellows - two separate incidents of dissent: the initial mouthing off; not coming to you is second incidence of of...

If I were to referee one of your Sunday morning games ( I won’t, as I’m down here in Somerset) it wouldn’t bother me. Sunday football is about participation, and if wearing a black undershirt means someone will turn up and play, then that’s fine with me. I might tell the players/coach that...

Re Safeguarding, my qualification expired recently so I did the online Safeguarding course: “The FA Online Safeguarding Children Re-Certification” course - this is the course you need to do when your “face to face“ course expires. (May be able to do it before that course expires). It (the...

I agree, I think the chances of catching Covid from handling the ball are small, but where practicable we should be doing all that we can to minimise that risk further. The downside to me giving the ball a quick squish to check its pressure before kick off are negligible, so thereFore it makes...

Flags. So far my games have all used CARs, and I have thought a lot about my flags. Both teams from last night’s game told me they will be providing and using their own flags (a good thing that should, I think, become the norm) but that they have not yet arrived. For all three of my games, we...

I’ve now done three games, here are some tips/observations from me (I’ll put them in separate posts to make it easier should anyone want to comment on any points.) TIP: Perhaps this is me just be paranoid ( it is!) but in last night’s game I gave a drop ball. In all my games, I haven’t...

”Flagsmen” - I love that phrase, may start using it! Just for your info, and to help your learning, you will often see the terms CAR and NAR used on this site (and elsewhere). They refer to: CAR - Club Assistant Referee Someone provided by the club to run the line for, often a sub. They can...

If you were unable to identify him, would it not then have been a RC for the manager? (“Team Officials Where an offence is committed and the offender cannot be identified, the senior Team coach present in the technical area will receive the sanction”) So if he is dodging the card, he’s dropping...

Nothing wrong with seven - I’ve currently got eight booked in for August (and will do a few more if I’m free & needed), seven middles and one line. First middle already done today (good to get back in the saddle), next one 10.30 am tomorrow. I know a lot on this forum don’t like them, but I’ve...

but that’s pretty much my point - it’s all just common sense, and nothing new. We got the go ahead about two weeks ago(?) that fixtures could start again on August 1st, along with guidance for clubs. Knowing I would be refereeing games from the outset, I read and familiarised myself with the...

Agree. Not the FAs finest hour. We could have had that a week ago. Anyway, roll on Saturday- I’m sure we’ll all make our games as safe as possible and enjoy getting back in Black.

Under promise and over deliver, alas I think the FA has done the reverse. When it was announced that football could kick off again on 1st Aug, my phone began to ring red hot with teams contacting me to ask me to ref for them in the coming weeks. i was delighted to say yes, read the info the FA...

Complete disagree Now, personally, I’m not really bothered about getting advice from the FA, I’m pretty sensibl, know what’s what, and in a months time I will find myself indoors, in a smaller space, with the same amount of people (I am a teacher) to my mind, a far more hazardous proposition...

A little disappointing if that is the advice for referees that we were promised (and I’ve been told by FA and my County that I will get them emailed directly to me) - my problem isn’t with the guidance, it’s that whoever has written them is clearly so far devolved from the weeds of grass roots...

Pre-seaso friendlies- clubs will organise their own refs. What tends to happen is clubs will get in touch with refs that they know and see if they can book them in, quite often for all their home games. if you’ve only been ref-in since January, you may not be on the radar of many clubs, so...

Re safeguarding: I thought that to register for this season (20/21) you had to have a valid safeguarding qualification, whether or not you were only doing Open Age. When I re-registered I had to renew my Safeguarding by doing the online course as my original “classroom” based safeguarding...