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Did you decide this was dissent (by action) or Delaying the restart? If dissent - don't forget the sin bin! 😉 This has caught me out before, and if you use it correctly - players will definitely not understand!

Whilst I agree with both comments made regarding safety comes first - at what stage does 'a delay' become too long? Say a GK and defender collide heads on the goal line and the striker is there to tap the ball in... there is no delay in allowing treatment and a goal is still scored. In the...

In this sort of situation, would you mention to the clubs beforehand that you're being 'observed' - and set the expectation with them that substitutions need to be done 'by the book'? Or do you think this would cause other problems during the match - with comments like "you're only booking him...

Given the expected position of the 4O, would it not be more likely that he has 'insisted' that there is an offside offence? Causing the AR to doubt themselves?? As you've all said, without the restart, it's hard to know...

The ban has been overturned 🤷‍♂️

But if we do that, it might just be the tip of the iceberg! Cos he might do it again!

I understand your point and as you say clearly a learning point after about 500 matches without this particular problem. I'm surprised that the CFA allowsd a schools league is allowed to operate completely openly, whilst some of the teams / schools in that league are unaffiliated. I would...

I was recently asked by a schools coach to referee a sixth form schools match in a league that I can view on the internet. Having had some disciplinary issues during the match - mass con with one red and two yellows, I went on to WGS to process the cards, only to find that neither team was...

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No mention in the question of the ball even striking the defender's arm / hand... just that he made himself unnaturally bigger! Is this an offence now, as I'd be in serious trouble if it was!?

I think that it's been discussed before, but could football follow rugby's example in these instances and have the referee / 4th official wave the physio on to assess the player, whilst play continues. Obviously doesn't work if the player is close to play or in the middle of the penalty area...

And still Scotland manage to be at home already! 🤣

I knew a referee who got promoted from level 5 in Spain, but couldn't even say Please in Spanish! That's poor for four... 😉

@GraemeS and @RustyRef - I think I'm correct in saying that you two argue quite a lot on this forum... whilst you don't necessarily take threads off topic - it does get pretty repetitive and annoying... 🤷‍♂️ I know that I could just scroll on past, but some of the threads are initially quite...

Does anyone know what the UK sizing is like on the Diadora Brasil Clasico? Not had Diadora before, but they do look great...

Would it be allowable for youth league to add something to their own competition rules about the size of shin pads? I think most of us are concerned about youth players copying their heroes and wearing what we consider to be unsuitable micro shin pads, and the parents / coaches being too soft...

PT? Pub time? ;)

That's a decent walk!!! 😲

I felt that the problem the ref had was once she said 'no penalty', there were loud cheers / boos in the stadium and anything that she said subsequent to that wouldn't have been heard anyway...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/66264186 Clearly the correct decision, but I think that the referee gets a bit lucky that the AR is still watching the ball, as the referee clearly walks off and is only alerted to the ball going into the net by the opposition goalkeeper! Stay focussed!!