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I do squirm when I see fellow refs have these self-promoting accounts that try to make themselves be noteworthy. By all means have a personal media account that has your content as a ref, but when it comes from the stands "It is not about you!" I feel these accounts kind of prove the point...

Applauding the advantage more than the goal itself... Was the yellow merited since the advantage led to a goal?

Always wanted the Mundial Team Astro trainers, but Sports Direct have never brought them down below £95. Discovered that if you buy their £100 gift card online, you get 20% off the card (£80). So bought the card, and used that to buy the boots and also pay the postage. So yeah, basically £20...

Any hints/tips about getting that "that's it no more" feeling after a match? I know it disappears after a sleep, but that fragile time right after a game where something has happened that makes you question if you want to go on, that is it worth it? How best do you cope and keep negative...

If nobody claims for it - it is not a foul.

Not too sure about the 9 minutes added on by the official at the end... 3 mins at a push for the substitutions. and maybe a minute for the goal then that is 5 mins of supposed time wasting/injury time. Who is it that monitors this time? Is it the fourth official or the referee?

It has now been a full year since I qualified as a ref. I can recall the first months being the most stressful and having a masscon in only my 2nd match really tried my resolve to continue. I won't lie - there have been times - usually right after games that I have thought about packing it all...

It seems that as it happens so often where the ball is played backwards at a kick-off, that it is the only direction it can travel. The amount of players who have come up to me and said that if the ball is played forward then it is not a proper kick off is quite high. So habits can create...

The amount of times the Athletico manager has set foot outside the TA but actually onto the FOP is nuts. Not sure what the 4th official is really doing there if he's just watching him do it.

Absolutely shameful. I feel for the young referee here. *WARNING* THIS IS A TOUGH WATCH.

Not been a ref long, but long enough to see the damage that is being done to our youth game by certain people who are not fit to be coaches. Their general bad attitude towards us referees flows down through onto their young impressionable teams and their frustrations and little high-pitched...

One for all newbie referees including myself who have found that they didn't actually start their watches before starting each half. So what would be your best practice?

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13297117/mohamed-diomande-red-card-rangers-midfielders-red-card-at-dundee-united-splits-kris-boyd-and-chris-sutton A lot of talk about this in Scotland. After being asked to review the red card the referee went with his original decision.

Hi All, A question for those who use these boots - are they as 'oversized' as the Copa Mundial FG boots? I am a size 9.5 but found that the FG boots were more suited to a size 11! what is your experience with these?

I did a youth game yesterday where the goalkeeper carried the ball out the PA when doing a kick out - I was right in line making my way up the pitch so knew it was. I gave a DFK. Talk from the players was that it was an IDFK but I told them it was Direct. The opposition scored and here is...

This happened in 2010 game where I was the only official yesterday. GK and attacker about 2 yards outside PA. GK clears but hits the attacker and ball rebounds and hits GK arm, rebounds back off the arm and onto the path of attacker. I played on as attacker was through on goal and scored. I...

Must admit I have a wee smile every time I see the word 'Unisex' in the description of a whistle on Amazon.... Female refs must be pleased. Sadly Children will need to wait a bit longer for a whistle they can use.

I have had this happen twice in two different youth games and given an IDFK against the goalkeeper both times. At such a young age should I be looking at giving a bit of leeway or is it as I see it bringing a bit of learning to the players? By the way both times the team conceded a goal from...

What is the point in wearing a warm up pre-match kit and then changing into your kit for the match? Is there an actual reason for this? Is it a necessary part of your kit that you should have?