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Little rant, Match day was 6/09/2025, player got binned, and while walking away, swore which earned him a straight red. After full time he can back to give me more swearing. Report in for both cards and misconduct. Just had an email saying the player requested a personal hearing which will...

Hive mind I need help.... Can a league ref secretary (the person that appoint ref to games) request a copy of my report to CFA? Do I have any obligation to provide? This is in relation to the abandoned game last Sunday. I did ask for a copy of the manager complaint/report in exchange, but so...

2nd game abandoned in 3 weeks Seriously considering giving it up, or at least go on a long break for now. this afternoon ladies game, one team delayed the kick off for about 40 minutes, just because an asinine chairman/manager decided that his team cannot possibly start a game while one of his...

My very first C7 which led to an S7, since I started over a decade ago.

Yup ladies and gentlemen we have hit rock bottom. Ladies games this afternoon, home manager is a fellow referee, and early on in the game, he started making remarks on my style of refereeing. Early warning did not help. Halfway through the first half, yup cautioned him for dissent. I would have...

Chuffed to say the least. Had my first MDC a few weeks back, now on Saturday I'll have my second. I'm 6-5 this season... and at my tender ripe old age of 50 I'm seriously considering going for 4 next season. I know, some of you may think I left it a tad late, but hey better late than never

question: 2 different appointments, same day... 1st for step 5 league(I will be ar) 2nd for a County cup(middle) Which one takes priority?

So as the title, today I had the most bizarre game forfeiture ever. 13.48 I get team sheet from away team, and I ask the whole team to take jewellery, watch glasses etc off. Then I stroll over to home team and repeat the same. 13.59 blow the whistle and call captains. Home captain was there in a...

For the second time, I've gone through the rigmarole of applying, paying the fee, follow procedures. I had 1 observed/coaching game, went better than expected. And that's it. No second. Email RDO several times, no reply! Why do I bother. As I'm living close to 2 different CFA, can I migrate to...

When you think you heard and seen it all, well you get reminded of the stupidity of fans. Step 6 League, I'm assistant, away team fans behind me, they all try to bate me, I don't bite I class that as white noise. So some parents sends their kids(x2) on the pitch, to which I say "off the pitch...

I hear this week in and week out. Yesterday red Vs orange, orange defender get himself cautioned within 4 minutes, for a foul tackle. After that same player is chirping in my ear at every decision, so I told him to stop that or he'll spend 10 minutes in bin. Start of second half he earned his...

Hi guys I ve got my second this afternoon. First one was positive, dev points on position on corners, and clearer advantage shout as well as hand forward. Today I ve got my second and both teams are one of those, they like to shout, heckle and carry on. Had these team on separate matches so I...

So yesterday league cup game, green v yellow. 3 officials. Yellow only had 12 players so manager and assistant manager on pitch playing. It took the whole 3 minutes and 29 seconds for the old nugget " it's not about you ref" shouted by the assistant manager. I was on line and looked at ref, and...

So finally took the plunge and applied for promotion 7-6 and I've got my first observed game today. I do assistant ref on Northern Counties and have had a few observation already all of them at 72.5 Any advice from some more experienced ref? Many thanks

Bit of technical question: a player receive his first sin bin, after his return he receive a second sin bin. Question: after his second sin bin, does he have to leave FOP? or he can stay with his bench? the reason i ask is that the same player made some OFFINABUS remarks which i heard, and duly...

Context: local U11 cup final, red v blue home team the better(4-1 win) 5 minutes to go, ball in the air, red player is looking at chest it down, blue player in an attempt to win the ball, he karate kick red straight in chest similar to thr DeJong kick on Alonso in Holland vs Spain. blow my...

Unbelievable, it happened today during a ladies cup tie. Home team was definitely the stronger side, and after only 25 minutes were running away with it (7-0 end score). I let go some of the smaller stuff, trying to let game flow as much as possible, but this particular guy, just couldn't keep...

Simple question: When players/managers ask how long, can a referee refuse to say?

First time I saw this. So penalty awarded, red PK taker puts ball down, I start doing my checks, take position, and before I can blow whistle, he takes PK. He is a young lad, so I approach him, and explain that he needs to wait for my whistle before he can take PK. Take 2: same as above I take...

This happened to me yesterday, 2 similar incident, 2 opposite results. So red v yellow local cup fixture. 1. Yellow attacker chasing ball into PA, red gk brings him down,I'm about to whistle for PK, ball bounces back to another yellow attacker who takes a shot at goal(open goal as gk still on...