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As a referee its our opinion that counts, so in this situation in my opinion it only became a foul once inside the penalty area! ;)

If they arent buying it then say it wasn't a foul until it was inside the box. I've used that excuse before and seems to shut people up. "Was 50/50, but the foul occurred in the area."

Not really, if anyone moans about a foul throw I just shout "it was fine". I much rather catch the cheeky pushes and tugs rather than worry about foul throws. I've had CAR's watch out for it before, but find once one of them flags for a foul throw then the other one will give them. You end up...

I very rarely give a foul throw. I've got no interest whether someones foot is off the ground, much more action can happen from two players competing for the ball.

Or the 1/10000th of a millimetre taken from the wrong spot on reflection. So fair play to the ref for not letting his standards slip ;)

I prefer the look when I do that but take my shorts off and tell one of them to do the front and the other to do the back.

Reckon admin stuff like whistles, watches and cards etc I've probably done about £25 in my entire refereeing career!

I bought two £10 watches when I qualified as a ref 5 years ago. I have a nice referee wallet that I found on a pitch after a game! I have 6 tiny pencils that I got when I started refereeing, never sharpened one yet. Seems to serve me alright!

I've mentioned this already but if I was playing on a Sunday and someone blasted me in the guts I'd be pretty much walking off and not carrying on. Whether or not the 21 other players and ref do or do not want to carry on wouldnt bother me. If I was refereeing on a Sunday and someone blasted...

I've got no problem with writing in the book to be honest. Its not like it takes hours!

In my opinion a pre match warm up should be tailored to the weakest member. The few times I've been lucky enough to have NAR my advice about warm up is do whatever normally works for you, but lets stick together while doing so. We all know our bodies and know what works best. On the flip side...

Had something similar to @Markt recently. Attacker just inside the area. As the defender slid in at such an angle the forward cut around the tackling leg. But how he turned the trailing leg of the defender who was now on the floor, not moving, meant the attacker stepped into where the...

To be honest the weather as it is even if you make it to the ground on the day without it being called off the day before is pretty good going!

Its an an interesting subject. I think for me we're talking like this happens every week and I'd end up abandoning every game if we took the zero tolerance approach. I've been refereeing 5 years and never been assault thankfully. There has only been a few occasions I've felt intimidated...

@davidbartlam as has been mentioned before a premier league referee isn't alone on a field in the middle of nowhere.

My well being is much more important than a game. If a player was assaulted and decided he didnt want to carry on playing then I'm not there to judge them or tell them that is the wrong decision. Its the same principle. Good on you for being a real man and letting someone belt you one and...

If I'm assaulted, do I honestly care about the other 21 players? Not at all. I'm not there to have that happen. Does a game of football getting stopped ruin their day, probably yes. Certainly its going to effect me alot more than just be a bit annoyed I didnt get to kick a pigs skin around...

I'm fortunate enough to have never been assaulted. But I personally agree with the notion of abandoning for it. Because I am 31 years of age and fairly happy that I know my limits. But lets not pressure newer and younger refs to carry on should they feel they are fine. The peer pressure to...

Wow they must have a real abundance of refs to be looking to get rid of some for something like that.

I will say standing over a freekick is one of my pet hates. Its a right d1ck move by whoever does it. So I pick up on it quickly and would happily flash a card for it.