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Did game. Away team paid their half. Home team asked me to message bank details and they will transfer money. Payment not received despite promises and chasers. Process is to report to league for normal games. What do I do though for friendly game?

I have come across a few of these where there is shallow hole in pitch caused by marking of the spot. I have always allowed kick to be taken from either behind or next to spot. Am I OK to do this or does kick have to be taken from spot even if it means ball is in a dip.

This seems to becoming more prevalent with players trying to wind up opposition. Examples are poking fun at appearance, how they talk, making comments about mistakes made or what the score is. I have been intervening and threatened cards which I suppose I could yellow for unsporting behaviour -...

Incident in game attackers shot from outside penalty area. defender is about 4 metres away and sticks out leg to block shot and diverts ball to another attacker inside the penalty area who was in an offside position when the shot was initially taken. The block had changed the direction of the...

I like all grass roots referees really welcomed this when it was introduced at the start of last season. What has happened to this ? I regularly see on TV players verbally abusing referees whilst jabbing a finger in their direction and they are no longer punished. Does anyone know if they have...

2 red cards against port vale. 1st one looks clear for dogso. what about second one - how much contact was there. Also should Kay of port vale have received 2 yellow cards after scoring second goal - one for removing shirt and another for jumping into crowd ?

Did my first pre-season friendly last night and asked each team separately before start of game if they were aware of the law changes for the coming season.Adult game. Both teams named same 3 in their opinion 1.No longer allowed to argue with referee or crowd round him 2.can pass the ball...

Middlesbrough first goal interesting as when free kick taken player who scored is in offside position. Team mate wins header at far post and heads across the goal to player who was in offside position when ball played but now onside, who scores. Now if team mates header had rebounded off post...

Worth a look as it shows percentage of each possible answer that have been chosen. eg 67% think it is a goal if penalty hits post and taker scores rebound. Also interesting how few know what happens if goal kick played by defender before it leaves area and what happens if throw in enters goal...

What are refs views on this one. Whilst technically a foul ball had long been crossed prior to contact. Happens a lot but not usually penalised, same as if shot is taken in box and sliding challenge/ block makes contact after shot has been completed.

Yesterday's game as penalty taker kicks ball defender on edge of area yells "Tommys ball " very loudly. Goal is scored. If it had been a miss would it have been a retake - laws refer to defender committing infringement results in retake or IFK as laws refer to verbal distraction as such. Player...

Has anyone managed to use this system for friendly games. I followed instructions from manual by selecting other competition and then friendly. When I typed in teams they could not be found even though they are on system. I can key in as if a league game which does work but is not correct as...

panic within penalty area. ball bounces and two defenders go for same ball, even though no attackers in vicinity. one tries to head it and other launches off ground and performs bicycle kick dangerously close to team mates head. If it had been opponent I would have penalised. I did not give...

My son came back from refereeing his game today. Defender passed ball back to goalie but ball may have been going into net for own goal, keeper dived to palm away .My son cautioned him and said only cautioned as ball may have been going wide and that he would have red carded if he was sure going...

Situation - attacker in an offside position a yard inside opponents half. Long ball played, a couple of attackers chase it. The attacker who was in the offside position is first to touch ball ten yards outside opponents penalty area. Should the free kick be taken from the position he was in when...