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Which kind of finger grip though? The one physically attached to the whistle or the one you loop the whistle keyring onto? https://www.therefstop.co.uk/product/fox-40-classic-fingergrip/ https://refstore.co.uk/products/finger-grip-whistle-attachment I've used the former but not the latter...

Much appreciated! It's a great place to live for getting to everywhere else, without anything local.

Could you expand on this? Why is this never going to be given by a professional referee?

It was in relation to an anecdote he provided, which was an U18 fixture, so that makes sense. How did you get involved in academy football at lower age groups? Was that through your county FA or reaching out to them directly?

I asked a specialist assistant I met at my county FA about an academy appointment he'd mentioned, and I was told that these appointments are done by the FA and were for level 3s to referee and level 4s to line. Is there something I'm missing? I'd love to officiate academy football but don't...

That's the argument being made in the comments, the Bradford pitch looks a state.

Interesting postponement today in League Two. Obviously it's impossible to say for sure just from photos but this looks like a pretty cracking pitch from what I can see. Thoughts on this? Are there unseen reasons why a pitch like this may not be deemed playable? Anyone have any further info on...

Not got any advice as I haven't done my first adult middle either, just a couple of adult lines, but please do share your experience after you've done it because this is a step I'm looking to take in the near-ish future!

The only reason anybody is even remotely annoyed about this is because it is such a rare occurrence. There can’t be any other punishment I’m afraid, a club official has interfered with active play. If you allow referees to make allowances for times when a manager does something like this...

Yeah I know - I meant that the ball looks like it's still just on the line, so no goal is correct and it's a great call from the linesman in that case.

I think Swindon number 5 is a lucky boy. Player is already stumbling after riding what was potentially a yellow card challenge in its own right, and then gets cleaned out. I know this is a freeze frame and it's hard to see exact point of contact but the Swindon defender's left leg comes up after...

Context of individual situations is the deciding factor in pretty much all cases here and is totally down to whether you feel the attacking team actually fulfilled the advantage played or not. Once the advantage has been squandered, take a couple of seconds to process what has happened and come...

Looks like my CFA is getting an email tonight, would love an embroidered badge!

You were sent a badge? I got a polite email containing a PDF saying "you have qualified as a referee", I had to buy badges myself 😄

Quick question, which might not be answerable at this time: If IFAB are introducing blue cards as part of sin-bin trials for professional football - will the existing implementation at grassroots->step 5 be changed to use blue cards too? Is there a world where this blue card usage is reserved...

Fully agree with this. Think this was just a throwaway line at the end of the article, but I can't see this getting off the ground - it's too valuable for a ref's match control to cut off that communication and removes the personal touch to refereeing and managing individuals.

Is it a written rule or more of an unspoken code about wearing the blue badges? I was shopping for a shirt recently and found those and saw it say "for Level 4 and above" but I wasn't sure. I just stuck with the plain old 3 lions one which looks much nicer imo anyway.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/02/08/blue-cards-to-be-introduced-for-football-sin-bins https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13061707/Football-set-hand-referees-BLUE-CARD-new-colour-card-widely-used-50-years-revolutionary-new-rules.html Creating a new thread as the...

If I were a Prem official, I'd be packing a Subway footlong for every Blades game I got for the rest of the season, just in case the opportunity arose.

I was arguing that instead of cautioning for the tw*t comment, he caution for dissent for "you've been soft all game ref" comment. It's not specific to any foul or incident but it is generally dissenting with the referee's management of the game no? I re-read my initial post and see that I...