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Enjoyed reffing a match yesterday, all going smoothly, both teams were going for it and relatively well behaved (a sin bin and a yellow for a bad foul), no complaints and both sets of players were very good about most things. Home team were far and away the better team, 5-1 up with five...

First match back after three years yesterday morning - I think it went as well as any game I'd done before, both decent groups of lads etc. A few niggles here and there, and I need to try and improve my recognising a foul and then blowing the whistle, I had a few little delays in between my...

Hi all, I have my first game back this Sunday since September 2018 - crazy, it doesn't seem that long ago... It's a men's 11 a-side match - not sure if maybe I should be easing back in with a few youth games, but looking forward to it anyway. Any tips/tricks/advice to get back into the groove?

I caught the last ten minutes of the match next to mine, they kicked off late, on Sunday morning. One of the teams I know quite well, and they’re pretty difficult to say the least in terms of dissent and just general fouling, they mainly seem to be there to see how many cards they could accrue...

I made my return to refereeing yesterday, first game after over a year out, it felt nice to be back. A nice eventful game, both teams going for it quite nicely, a few niggles but nothing to write home about. Game finished 6-2 in the end, two penalties one for either team, no real complaints...

Hi all, Reffed a pre-season friendly this morning, both teams absolutely fine for the first 20 minutes or so, no issues at all. The away team go 1-0 down and then start to step up the energy, lots of niggly fouls in the next 5 minutes - from there they start appealing for everything, any...

Afternoon chaps, As the title suggests, I've got my first match as an AR tomorrow. We covered a bit of this on the basic course a few months ago, but not really too much at all so this is really entirely new to me - I've got to say, I much prefer being in the middle, but it's a cup game so I...

Evening chaps, Match yesterday morning, cup game, couple of divisions difference between the two teams - good competitive first five minutes or so, rarely had to blow up for anything - home team go 1-0 up, as expected being the higher division team, away team equalise almost straight away, home...

Hello all, So, this my being my first season, I yesterday, had the immense pleasure :rolleyes: of showing my ever first red card - bearing in mind I've been reffing about a game a week - sometimes two - since September last year, it's had me thinking if I'm perhaps a bit too lenient... But...

Morning all, As the title suggests, I was wondering if anyone knew of or could recommend any refereeing podcasts? - I like to have something to listen to on my commute to work and was more curious than anything. Thanks in advance. D

Hey guys, I've had a fair few of these recently - well, actually I have quite a few most games, as I'm sure we all do - players from opposing teams going into tackles or up for headers and kind of 'colliding'. I've noticed most of the time players appear to just get on with it, acknowledging...

Afternoon chaps, Game yesterday, a very entertaining (from where I was) 3-3 draw - both teams going for it, the pitch wasn't the greatest, but a very decent game nonetheless. There were a few meaty tackles but nothing too huge and despite it simmering at some points, I was pleased with how it...

Hello all, Had a good cup game on Sunday, two teams from different divisions - the Home team, who played some excellent stuff won the game 2-0 despite them being from the lower division. The Away team were a bit gobby, as was their manager, and there were a few meaty tackles but nothing too...

Hey guys, So I had a bit of a tricky game yesterday morning, there was a bit of dew or whatever on the pitch which isn't to be expected, but the pitch markings weren't the greatest - they were visible from about 10 yards or so maybe less - but the pitch had a bit of a gleam about it so it was...

Game this morning, fairly well contested and some excellent football being played by both teams (and some great goals too), finished up 3-2 to the home team after being 2-0 down - gave a penalty for the home team after a trip, no complaints from anyone. The players on both teams were chatty and...

U-18s game yesterday two teams geographically pretty close together - had a good chat with the home team manager beforehand and he mentioned that some of the players knew each other - apparently the previous time when they'd played in the cup had been a bit of a nightmare; lots of heavy tackles...

Afternoon chaps, I've got a couple of games coming this Sunday - the second will take me to that magical 5! - and my first game has been rearranged so I've got two brand new teams which isn't an issue at all. Not knowing anything about the teams, I googled them, checked out their twitter pages...

Well, where to begin? Match ended 3-3, six bookings, two penalties (inc. one in the last minute) and sent a spectator off. Ended with both teams cursing my name, refusing to shake my hand and me leaving rather quickly. And this from my first league game. First half was pretty good I thought, a...

Hello again chaps, So I've got my first 'proper' actual league this Sunday and then another league game the following Tuesday night however I'm just trying to get it correct in my mind the things I need to do prior to kick off. I hope you won't mind my posting, what may be, a long list of...

Hello all, Had another game yesterday so that's two of my five required games done - though I haven't now got anymore until the season starts the first weekend of September, so I'm not sure what I'll do with my Sunday mornings until then! But yesterday's was good I thought, 1-1 pre-season...