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Happened many times ive sent players off in pre season games. Every time they ask if they can sub him and i'm like no you cant, he's been sent off. Massive arguements follow and the classic ive ruined the game too. Especially in my early days I sent a player off for two cautions and the first...

Ive had this a few times, pre season games are officiated the same as any game. Ive sent players off in pre season manager asks cant we just sub them. I reply no, hes been sent off and massive arguments followed as previous refs allowed it.

Recently in a game I watched I witnessed a referee who had sent off a player for violent conduct but due to a couple of mistakes in the game, one of them leading to the violent incident in question, the referee said to that players manager I'll report it as two bookings instead of the violent...

I myself would be in favour of the sin bin of the FA had just left the second yellow=a red procedure alone as it is. All is explained in the picture.

If the team is registered with a league they are most likely registered with the CFA if so then you can search on the WGS under other competition and type “friendly” and then search for the teams in question.

Its normally up to the clubs to decide though with pre season its about finding the games too. To set a good sales pitch ask the teams to offer a discount from what the normal league would offer, for example if the league sets refs fees at £40 offer to do it for £35 or £30 etc.

Exactly, after all pre season is supposed to be about training players and referees for the new season though having stuck to the approach of using the cards players still shout, “put the cards away its a friendly” or “this aint about you ref”.

Has anyone on here ever received backlash for sending a player off in pre season? I say this having happened to me last pre season. Many referees at grassroots level would normally have the player subbed off for such offences, however having officiated on the south midlands league line I noticed...

I have been using CARs since I started officiating and I tell them ball in and out of play and offsides and leave free kicks to me. However, I do tell them only to flag if the player in question plays the ball, furthermore, I also remind them I may overrule them but normally it would be because...