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So was doing an end of season show piece game today, very late on I know but hey. Away team go over to take a corner and player one puts it down and then rolls it ever so slightly with his foot. Player one then runs off leaving the ball and taking the covering defender with him. Player two who...

what's everyone's feeling on this then. Seems long overdue to me and I hope the American authorities actually have some concrete evidence rather than just doing the arrests as some kind of grandstanding by a new Attorney General. Fingers crossed it will mean Blatter will finally go.

If you're interested it can be found at the link for a read. http://news.thefa.com/HS?b=JBfOTi3OUwN5O4Wk1_FFvEhYTPRgPAZOEnv4M_lw-awBgugrSf-xm__jxQgrS5qG&c=btJCFspyEjh_l0V_Xj89DQ

I've not long turned the TV on and it's good to see Mark Clatternburg and other English officials getting the Champions League semi final. Big match this one so pleasing to see sets of all English officials doing this one and the one in Turin last week. I have no doubt in a season or so he may...

So had a game this afternoon, CM for blue team is irate because he disagreed with me cautioning him for a deliberate handball. Two minutes later he's down the other end in the opponents box when he try's to chest the ball down, it kind of looks like the ball rolls down his arm but I wasn't sure...

So take the following example: player gets injured and requests to be substituted. Manager and substitute approach you at the half way line and whilst doing your checks on the substitute you ask to confirm his name and he isn't one of the names written on the team sheet so you refuse to allow...

After what has seemed like the most stressful week at work ever, I found out this afternoon that I've been promoted to level 5. To say I'm chuffed is an understatement. The thing is I have kind of reached where I wanted to get to in refereeing as a late starter ( I'm now 34), but now I'm here I...

This occurred to me when I was refereeing yesterday, when I am about to blow the whistle for kick off, I always shout at each keeper to get an acknowledgement they are ready. I have no idea why I do this. I know I'm not the only ref to do it but why do we do, they're not special and why should...

Well there's over reacting and there is picking an opposition player up and body slamming him into the ground. Would have been funny if he ripped open his shirt hulk hogan stylee. http://www.thesportbible.com/videos/worcester-city-s-shab-khan-does-a-wwe-body-slam-on-a-stockport-player I wonder...

Whilst not directed at refs, I'm sure enough of us have previously played the game and or hear this regularly enough on a pitch. As an ex player I am guilty of shouting a few of these during a match...

it's not as bad as the two footed lunge in a German amateur league game that I saw posted on here but still a cheeky one none the less. Excuse linking you guys to the daily fail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2915516/Boca-Juniors-Racing-Club-friendly-marred-horror-tackle.html

Anyone care to guess why he wasn't just sent off despite reaching over Mike Mullarkey's shoulder to slap the Swansea lad.

Take the following example: centre forward is stood offside but not interfering, ball lobbed over defence and AR lifts flag and you blow instinctively and immediately realise the guy wasn't interfering in anyway. Attackers go crazy as winger who was onside had a chance to run onto it. You...

I had a match this afternoon, assessment for 6 to 5. I had two ARs one of which is a very new Ref who is only on her third line.in my pre match brief I stress them to wait and see on offsides, and early on in the game she puts a flag up for guy who is offside but walking back not interfering...

So I had a cup game this afternoon and we kick off as normal, ball gets played back to defenders who knock it around a bit before passing to DM. Cue opposition player lunging in about knee high making the term brutality seem soft, straight red issued without so much as a quibble from anyone. I...

So had a fairly straight forward women's game this afternoon, ably assisted by two very good assistants. One of which is a regular here and will no doubt come on later. So the game was fairly dull with one side being very much better than the other. Red team have flat back four and are...

Got my first big middle of the season tomorrow, division one in the county between two strong teams. Had a tough week at work and was looking forward to getting out there and then wham. Wake up this morning with a sore throat and now I'm in bed with man flu feeling very sorry for myself with...

Just read that Simon Davies, the ex Tottenham Hotspurs and Fulham midfielder will be playing for Solva FC in the Pembrokeshire League Division Two. WTF? He's still only 34. They have an awful ridge on their pitch and it's normally covered in badgers or foxes poop. Shame I'm leaving and won't get...

Bear with me here, I am just wondering what people's opinions are on other refs. No names please, just things that bug you. For me at local county level is seeing guys with shirts untucked and socks round the ankles, looks scruffy and makes me think he does care about being there. At higher...

Had a strange ish scenario the other night, Ref'ing in a lower level game where by a player from the home team is playing in their second side to get fitness for the firsts who are much higher. He is clearly far more skill full than some of these lads are used to and they start to get irate when...