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I still cannot understand why there is a need to change the current system where any level referee wears the FAMOA badge or its replacement and then wears their county affiliated badge for their cup competitions. I referee at level five and live on the border of two counties where teams from...

I still haven't received mine also.

Yes please Ross

My understanding is that a clubs physio / first aider is not exempt from being cautioned or given a red card. The only issue is that they cannot be dismissed from the field of play if there is nobody else who can administer treatment.

Yes please. Always like to have a printed version.

Am I correct in saying that Cheshire FA added the statement to their site which was a consequence of a youth player actually losing their site in a game from wearing glasses in the county?

This happens all too frequently and unbelievably not only in youth football. I refereed a county first division ladies game last season and noticed the away goalkeeper warming up wearing standard prescription glasses. Whilst I appreciate for the most part now all spectacles have polycarbonate...

No. He blew for the foul, put his hand in his pocket for the card, but before he took it out Tottenham had taken the quick free kick which he allowed

In the second half of today's game a Tottenham player breaks forward and is fouled by Luke Shaw to stop what was a promising attack. Chris Kavanagh blows for the foul and goes to his pocket for the yellow card but Tottenham take the quick free kick and he allows play to continue without showing...

It now appears the red card for Bednarek has been overturned which makes somewhat of a mockery of VAR. Surely they did not take into account what Martial allegedly said to get the card overturned as this ultimately undermines the authority of both Mr Dean and the VAR ref. I also understand the...

Interesting scenario as I cannot see how the defender can catch it accidentally, however, I would agree with SW20 a caution for deliberate handball as I do not see this as accidental.

Yes a definite caution. If he had prevented the goal with the hand penalty and dismissal

I believe that a more fundamental issue this season will be that most CFA's haven't got the finances to fund the observations due to all the issues around Covid and that registration fees for clubs in certain counties have been discounted. This will differ from county to county so whilst some...

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Yes that is the one. They apply these to garments that are purchased and will supply separate. The inside of the badge is black but you do not have a black rectangle on the outside this would be the colour of the garment it is being applied to.

Can anyone advise where a printed copy of the new law book can be obtained from? You used to be able to purchase these through the county FA's but this apparently is not an option this season as most people it appears are opting for the app. They can be purchased direct from IFAB but you have...

You can get iron on FAMOA decals from A&H as well. I have used them and they are very good quality with full instructions. I think they are £5 plus the postage.

Should not be a problem at all for you to achieve. Just check with your RDO as I was told only open age games count and not even refereeing matches in a strong under 18 league were counted towards the target. Good luck

I was asked if this was something I wanted to do based on the observations I had in the first half of the season going from 7-6. With the extended promotion season this enabled me to put in in excess of 20 games up to October last year so then did 6-5 for the second half of the season. This only...

Having taken up refereeing at 52, which is considerably later than most and now 55, I have this season been promoted from level 7 to 5 and managed to achieve above standard on my observations. I like to think I am pretty fit for my age and in my observations this has been remarked upon by all...