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    Can anyone expand on this?

    I think it is fantastic that a person like Karl Henry is involved in grassroots football given he had a great career at the highest levels of the game. It sounds like he will have the teams coached to a good level and set out to be competitive and move kids on to higher levels which is good...
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    Abandonment

    Most of the time the player will want to carry on which is normal. I guess that sometimes we have to make the decision and insist they are substituted. It’s better they go off and in ten mins feel fine that play on and in ten mins be even worse
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    U15 Mass Confrontation

    I was going to start a thread on this same topic. If you feel there’s a potential safeguarding issue maybe take advice from the leagues discipline officer. Any decisions or sanctions during the game are no excuse for poor conduct if someone disagrees with you. In my u15 game this morning there...
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    Refereeing Decisions Explained

    When VAR was being introduced I thought it was a great idea as it could prevent referees making either an incorrect decision or to alert them to something so obvious to everyone but the ref missed it. As it’s evolved it’s become way more than that and every single decision seems to be checked...
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    U18 drinks break

    We had emails on our leagues to have drink breaks. I kind of suffered today as I had 2 games though when I accepted them it was August and raining. It’s a catch 22 do they postpone games today because of the heat which at the amateur level i ref where none of us are athletes might have been a...
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    Human error

    You’re not out of your depth and the observer said you did well. We have to make decisions in the moment and sometimes we make the wrong call. Try not to beat yourself up and don’t put pressure on yourself to be perfect cos it’s impossible.
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    Drop ball

    I personally would have told the blue team to get back on and take their positions and then drop the ball to the GK. Alternatively if I wanted to cause a riot I would disallow the goal correctly and then caution the GK for unsporting behaviour send off at least 2 players for the inevitable...
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    Apologise to Club

    You don’t have access to that video during the match . I wouldn’t waste any time over thinking it or contacting any clubs apologising, you made decisions with the view of any incidents what you had during that game. We can’t see everything it’s impossible
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    Offside experiment

    Well the offside has been chopped and changed so much then we as match officials at plankton level will just have to blag it like we always have done .
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    Points deductions approved

    it sounds good however they need to be doing more to tackle the poor conduct towards match officials at the top of the game too.
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    Just ended my ref career

    We all lose our cool in tense situations and wearing a referee kit doesn’t change that. Ok you have probably reflected when it’s all calmed down and thought it wasn’t the best thing to do but it’s done. It’s the end of the season now maybe take some time to consider if you want to continue. 3...
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    Junior/Youth Referee squaring up to manager

    That’s outrageous behaviour from the match official and you should report to the county fa. If it was a manager who had done that to the official then we would all be up in arms about it. I’m not sure on procedures but I’d imagine if the home team have sorted the ref out then they would have the...
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    Sunday League Quotes

    Heard one coach in their moment bemoaning the shocking standard of refereeing in this league. It's the local junior league and many of the games don't even have a ref 🤷‍♂️
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    Ref , he called me a ...

    In my game this afternoon there was a commotion for want of a better way of describing as player A allegedly called player B a queer. I dont know as it was behind me and there's no assistants so I calmed the situation and play continues. Later in the game player B deliberately elbows player A in...
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    Liverpool v City - Klopp sending off

    Klopp was sent off for his actions and rightfully so. Regardless if it was or wasnt a foul his behaviour is unacceptable, however the elite level of football is a million miles from grassroots football. The fact he was sent off should be enough to show that this behaviour is not acceptable and...
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    Difference between Men's Sunday League and U18 League

    Maybe stop refereeing Sunday League adults if that's the way you're treated or remember the team/teams and don't ref them
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    Pitch quality

    Yesterday I had a game and the pitch was on a school playing field and it had a rounders pitch in the middle and the markings were like the water board were laying new pipes. Thankfully they had remarked the pitch in white markings so there were now 2 pitch markings and a rounders pitch. Week...
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    WHU v CHE

    I think Bowen left his foot in on the keeper to try and get a penalty, theres clearly contact with Bowen and the keeper so it is a foul. If Mendy missed the ball and Bowen gone down then it would have been a penalty so it's the same both ways. Had Mendy not sold the contact like it was a power...
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    Speaking to Captains

    Heads or tails
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    Match fees - again

    Personally I would have accepted the appointment on the line as I just feel that I am better served on that game than the u11. The u11 game can easily be refereed by a coach/parent if no official is available. In terms of match fees if the fee is £30 or £20 it doesnt matter really as it wont...
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