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It’s not just OFFINABUS, it’s discriminatory language and the ref isn’t alone in being disgracefully inadequate in identifying and reporting (and punishing where appropriate!) ableist language. I became a ref in part because a referee failed to report when I flagged that I had been called a...

I have offered and been an AO before. I’m attached to my phone like most under 30s so I reply quickly and keep my availability updated when I get a county cup game straight away. Of course I don’t expect the same from someone volunteering and managing 100 people so I don’t chase until it’s...

Guess what happens if I don’t meet AO expectations? It’s a power imbalance that I respect because they’re volunteers so I’m polite and patient and the only place I have a little vent and moan is a semi-anonymous forum. An error or two is not being unreachable for several match officials for...

Same I’m fully empathetic with their jobs and how hard they are, but the last week or two has made my organisation really hard to pin down.

edit: can’t be bothered with the grief for having a little moan about a situation that I said was funny.

Overrule decision sounds correct, but afterwards you could have backed your lino more by at least having words with the benches and players. If they keep on at him then get the yellow card out. Spectators have a higher bar but you can also tell managers that they need to be removed if they...

I do think the context of the victim being 15 should lower the bar for intimidation. An adult man shouting at you, coming onto the pitch whilst doing so, is intimidating and it's probably the intention of Karl to do so in order to influence the referee. Do we expect a child referee to risk...

The respect from players and managers is much better I agree! I more meant wider respect within football, it's still seen as the "lesser" game

I'd buy this if a Forest loss benefitted Luton clearly, but a draw is arguably a better result because Luton play Everton in the coming weeks

Generally yes, but it's also better paid, better facilities and more respected (as this thread shows) than the women's game. So swings and roundabouts

Echo this!

The written reasons make for horrific reading and Karl is banking on no one looking them up because they make him out to be a horrid bully. The rules clearly aren't fit for purpose if they can be interpreted like this but also the tribunal system is pretty poor. I had one where the fact a...

It’s massively inappropriate and unprofessional to make them public straight away.

He’s a Luton fan but I’d say the tweet is borderline libellous. It’s accusing him of bias and corruption, it damages his reputation and specifically relates to his current employment. It’s also laughable, I’ve reffed teams in the league I used to play in, teams competing with my old team for...

Yes and no, obviously it’s a bigger pool of people who are fans but the English pyramid is deep and it’s not crazy to think you could find 100 people where the biggest clubs only have a few fans.

Funniest outcome is Forest get a point deduction for this statement and it sends them down

Same as 4s. In a lot of ways it’s a women’s pathway equivalent to 4 (but some forum members don’t like to hear it)

Yeah I think the fact both AOs for my two local leagues have been replaced and the new ones aren't always responsive (been particularly bad this past month). Good for you on the rest of your message, you're assessed at the same criteria as the 4s and are more than capable I am sure! 2/3 of my...

off topic but your new profile image should be used when threads are getting heated!

Scrapping replays in the proper rounds means scrapping them where it matters most to these smaller clubs. A shame.