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Having recently suffered an on field heart attack - just last Saturday morning - I’m now sitting in hospital with a newly implanted stent and contemplating my next move. I don’t want to stop, and hope to prove to my wife and daughters that I can recover a safe level of fitness, at the very...

NO GOAL! Referee Oliver judges Mubama to have handballed in the build-up to Ings' goal. Interested to hear opinions on this decision … seems to have caused quite a debate …

I see, hear & read (this forum) a lot about CONSISTENCY in decisions across referees (ie be consistent in application of LOTG as it makes it easier for the next referee)- and MATCH TEMPERATURE (ie “I judged that the temperature in the match made me take xxxxx decision”) There are many examples...

Does anybody have any definitive info on the heading ban in youth football in England - ami help outlet with local club youth teams; there is a lot of chat, lack of knowledge and confusion over the “heading ban” - where is it on trial? Some local to me think it is going to apply to local county...

So tonight Prem game CP v AFC Ball last played by AFC hits ref and deflects to CP player. Game stopped and drop ball “awarded” to CP Is this correct? Or did I miss-see?

… Saturday morning question #2 Consistency…. How do you deal with what I would call “low level foul language” - eg player swearing at themselves for miskicking a ball? Not directed at anyone else? Similar as above, but directed towards a team mate … I understand a stepped approach, but I...

I have made a quick search but couldn’t find an obvious thread on this … hopefully not a repeat … Are sinbins compulsory in grassroots? Definition of grassroots? I ask this question while waiting to get my first 5 games in, and having spoken with a local under 16 coach … his view was “Sinbin...

Post #2 - gentle is still nice, thank you :) Position of other players at throw in At a recent discussion I heard a senior referee say that there is NO distance that an opposition players needs to stand at Throw In (LOTG 2m?); his explanation was “if the throwing player is being obstructed...

OK please treat me gently - post # 1 Revising my LOTG - got the new “changes” - GK penalty position being one of them - so I read original and read the changes - my poor English is really struggling to A see the change but B more importantly fully understand “it” I get and agree with the...