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  1. Anthony

    Despair

    2 more reasons why I despair about football and refereeing. As a favour I took on an OA match on Saturday after getting a call at 9.30PM Friday. I was reluctant as at the start of last season I made the decision to resign from officiating all adult football because of the lack of respect shown...
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    Hanging Up My Spurs

    Very interesting to read here about the trouble and strife for referees at friendlies. Sunday finally convinced me to resign from my OA leagues on Saturday and Sundays after 20 years. There was no violence which can often be the catalyst for a knee jerk resignation but I believe my personal...
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    The Own Goal To End All Own Goals

    Just saw this on the BBC website Bournemouth gifted comical own goal on USA pre-season tour :asshat: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36857987
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    First Time Ever......

    After 10+ years of refereeing I had a first ever incident....... Free kick, plays it short to a team mate who is not watching, as fk taker moves towards ball the other player starts to turn, taker seems to nudge other player out of the way and to my eye touches the ball a second time and...
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    Open Age Match Control or Coaching?

    In adult football whenever there is a drop ball after stopping for an injury or a throw in to the opposition after the ball has been deliberately kicked out I get asked by one or both teams what they should do i.e. they are looking for guidance. I used to say it is up to you I cannot dictate...
  6. Anthony

    Things I Wish I Hadn't Said

    Occasionally as you are saying something you regret it immediately or shortly afterwards it comes back to bite you. For example how many times as justification have I said "I can only give what I see player" which leaves you wide open for a comeback that brings into question your eyesight which...
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    Why Would Anyone Want To Be A Football Referee?

    Very interesting article in Esquire magazine of all places. Criticised, reviled, mocked, second-guessed, even attacked: football referees unite players, fans, managers and pundits in bafflement. Alex Moshakis talks to officials at all levels of the sport and asks them the only question that...
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    Open Age Name & Shame The Bad Players/Teams

    I am sure there is a downside to this suggestion but I thought I would ask anyway. Sometimes as referees we have what we perceive as a poor game often because the teams (players) giving us a hard time. Often this leaves the referee in a poor mental state as they reflect on decisions that may...
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    Open Age Rolling Substitutes (CAR)

    My Sunday league has introduced roll on/off substitutes from this season. As the CAR is invariably one of the players I have now had to include the briefing I would have given to the substitute only to the whole team now as any one of them might be running the line. I roll it into my pre match...
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    Team In All Black

    Had a pre season friendly. One team was in all black kit with a few small white stripes on the shoulders, they all looked like referees! They had travelled a small distance to be there and I asked them how come they could get away with their kit in their league to which I did not receive a...
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    England U19s to replay end of qualifier after refereeing error

    England will restart a key Under-19 women's match in the 96th minute with a retaken penalty after a refereeing error. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32231318 What a basic error, that would be embarrassing on a park pitch.
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    Open Age Easter Sunday Fixture

    A first for me. The ref sec contacted me to ask if I wanted a match on Sunday. The manager of the home side said they had a backlog as they had been successful in a number of cups. The venue is normally one of the busiest with 6 pitches in full swing except this Sunday when we will be the...
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    Removed From Cup Final Fixture

    I was appointed to a midweek Cup Final as Referee but was removed just before the weekend. Our referee secretary had it brought to his attention that earlier in the season I submitted 3 misconducts against one of the sides which were upheld after the team appealed and he felt it might be...
  14. Anthony

    Excercise

    What pre match stretching and exercise do you do before the match and do you do any warm downs post match? As I have got older I have increased the length and variation of exercises I do pre match. It takes about 10 minutes and then I do various sprints, sideways and backward runs on the...
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    Open Age Shouting At Players

    Occasionally out of frustration I find myself shouting at a player when trying to get something through to them. I definitely start every match calm, and I definitely use a stepped approach. What I find is a particular player is not changing, perhaps I should caution them earlier rather than...
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    Open Age What would you have done?

    On Saturday one team scored to lead by 3 goals, 20 minutes left to play. I was pretty sure he headed (glancing) it whilst on the goal line and was offside when he did so. I looked across at the CAR and he had not flagged, I rewound it in my mind and thought the attacker had been standing there...
  17. Anthony

    Teams Dropping Out

    I have noticed more this season than any other that in both my Saturday and Sunday leagues, teams are dropping out as they are struggling to get players. This has always been a worrying trend in previous seasons but typically new teams join to replace those that are not starting a new season...
  18. Anthony

    Positioning

    On Sunday during a all Premiership cup tie I patted myself on the back for being in the best position not once but twice to see the ball bounce just over the line. Had I held my original position on the edge of the penalty box whilst the ball was high up (free kick and a corner) I might not...
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    We Don't Have To Contend With This Thankfully

    Cyprus referees boycott over bombing of official's mother's home Referees in Cyprus are boycotting all domestic matches for one week after an official's mother's home was bombed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30889131
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    Be Careful What You Wish For

    Last week two honest but boring matches. This week two nightmares. In both cases other referees and the opposing team at one match backed me up by saying that the opposition were always that badly behaved. Dissent dissent dissent, no respect, cheating, foul language, supporters misbehaving...
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