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    World cup final

    Please explain sponsors' influence or tell me where to look for info. Wouldn't surprise in the slightest BTW.
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    England v Croatia

    Thinking aloud. Have 2 teams ever played 2 dead rubbers in the same WC tournament?
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    England v Croatia

    England v Belgium in meaningless match number 2 at the same World Cup?
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    Croatia-Denmark

    Justice delivered.
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    Offensive, insulting or abusive language

    If it begins with F'ing then it's red - eg yesterday 'F'ing halfwit yesterday' earned a red. Similarly, anything with cheat in it also - as in last week, ' cheating b' stard.' then anything b' stard, Roger Hunt etc. Amazing how many are surprised to see red after though.
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    Junior/Youth What do I do??

    The ref only does that when Man U are playing.
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    Junior/Youth What do I do??

    I think safeguarding the wrong term here. However, there is that fine line at primary school age where the kids might just not show up any more if they are battered week to week.
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    Card Protocol

    I remember having to take name, address and postcode for cautions and sendings off back in the 1990s. Needed a file block, not a notebook.
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    Liv v Eve

    Penalty correct. 2nd incident is bit of a push, below the neck - fact that he ended up in the crowd made it look worse than it was along with subsequent reactions. Would barely register elsewhere on the pitch. For me, sensible in a derby Cup tie when close to half time.
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    The Fixture I Was Dreading Has Landed In My Inbox

    The inevitable has happened. Last season I refereed this derby fixture and it was probably my worst ever performance. Made a complete pig's ear of the 2nd half in particular. In my inbox for Saturday. Press confirm and get ready! Pre - match and first 15 minutes crucial.
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    OFFINABUS L

    Indeed - all coincides on a Sunday - do not bear false witness / do not take the Lord's name in vain .....
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    Thoughts.....

    :eek:WTF
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    Cup Final..

    When we think of all the stick AARs get for doing nothing when in fact they're mic'd up and talking away to the referee about incidents etc, I don't think it does any harm in these situations to do it the old fashioned way and show the referee and AR talking it over before a decision is made...
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    General Election 2017

    Thatcher and Blair won about 43% yet had elective dictatorships for much of their time. The presidential system in the US at least limits what the President can do whereas Blair literally did what he wanted, suffering no defeats until 2005 with a smaller majority and lustre waning. I would...
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    General Election 2017

    Electoral College usually coincides with a popular majority - rare it doesn't. FPTP allows massive majorities with 35+% of the popular vote - e.g. Blair in 1997 with about 43%. PR systems like STV as used in the Republic of Ireland usually create a stable government that also usually prevents...
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    When to allow a quick free kick

    Moment of stupidity / loss of concentration. Showed the yellow, guy asks 'can I take this quickly?' and for no apparent reason I say go ahead. Not really sure how we managed to get restarted without a riot - if just one player or manager had said something I could've disallowed it legitimately...
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    When to allow a quick free kick

    Nice and loud 'do you want it now or on the whistle?' This especially when close to the penalty area. Nobody can then argue and usually works well. I did at start of season allow a 'quick one' after giving a caution to the defender. Goal naturally scored as is the way on such occasions. Could...
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    "Calling the Captains in"

    Law 18.
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    Lost your man and manager on the pitch

    I tried that earlier this season (for a caution admittedly) for a similar tackle but not DOGSO. Eventually it dawned on the team offended against that I hadn't a clue and their captain shouted over 'for C-t's sake ref it was number 5.' Cue number 5 looking sheepish and me calling him over...
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    2017/18 Law changes

    I like the sin bin idea, although giving the lad holding the flag with a fag and a bottle of harp a third job of timing it might be too much.
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