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I also think I’m too thick skinned. These are all the C2s I’ve given this season. All were loud enough for other players to hear it. Following an advantage when the team didn’t capitalise “Ref, no advantage, you don’t know nothing about football”. To the club Lino “you’re **** Lino”. To a club...

Yeah I know - funny if you did though

I’ve usually get “Oi Liiinnooo - help him out will ya - you saw it”

Ok when you explain it like that I get it- thanks

Does that tend to work for you?

Thank you. That sounds like good advice.

Hi. I’m qualified for 14months, now on 6-5 and getting quite a few AR appointments at step 7-9. I’ve read the multiple threads on AR duties and can’t see an answer to my question. Which is….. What advice would you give for the senior bench side AR pre match talk to benches. I want to have a...

I had scenario 1 last weekend. U18s cup match. GK knew what was coming, started removing his gloves before I got the red card out. At the time close match, GK side 2-1 down. No protests except from the opposition coach (!!!) who said he’d prefer to play 11v11 and can we keep the lad on? I told...

Thank you. Really helpful advice. Appreciate the time taken to write all that.

Sounds like you did a great job well done. Only thing I would add is that the full time whistle fouls be blown to indicate to everyone that the match is finished however I suspect that if there is any reason to think that this may have added more psychological pressure to the injured player...

You did the right thing. It is now in the hands of the county FA. If they need any more input from you they will get in touch. If they don’t assume they have dealt with it.

Fair enough. Would you do that at under 7s then?

Hi. Two almost identical incidents recently in different matches open age and u18s. Would appreciate your feedback. Attacking player striving forward around halfway line on right side. Careless tackle foul by oppo but they carry on I give signal and shout "play on - advantage". Then within 2-3...

Your approach is fine for mini soccer including 9v9. Once they go 11v11 at u13 I would be asking them to leave the pitch and come on upon your signal. Remember though do not do this if the player making the challenge that caused the injury has received a card for the challenge and don’t do it...

Contact the leagues you want to referee for. It’s up to you if they are open age, youth, men’s, women’s etc. If any are youth leagues you can email the ref sec and request certain age groups. I’m sure any league ref sec will give you a warm welcome. Good luck

Ok that’s interesting albeit a bit vague. I think they’re suggesting that it’s fine as long as it starts behind head and is one motion and is still a “throw” and not a “drop”.

Do other referees, like me, wonder how so many players and coaches can make a wrong shout for a foul throw so many times during a match? In one U18 match on Sunday, I wished that I had been given £1 for every every time an incorrect shout for a foul throw was made rather than the £40 match fee...

Thanks. What you describe as the position / offence is what I encounter quite a bit ie the player is in an offside position just inside oppo half, runs onto a long ball, CAR flags almost immediately, I let it run a few seconds until either a) same player touches it b) potential unnecessarily...

Give it a go. I haven’t written in my match card for the best part of a year. I always have it in my top pocket in case I need to make notes for a mass brawl or I do caution someone who for whatever reason isn’t on my watch. I do everything on the watch. Even when I run line I do subs using the...

Thanks. Yes I do include it in the brief to them. Yes I am not too worried if its a few yards but I have had a couple of club linos recently who repeatedly flag way too early, then stand there with the flag 20+ yards further up the pitch which leads to a 'discussion' on where the IFK is.