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Just had the first bit of good news of the new season. Just been informed that I have been nominated by the CFA to be assistant referee on the Supply League. As I have just gained my level 6 in May, it did come as a bit of a surprise. It may be the norm, but I am still chuffed.

Don't know about you lot, but after a very hectic April (due mainly to a back-log caused by a very wet winter), I am now very much looking forward to finishing for the season!

When appointed to a semi or a final, how much do you let the fact that it is such a game, influence how you run the game?? I have been appointed to a semi - final middle, with two NAR (First time I have ever had any AR's!!!), the prize for the winning team is a place in the final at the local...

That is near enough word for word what I said to the lad.

I had a game recently (U21's, so the players, as you can imagine naturally had rather large chips on their shoulders). A foul occurred in the middle of the pitch, at which point two opposing players 'squared up', chest to chest. As I was making my way towards the incident from 20 yards away, I...

Please be on your best behavior gents. I am extremely intrigued to see what answers my initial question flags up.

Just wondering if anyone on here has trialed zero tolerance towards dissent in their games and done away with the 'stepped approach', and if so, how it affected their games. I am not the biggest fan of the stepped approach anymore to be honest, but I do understand why it works. For example I...

The website does not work and the Facebook page has disappeared.

Does anyone have any hints or tips for remembering / noting offenders from fouls. In my last couple of games I have intended to caution an offender for a foul, but by the time I have dealt with the immediate aftermath of awarding the foul (near the edge of the penalty area), I have lost in my...

looks like this is dead in the water already

Imagine how weird it will be in the close in/out penalty situations, to have the defender shouting that the foul was in the box, therefore just giving away the penalty, thus ensuring he is not getting sent off for DOGSO. haha Will be very strange!

With all the talk and emergency meetings of leagues, around getting fixtures in by the end of the season (weekend of 30th April & 1st May in my area, excluding finals which are played over the second weekend in May). Including teams playing double headers on the same day, games on any day...

This scenario was recently brought up at a recent meeting I attended. We were told to be open towards the strong possibility of this scenario happing in March & April. The cards issue was raised, and it was agreed that the two games are completely seperate. So a red carded player in game 1...

Been told for the second assessment in a row that the 'Shrill' of my whistle is not very loud in normal use, only when giving a good blast for a foul deserving of a Y/C or R/C. I am using the Fox 40 Classic. Just wondering if I have a bad blowing technique (Grow up! haha) or whether there could...

You lot have cheered me up no end!

Thank you Gents!

Just had an absolute shocking game. I lost concentration for a while, I think because the quality of the game was very very poor. (Div 5, the lowest division of our Sunday League (the teams were 2nd bottom and 4th bottom) Because of that, I got some very basic decisions wrong (direction of...

Just taken the hound out for a walk in our local park where there are a few pitches (Sunday football mainly) and bumped into a fellow referee while I was there. As we were walking on one of the pitches I noticed that it is really really muddy and loose. I wouldn't be able to run on that pitch...

Just flipping the scenario on its head slightly - If the ball is in play but a foul is committed off the field of play, am I correct in thinking the restart is a drop ball? If so, this seems harsh on the 'fouled' player. Especially if he was pulled back and would have gained possession of the...

After just checking two league handbooks I have to hand, there are teams in both of those books who have been passed this season to wear, 50/50 black &white block, black & white stripes, and 'Dark Blue'. Is there a chance that the leagues either don't know or simply don't care about the...