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I’ve pretty much conquered all my biggest refereeing anxieties these last few months; my first red and yellow cards, assistant referee appointments, games in front of paying crowds, the list goes on. My biggest remaining worries are forgetting equipment (I still have stress dreams about...

Hi all Last Sunday I was refereeing a semi-final at a leisure centre. They offered two choices of goal: An adults goal, and a goal that was 5 feet narrower than the competition rules. The competition rules said that if the right sized goal wasn’t available then an adults goal was to be used...

Just been allocated my first Cup Semi Final/Final with a Middle! Under 15 Semi! I'm well chuffed! Turns out as well, my assistant is the legendary Ron McCahill, who has officiated over 5,600 games and has sent of Pele!