Appointments (official / unofficial)

[DavidObs]

Basically was assigned the game - name was on the website as being the referee and my contact details sent to the clubs. Unless I am told otherwise then I am the referee. I don't want to steal the OP query so I think yeah I could have done more to confirm on my side, but is it really just up to me? It is old news, in a couple of better leagues now that are very decent.

Ok with old news and strictly speaking & as we all know it’s up to the Home club to contact the Referee. However, in your old case they didn’t and they had replaced you. So although not really just up to you, there will be occasions in every Referees career when if they want to ensure everything is fine, then they have to find a way in which to contact the club & some ways are usually straightforward & some are not. I’ve just had to contact a club in the last few days because they hadn’t contacted me. I didn’t have to do because my appointment is on the only official list (MOAS), but even for courtesy etc, I will always then make contact with them & I've always found a way to find out contact details of a club. However, I’ve been around the block a few times so am like a dog with a bone. You are just starting off so not expected to be the same for you, but hopefully from the comments on these threads, hopefully you’ve picked up some tips.