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Has appointments all ready gone out for 22nd August.

Selling off my comms kit. This was only used once during a tournament in Spain in 2022.

3 x earpiece with foam mic
3 x arm strap
3 x case
3 x charging cable

Looking for £150 but open to sensible offers.

Not sure how anyone else is getting on with it (pre count whistle) but after three friendlies and one academy game, I have stopped using the whistle and just started the loud verbal count down.

When whistling, players were getting confused with it whereas just starting the count down they have been fine.

I think in noisy EFL/Premier League grounds etc ...

Hi all

Situation today that I would appreciate your thoughts if I could have handled any better.

Red player is fouled - advantage played - stays on ground - advantage over ball lost for a throw in to blue team.

Player will on ground - I stop game to attend to him and ask if he needs treatment. No he doesn’t hit he has to go off for 60 se...

Scottish ex-FIFA referee Bobby Madden shares his go-to fitness exercise. He ran it every fortnight and even now he sometimes does it. “This exercise builds aerobic capacity and speed endurance, which increases your V02 Max”, says Madden. Your body will thus be better in recovering from and adapting to physical stress and exercise volume. “Fitness is more important for referees a...