Steve the ref

Things I've learned from refereeing this season 1) Goalkeepers have the best view of every offside, throw, corner and free kick no matter where it occurs on the pitch 2) 95% of people you meet are great lads. 3) 4% are melts 4) 1% are complete 🛎 🔚 s

VEO at an u8s match Game has gone

Happy with the Observer mark from Friday night, considering there were no cards and about 10 fouls across the game. 3 games to go, 1 more observation and then its all out of my hands. Business end of the season incoming.

Some people have the devil in them. You can try as much as you like but you wont get anywhere. I guess there is no cure for being a cunt

@LazyJam Chips and hash browns. Double spudding I approve

After tonight I have 3 middles left and 1 observation to go to meet the criteria for level 4. Tonight's feedback was fairly positive. No major development points but the not much happened in the game either. Fingers crossed for over 71.5

@RefsJourney Nice work

Had a lovely email from the County FA.... promoted to L5! Thought I was a few games short, but apparently not. Think I'll have a crack at 3W next season

@AaronBlox87 Ive seem them given

Zero chance of me missing anything tonight

Super excited to be in the middle for my first Essex Senior League game today. Bag packed, boots cleaned. Can only do my best on the pitch but im nothing if not prepared.

@musicalshrimper @CJPhillips1982 Oh mate he was shocking. Miles away for the goal we conceded, kept giving the ball away, every header went out for a throw. Hes a decent player but that was not the best of him

@CJPhillips1982 He played quite well.

Southend United boss Kevin Maher on James Golding playing the full 90 minutes against Truro City Read here: echo-news.co.uk/sport/25908951…

@_starkofficial Lol, you wanted to suck him off 12 months ago

Watch Slot come out and say we played well. Idiot guy

Southend away to Truro - one of the best weekends of my life. Home to Truro - not a great Tuesday

I’m going to call this out for what it is: utter bollocks. The contract is to provide children’s homes. The law requires councils to look after *care leavers* up to the age of 25 in certain cases and that is provided for in the contract. Absolute nonsense to say otherwise.

@refcraig @WhistleBlowerDK Penalty for me as well. No issue with the level of force but hes gone straight into his back. Plus he's in a great position for it. Baffling

@WhistleBlowerDK Sorry course you did, I’d lost track of the thread, sorry David

I would be giving a penalty. But the Premier league wants a physical league…

@LazyJam Delicious but defo left with gravy fingers afterwards

Surprised Reform havent gone full Trump with claims of a stolen election. Hilarious meltdowns across the board. Glorious Love not Hate

@anon_opin Good luck catching someone's eye when you eat one in public

Bananas are the superior fruit. No sour shock, no face pulling, no regrets. Just pure, dependable deliciousness.

Anyway, finished 3rd and won 2 pints. Never been so happy. Imagine if that had been a 90s music round

Quiz night at the Railway. Absolutely humbled by my knowledge of music from the 2010s Never felt so old.

@fesshole Ive not given up playing for Scotland yet though.

My age moving on year after year worries me, it's now at the ripe old age of 40 that I know I will not be signed as a professional footballer, perhaps only on an emergency loan now.