This afternoon a Black Referee will take charge of a @premierleague between @SheffieldUnited & @LutonTown , had I not gone public in 2019 and then encouraged Joel Mannix to follow my lead nothing would have changed. NO FALSE MODESTY 👁 #GhostObserver dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art…

Southampton kicked out of Championship play-off final for spying. Correct decision, especially as it transpires they spied on three clubs in total. This is about more than a bloke standing behind a tree with an iPhone. It’s about how seriously the game should take cheating. EFL independent disciplinary commission have struck a blow for fair play, for integrity, for the need for respect between clubs, for coaches to have an expectation of privacy in training. 25% of goals scored in the Championship this season were from set-pieces. Clubs practised them. Understandably, coaches don’t want their plans revealed. EFL sending a strong message with this punishment.  Spygate 2 different from Spygate 1. Rules tightened and punishments introduced since Leeds United’s offence. Appeals, of course. It’s tough for Southampton fans to be denied the trip to Wembley and the chance of a return to the Premier League. It’s particularly tough that many have forked out for tickets, travel and accommodation. Their frustration and anger should be directed at their club. Southampton should recompense fans. It’s not the fans’ fault.  The stupidity in all this is that Southampton would probably have beaten Boro anyway. Better team, stronger bench. But this is so damning… “Southampton admitted breaches of Regulations requiring Clubs to act with the utmost good faith and prohibiting the observation of another Club’s training session within 72 hours of a scheduled match,” says EFL. “The admitted breaches concern fixtures against Oxford United in December 2025, Ipswich Town in April 2026 and Middlesbrough in May 2026.” So the punishment is proportionate. It should act as a deterrent. Honesty matters.

First time I've heard the @WestHam Skipper being interviewed. Comes across as very articulate and balanced in the way he communicates. Lucky @Arsenal 👀👀👀

“Arsenal have been blocking the opponent’s goalkeeper all season long, they would NEVER be on top of the league if we disallow these goals!” Peter Schmeichel thank you for calling them out. have your cheating title VARSENAL. 👏

Every country thinks they should use “Foreign Refs” In European games, they still are not happy. The problem is that clubs and fans around the world are never happy unless every decision goes their way. It’s embarrassing to see and they never read the room. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

The moment a club moan about a Referee, the Refereeing appointments officer should make a note to send them back to that club as soon as possible. The message should be clear that CLUBS HAVE ZERO INFLUENCE on which Referee is appointed. #WeONLYdopositive

The @braintreetownfc Manager was unaware that when the added time goes on it means a MINIMUM. He's not the first and won't be the last Manager to fail to realise the Referee and ONLY the Referee determines the amount of additional time. 🤷🏾‍♂️

Ref Cam youtu.be/cQADvGHWePM?si=iSil…

Horrible game tonight, glad to see the back of it. Finish work early, mad dash across the entire county through traffic and rain to manage a game for adult toddlers. Slowly but surely I'm losing the desire to be around football like this. It's neither fun or worth the money

See clip below.. YOU are the Ref... What do YOU do? @ComCoFL @WessexLeague @HellenicLeague

YOU are the Ref...

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The Referee and only the Referee decides when the additional time is up. In these scenarios I often wonder if the player who might score, had a little to much to say about about the Referees decisions earlier in the game. 😀 #WeONLYdoPositive

Good to see @Refsplaining debunking the myths. 👇🏾

A fair point made by Paul Doswell of @sholingfc , he understands our @FARefereeing colleagues do not have to be perfect. The @FA should in my view give clubs the right to appeal yellow cards that result in a Red. #WeONLYdoPositive 👁

Calling all @middxreferees who are available on Friday 8th May to get your tickets for the End of Season celebration NOW! The good news is the pricing from @middxfa is very competitive. 🙂 #WeONLYdoPositive 😎

When are the @FA going to get to grips with crap like this from official club outlets? Hope the @EbacNorthernLge sanctions @CarlisleCityFC in some way...

The thing is @CarlisleCityFC are allowed to have a view of our @FARefereeing colleagues and ofcourse those Refs that officiate them in the @EbacNorthernLge are allowed to have a view of the kind of club they are. Everyone's allowed an opinion. 🙂 #LAW5 🙂 #WeONLYdoPositive

The FA cannot let him get away with that. This will be a missed opportunity if they don’t take action against Arsenal and Martinelli. There has been too many incidents in football where refs are pushed or shoved and football cannot let it escalate any more. I would have loved to see the ref send him off.

Yesterday the Enfield Town goalkeeper turned round and punched a fan in the face😬😳

Anyone who hasn’t any skin in the game, see this as anything other than a dive ?