Whitey Grandad

Better than an 'indecent big one'.

I used to play locally on Sunday mornings and when I became way too old I decided to become a referee and give something back to the game. It can be very rewarding and you get the best view of the game from the middle of the park. Most players were no trouble at all but you did get the odd big mouths. The worst game I had was one at Hamble which involved a few ex-professionals. Some of them thought it clever to try every sneaky little trick that they had learned through their career. It is supposed to be a 'sport', not win at all costs.

That would have been the assistant's call. He must have seen it, and if he didn't he should never run a game at this level again.

We didn't commit these fouls, the opposition cheated them out of the referee. Keep up John Boy, you'd never make a top Premier League manger

A great player in his heyday. My only concern is that Liverpool will be a better side without him.

The trips I've been on have always had a stop on the way, but that was a few years ago. Normally there are two drivers.

Anyone wanting to play in the FA Cup on Sunday would need to have been registered by 12:00 today.

I agree. He's new to this league and it must be a great big exciting adventure for him. Once he settles in he'll be very good.

Most impatient poster?

Done.. This is something in which I believe passionately.

That really is sad. I see that you have been selective in your quotes. I stand by everything I wrote, including the bits you left out.

Too many replays these days.

MOTM according to the Mail. They gave him 8.0

He does seem to snatch at chances, perhaps he'll learn to be more calm and deliberate.

No chance of a red anyway. Sanchez was not running towards goal.

Anyone who supports Saints is weak emotionally. Good luck to the two of them

He stiffened up the midfield when he came on.

That was back up there with the best we've ever had at St Mary's.

He was brilliant today. Kept us in the game when we were under pressure.

School holidays, wasn't it.

Loud noise is ok but no flares and certainly no drums or band please. I asked a couple of players once if the support made any difference and they said they were too busy concentrating on the game to notice. However that was a very small sample. It was good to see Pellè geeing up the crowd in the second half last Sunday.

I agree, from that angle it looks ridiculous. It is foreshortened of course but he must at least have heard something.

I haven't seen it since Monday night but I got the impression at the time that the Assistant glanced away to his left at the very instant that Sterling slapped the Swansea player. I've just found this: http://youtu.be/URWmOXU3mF8

He'll never get a transfer to a club like Chelsea with an attitude like that.

I've just checked and it's 12 noon on the Friday before. http://www.thefa.com/~/media/files/pdf/fa-competitions-1415/the-fa-cup-rules-2014-2015.ashx?la=en Section 15 (i) (i) A “registered player” is one who is either, in the case of a player under written contract, registered with The Association or, in the case of a player without a written contract, registered with a League in which his Club competes in the current season. Any such registration must have been received and accepted by The Association or League by 12 noon on the Friday previous to the date fixed for playing the Round, and the registration must be continuous through to the date of the match.