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[Paul Stratton ©™ @pstratts]

@BossTHFC I love Spurs but this is a really bad take. Playing the ball first & catching the player second is considered fair if the contact is natural and ‘normal’. Smashing an opponent halfway up their shin, or even punching them in the face, after winning the ball is a foul.

[Paul Stratton ©™ @pstratts]

@StanCollymore Modern habits like sitting more often, usually in poor positions, which I’m sure footballers do as much as everyone else, are impacting pelvic strength and alignment. Leads to poor motion control over lower limb and knees and ankles take the strain. Pitches don’t help either.

[Littlehampton TownFC @LittlehamptonFC]

Today’s game against Hayes & Yeading was abandoned by the referee at half time following an incident between both sets of players in the tunnel. We are in discussion with the league and will update in due course.

[Paul Stratton ©™ @pstratts]

@EssexCorinthian You know I still remember that game and a load of people laughing when I stacked it. 😂

Loved my time second-jobbing on a Sunday with you guys. 🫶🏻

[Paul Stratton ©™ @pstratts]

Today is my last game as a referee. 8 (mostly) enjoyable years at L3 but time to stop. Thanks to all my colleagues and friends, and most of the clubs. Some fantastic games will live long in the memory. Big shout to @EssexReferees @IsthmianLeague for helping me on the journey. X

[Paul Stratton ©™ @pstratts]

@THSTOfficial I don’t think the moral outrage over his comments are warranted. So no, this doesn’t represent my views at all.

[Paul Stratton ©™ @pstratts]

@refsupportuk I’m retiring after this weekend, a year earlier than planned, but the observer process was the end for me. Complete lottery. I’ve suggested to the FA they should take account of the observer average and the match difficulty and adjust the mark (like they do in other sports).

[Paul Stratton ©™ @pstratts]

@Kgov81 You didn’t need the first sentence

[Paul Stratton ©™ @pstratts]

@TheRefereeForum But he didn’t think it was a red card and he didn’t play advantage from a red card foul. From the match report that player wasn’t sent off. Hence why I said “if he’s thinking yellow”.

I agree with you, just pointing out the advantage was fair if it was deemed a caution.

[Football on TNT Sports @footballontnt]

The Ref Cam audio from Leeds 1-1 Man United 🔊

[Paul Stratton ©™ @pstratts]

@Daily_Hotspur I don’t see binning him achieves. We’re not an attractive side to watch and that is annoying, but I’d rather we were not getting smashed every week like we did last season. Fix the foundations and see where we are end of season and what the transfer window looks like.

[Paul Stratton ©™ @pstratts]

@BBCNews RIP Chris. An absolute legend and Road to Hell (the album version) is a masterpiece.

Every year I’ve made a hilarious joke to my family that Chris Rea has just set off on his odyssey home for Xmas, hoping he doesn’t get stuck in tailbacks etc. The journey is no more, sad news

[Hertford Town FC @HertfordTownFC]

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[Paul Stratton ©™ @pstratts]

Ruining my Saturday today on a trip to Tottenham, it’s a vain hope that #Spurs won’t be as shit as last week.

[Paul Stratton ©™ @pstratts]

@CentreC1rcleRef I am bald and a twat at times, so that’s fair enough, but I’m not biased which was an unfair slur which is where I draw the line. I’ve watched the video and didn’t see much wrong with the decisions but yep it’s all angles and opinions.

[Paul Stratton ©™ @pstratts]

@CentreC1rcleRef What’s not cool is pointless insults, that doesn’t end well.

In the end this is over a football match your team lost. So what? We all know that blaming the ref is ok when you lose I guess and I’m not bothered by that. But I am bothered by abuse culture in general

[Paul Stratton ©™ @pstratts]

@CentreC1rcleRef Online abuse doesn’t bother me when I’m the target. You can criticise and are entitled to an opinion, but be brave enough to hang around after the game and discuss it like grown ups. I’m very sure you’ll get another chance this season and it’s cool to have a different view

[Paul Stratton ©™ @pstratts]

@CentreC1rcleRef There are people being abused and assaulted every week just for refereeing football. It needs to stop, and if you being reported helps you to reassess what you do then it’s a good thing. Parents have responsibility to be role models for their kids, and as a parent so should you